City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, February 12, 2024

6:00 PM

Online and Bay Conference Room

(Room 145), 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

• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker

card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.

As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend

online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online

technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to

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

despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.

• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting 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)

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• Submit written comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours prior

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

• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at

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Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special

assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please

contact the City at least 48 hours prior to enable the City to make reasonable

arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Planning Division may

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

(1)).

6 P.M. STUDY SESSION

Call to Order

Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room.

Roll Call

Study Session

The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you

wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the

beginning of this agenda.

Proposed Project:

24-0271

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop a 0.62-acre

commercial property. Demolish the existing gas station canopy and auto

service building and construct a new 4,400 square foot gas station

canopy and a 3,614 square foot one-story commercial building

comprising a 2,396 square foot convenience store, and a 1,218 square

foot takeout restaurant and resulting in 34% floor area ratio (FAR).

Location: 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN: 309-10-015)

File #: 2016-7978

Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/ Planned Development

combining district)

Applicant / Owner: Petroleum Investments, LLC (applicant) / MI

Architects, Inc. (owner)

Environmental Review: No additional review required pursuant to

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162 and

15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are

addressed in the 2016 Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE)

Environmental Impact Report (EIR - State Clearinghouse No.

2012032003).

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

avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Adjourn Study Session

7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

CALL TO ORDER

Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room.

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

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 22, 2024

1.A

24-0279

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 22,

2024 as submitted.

Proposed Project:

1.B

24-0207

DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a first-story addition of 222 square

feet to an existing one-story duplex, resulting in 4,104 square feet

(2,440 square feet living area, 595 square feet garage, and 847

covered patio) and 42% Floor Area Ratio (FAR).

Location: 560-562 Crawford Drive (APN:201-330-48)

File #: PLNG-2023-0699

Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)

Applicant / Owner: Zijun (Jackey) Yan

Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this

project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.

Project Planner: Shila Bagley, (408) 730-7418,

sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve the Design Review based on the

Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and the

Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

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.

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 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at

sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce

Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive

Avenue.

Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting?

To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making

Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings"

document available on the City website.

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