City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, February 26, 2024

7:00 PM

Online and Bay Conference Room

(Room 145), City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave.,

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

No Study Session | 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.

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

comment during Oral Communications.

• 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

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

to the meeting start to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to:

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)).

NO 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

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

comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting

or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to

opening public comment on 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 November 30, 2023

1.A

24-0388

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November

30, 2023 as submitted.

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2024

1.B

24-0389

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February

12, 2024 as submitted.

Proposed Project:

1.C

24-0265

DESIGN REVIEW: Demolish an existing home and construct a

new two-story single-family home resulting in 4,838 square feet

(3,864 square feet living area, 512 square feet garage, and 462

rear covered patio) and 40% floor area ratio (FAR), and a six-foot

fence in the front yard.

Location: 541 South Bayview Avenue (APN: 209-31-036)

File #: PLNG-2023-0366

Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential)

Applicant / Owner: Michelle Miner / Christopher & Margaret Allan

Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this

project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.

Project Planner: Robby Miller, (408) 730-7429,

rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Approve the Design Review based on the

Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to 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.

Proposed Project:

Consider actions related to implementation of the

24-0385

2023-2031 Housing Element to amend the By-Right Approval process

for certain parcels within the City:

A. Introduce an Ordinance to Amend By-Right Approvals (Chapter

19.73 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code) to clarify ministerial review of

projects as it relates to proposed subdivisions.

File #: PLNG-2024-0105

Location: Citywide

Applicant: City of Sunnyvale

Environmental Review: Non-discretionary project (Public Resources

Code Section 21080(b)(1), CEQA Guidelines Sections 15268, 15357)

Project Planner: Julia Klein, (408) 730-7463, jklein@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Forward a Recommendation to the City Council to Evaluate the

Minimum Automobile Off-Street Parking Requirements for Residential

Uses (Study Issue CDD 19-07)

24-0141

File #: 2022-7404

Environmental Review: The action is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

Section 15378(a).

Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,

gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Recommend Alternative 1 to the City Council to direct staff to

conduct community outreach and prepare amendments to the

Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) and applicable Specific

Plans parking regulations, to be considered at future hearings.

The amendments to be studied include:

a. Clarifying parking standards to be objective and without

discretionary review.

b. Single/Two-Family Residential:

i. Lowering minimum off-street parking spaces per property,

with flexibility in type and arrangement.

ii. Exploring maximum number of parking spaces and allowing

tandem parking

c. Multi-Family Residential:

i. Introducing unbundled parking.

ii. Adjusting/simplifying the unassigned space requirement

(currently dependent on the type of covered assigned space

provided).

1. For example, require the minimum parking standards to be a

flat rate of 1 space per zero to one-bedroom unit; 1.5 spaces

per two to three-bedroom unit; and 2 spaces for units with four

or more bedrooms.

iii. Examining maximum amount of parking required, except for

areas within a half-mile of major transit stops.

iv. Allowing flexibility in type (covered, uncovered) and

arrangement, including a tandem allowance for up to 100% of

units.

v. Evaluating continued use of compact parking spaces.

vi. Updating the Limited Street Parking Provisions to specify

objective parking requirements in certain conditions.

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.

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