City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
Planning Commission  
Monday, February 6, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Online Meeting: City Web Stream |  
Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99  
Special Meeting: Study Session - Canceled | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM  
Special Teleconference Notice  
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the health orders issued by Santa Clara  
County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning  
Commission will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government Code  
Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed January 10, 2023).  
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(1)).  
STUDY SESSION CANCELED  
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING  
CALL TO ORDER  
Call to Order via teleconference.  
ROLL CALL  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the  
Planning Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15  
minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business  
section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three  
minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not  
allow the Planning Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda.  
If you wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the  
beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this  
section.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be  
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a  
member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed  
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2023  
1.  
Recommendation:  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January  
23, 2023 as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to  
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of  
three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10  
minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.  
Proposed Project: Adopt a Resolution for a:  
2.  
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT to modify Block 20 of the  
Downtown Specific Plan to allow additional residential units  
and office square footage, and associated modifications to  
design guidelines and development standards; and  
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT to reflect increases in  
Projected Build-out in the Land Use and Transportation  
Element (LUTE).  
Location: 510 and 528 S. Mathilda Avenue (APNs:209-29-060 and  
061), and 562 and 568 S. Mathilda Avenue (APNs:209-29-057 and  
067)  
File #: 2018-7585  
Zoning: DSP (Block 20)  
Applicant / Owner: Shawn Karimi, Karimi Shahriar Trustee,  
(applicant and owner 510 and 528 S. Mathilda Avenue) and Sam  
Cloud Barn LLC (Shawn Taheri) (applicant and owner 562 and 568 S.  
Mathilda Avenue)  
Environmental Review: Addendum to the Downtown Specific Plan  
Amendments Final Environmental Impact Report for the Block 20  
Area Project.  
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, (408) 730-1221,  
Recommendation:  
Recommend Alternatives 1, 2a, and 2b:  
1) Rescind the December 12, 2022 Planning Commission  
recommendation to City Council regarding the Acceptance of  
an Addendum to the 2020 Downtown Specific Plan  
Environmental Impact Report, Adoption of a Resolution to  
Amend the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan (DSP),  
Approve the DSP Amendments for Block 20, and Adopt a  
Resolution to Amend Figure 3-2 in the Land Use and  
Transportation Element of the General Plan.  
2) Recommend the City Council:  
a. Accept the Addendum to previously certified 2020 DSP EIR  
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 (Attachment 4),  
and  
b. Adopt a Resolution to amend the General Plan and  
Downtown Specific Plan (Attachment 5), Approve the DSP  
Amendments for Block 20 (Attachment 4, Appendix A), and  
Adopt a Resolution to amend Figure 3-2 in the Land Use and  
Transportation Element of the General Plan (Attachment 5).  
JUSTIFICATION FOR RECOMMENDATION  
The proposed Amendments to the DSP are consistent with  
the General Plan and DSP policies by providing additional  
housing opportunities and office/commercial space along the  
Mathilda Avenue corridor. The applicability of the City's  
Affordable Housing requirements and the potential use of  
Green Building Incentive and State Density Bonuses would  
provide the City with additional affordable units. All future  
development would be evaluated against the existing or  
amended DSP.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
-Staff Comments  
ADJOURNMENT  
Notice to the Public:  
Any agenda related writings or documents on this agenda distributed to members  
of the Planning Commission are available by contacting the Planning Division at  
408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports  
are also available at sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx 72 hours before the  
meeting.  
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