City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
Planning Commission  
Monday, March 11, 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  
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(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  
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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 February 26, 2024  
1.A  
24-0428  
Recommendation:  
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February  
26, 2024 as submitted.  
Proposed Project:  
USE PERMIT to modify an existing wireless  
1.B  
24-0457  
telecommunications facility (monopole) for Dish Wireless: Install three  
antennas, six new RRUs, and associated equipment. Increase total  
tower height from 59 feet to 71 feet.  
Location: 1070 Stewart Drive (APN: 205-23-019)  
File #: PLNG-2023-0197  
Zoning: M-S/POA (Industrial and Service, Place of Assembly  
Combining District)  
Applicant / Owner: Galt Wireless / Public Storage Inc.  
Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption (Section  
15301 - Existing Facilities) relieves this project from the California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.  
Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449,  
mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Approve the CEQA exemption for Existing  
Facilities and Approve the Use Permit based on the  
Recommended Finding in Attachment 2 and Recommended  
Conditions of Approval in Attachment 3.  
Staff is recommending approval of the proposed changes to  
the existing facility since it is located within an existing  
non-residential area and it is consistent with the requirements  
of the City's Telecommunication Ordinance and Policy.  
REQUEST FOR A CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 25, 2024  
1.C  
24-0462  
Proposed Project:  
Related applications on a 45.6-acre site:  
Related applications on a 45.6-acre site:  
USE PERMIT: to demolish an existing recreation center, surface  
parking lot, and six-level parking structure to allow a new 592,567  
square-foot research and development (R&D) building along  
Central Expressway; demolition of four buildings (928 E. Arques  
Ave., 242 Commercial St., 230 Commercial St., and 222  
Commercial St.) to allow for a new seven-story parking structure  
along Commercial Street; demolition of one building at 930 E.  
California Ave. to allow for the expansion of an existing PG&E  
electrical substation; and installation of associated site  
improvements around the proposed R&D building and parking  
structure. The site would retain four existing industrial/office/R&D  
buildings, including an office building (930 E. Arques Ave.),  
Building 81 (974 E. Arques Ave.), Building 85 (978 E. Arques  
Ave.), and a central utility plant. The project includes merging  
seven existing lots to form a larger campus parcel, with one  
existing lot remaining at 222 Commercial St.  
VARIANCE: to exceed the maximum height limit and floor plate  
sizes specified in the Arques Campus Specific Plan.  
Location: 974 East Arques Avenue (APNs: 205-36-006, -007 and  
-008); 928-930 East Arques Avenue (APN: 205-35-017); 222, 230 and  
242 Commercial Street (APNs: 205-35-006, 007 and 008) and 930  
East California Street (APN 205-35-003).  
File #: PLNG-2023-0134  
Zoning: M-S  
Applicant / Owner: Applied Materials (Applicant/Owner)  
Environmental Review: A CEQA Addendum to the Arques Specific  
Plan EIR and the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the  
City’s General Plan has been prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines  
Sections 15162 and 15164.  
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, Associate Planner (408) 730-7411,  
chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov  
Recommendation:  
RECOMMENDATION  
Continue the Planning Commission hearing date to March 25,  
2024.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
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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.  
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