City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, April 27, 2026

6:00 PM

Online and Council Chambers, City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM

Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357

Public Participation

View the end of the agenda for information on:

• Public participation options

• Request language translation

• Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

• Legal notices

6 P.M. SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING (Study Session)

Call to Order

Call to Order in the Council Chambers.

Roll Call

Study Session

The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). To address

the Planning Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.

Proposed Project: Related applications on a 4.22-acre site

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to construct a mixed-use

project consisting of 67 residential units (55 townhomes and 12

flats) and 18,535 square feet of retail (maintain 2,900 square foot

Speedy's Tacos building and construct new 15,635 square foot

two-story retail building), for a total of 10% commercial FAR.

TENTATIVE MAP: to subdivide one parcel into 17 lots and two

common lots.

26-0488

Location: 911 Duane Avenue (APNs: 205-12-001, 205-12-002,

205-12-003 and 205-12-004

File #: PLNG-2024-0083

Zoning: C-1 (Commercial)

Applicant / Owner: Paul Meuser (applicant) / Nicholas Gera (owner)

Environmental Review: Environmental impacts of the project are

addressed in the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE)

Environmental Impact Report (EIR): no additional review required per

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183.

Project Planner: Margaret Netto, (408) 730-7628,

mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Adjourn Special Meeting

7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order in the Council Chambers.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ROLL CALL

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Prior to opening public comment on Oral Communications, the Chair may determine

it would be impractical to include remote public comment for the purpose of

timeliness of the meeting or conducting an orderly meeting.

Oral Communications is the opportunity for the public to address the Planning

Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes with a

maximum of up to three minutes per speaker (one appearance per speaker). Note

the Brown Act does not allow the Commission to take action on an item not listed on

the agenda. To address the Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this

agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed on the consent calendar will be acted upon by one motion unless

discussion is requested by a Commissioner or the public. To address the Planning

Commission, refer to the notice at the end of this agenda.

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2026

26-0483

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of April 13,

2026, as submitted.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

To speak on a public hearing/general business item, refer to notice at the end of

this agenda. Each speaker is limited to three minutes. For land use items,

applicants are limited to 10 minutes for opening comments and five minutes for

closing comments.

Proposed Project: Recommend to City Council to Adopt an Urgency

Interim Ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858

adopting a Temporary Moratorium on the establishment and operation of

“Smoke Shops,” as defined, within the City of Sunnyvale.

Location: Citywide

26-0451

File #: PLNG-2026-0232

Environmental Review: Exempt CEQA Government Code 15061(b)

(3)), would not result in a significant impact.

Staff: Rebecca Moon, (408) 730-2700, rmoon@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Recommend to City Council:

Alternative 1: Recommend that City Council Adopt the Urgency

Interim Ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section

65858 adopting a Temporary Moratorium on the establishment

and operation of "Smoke Shops," as defined, within the City of

Sunnyvale found in Attachment 2.

Proposed Project: Forward a Recommendation to the City Council to

take the following Actions:

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a. Find that the Proposed Actions are Exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308;

b. Adopt a Resolution to Establish Lower Density Residential

Objective Design Standards for Single-family Dwellings,

Two-family Dwellings and Dual Urban Opportunity (DUO) Housing

Developments, and Repeal the Single-Family Home Design

Techniques;

c. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Title

19 (Zoning) to Amend Chapter 19.32 (Building Heights, Lot

Coverages and Floor Area Ratios) and Repeal and Replace

Chapter 19.80 (Design Review) to Implement the Lower Density

Residential Design Standards, and to Amend Chapter 19.79

(Accessory Dwelling Units) to Conform with New State ADU

Laws;

d. Adopt a Resolution to Update and Adopt the Green Building

Tables for 2026; and

e. Repeal City Council Policy 1.1.12 Maximum Standards for Small

Lot Single-Family Residential Developments.

Location: Citywide

File #: PLNG-2024-0517

Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458,

avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Recommend to City Council:

Alternative 1: Take the following actions:

a. Find that the Proposed Actions are Exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to

CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308;

b. Adopt a Resolution to Establish Lower Density Residential

Objective Design Standards for Single-family Dwellings,

Two-family Dwellings and Dual Urban Opportunity (DUO)

Housing Developments, and Repeal the Single-Family Home

Design Techniques;

c. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal

Code Title 19 (Zoning) to Amend Chapter 19.32 (Building

Heights, Lot Coverages and Floor Area Ratios) and Repeal

and Replace Chapter 19.80 (Design Review) to Implement the

Lower Density Residential Design Standards, and to Amend

Chapter 19.79 (Accessory Dwelling Units) to Conform with

New State ADU Laws;

d. Adopt a Resolution to Update and Adopt the Green Building

Tables for 2026; and

e. Repeal City Council Policy 1.1.12 Maximum Standards for

Small Lot Single-Family Residential Developments.

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

-Commissioner Comments

-Staff Comments

ADJOURNMENT

Public Participation Options

In person public comment:

You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving

it to the Recording Officer.

Online participation:

Members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee

uninterrupted access to online technology. Technical difficulties may occur from

time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue

even if technical difficulties prevent online participation.

The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public comment

during Oral Communications.

Online public comment:

To provide audio public comment, connect to the meeting online or by telephone.

Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):

Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357

Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 918 2739 0357

(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)

Watch the Planning Commission meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings

or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99

Written public comment:

Email comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours before the

meeting to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov. You can also mail or deliver

comments to:

Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707

Public review of items:

You can view reports to commission on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov. You

can also review reports in person at the City Hall reception desk, 456 W. Olive

Avenue, during normal business hours. Any other documents distributed to

members of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda are

available in the Council Chambers on the evening of the Commission Meeting.

Otherwise, contact the Planning Division at 408-730-7440 or

planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov for questions.

Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting?

Visit: http://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/PublicComments

Planning to provide materials to the Commission?

Please provide the Planning Commission with 12 copies of your materials.

Request Language Translation

If you need language translation, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Reach the City at: 408-730-7483 or cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Spanish and Chinese, Simplified

Solicitud de Traducción al Español

Si necesita servicios de traducción al español, comuníquese con la

ciudad al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Puede contactar a la

ciudad al:

408-730-7483 o cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

请求语言翻译

如果您需要语言翻译，请至少在会议开始前 48 小时联系市政府。联系电

话：

408-730-7483 或发送电子邮件至 cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable

arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance,

please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Reach the Planning

Division at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b)

(1)).

LEGAL NOTICES

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on

any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be

limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing

to the City at or before the public hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6

imposes a 90 day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an

agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure 1094.5.