City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, January 9, 2023

5:30 PM

Online Meeting: City Web Stream |

Comcast Channel 15 | AT&T Channel 99

Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM

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

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 December 13,

2022).

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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)).

5:30 P.M. STUDY SESSION

Call to Order

Call to Order via teleconference.

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:

Related applications on a 6.13-acre site:

23-0135

USE PERMIT: to demolish existing medical office buildings and

construct a mixed-use development project including 110

condominium units and 35,393 square feet of office space.

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to create 110 condominiums.

Location: 877 West Fremont Avenue (APN: 202-23-007)

File #: 2021-7922

Zoning: O (Office)

Applicant/Owner: Silver Lake Foothill LLC (applicant and owner)

Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA

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

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

Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

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

avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Proposed Project:

site:

Related applications on a 5.82-acre combined

23-0131

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing

surface parking lot at the rear of two existing office buildings

and construct 225 apartment units at a density of 112 dwelling

units per acre in an eight-story building inclusive of three levels

of above-ground parking.

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to relocate the existing lot line

between the two office building lots, resulting in a 3.82-acre lot

for the office buildings and a 2-acre lot for the apartment

development.

Location: 1150-1170 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-50-034 and 205-50-035)

File #: 2022-7168

Zoning: MXD-I

Applicant/Owner: Prometheus Real Estate Group (applicant) /1150

Kifer LP (owner)

Environmental Review: No additional review required as per CEQA

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

are addressed in the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) Subsequent

Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)

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

gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Adjourn Study Session

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 December 12,

2022

23-0132

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December

12, 2022 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.

Forward Recommendation to City Council to Approve the

Non-Residential Housing Mitigation Fee Nexus Study and Adopt a

Resolution Amending the Housing Impact Fee for Non-Residential

Development (Study Issue) and Find the Actions are Exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines

Section 15378 (b)(4)

23-0130

Recommendation:

Alternatives 1 and 3: Recommend that the City Council

Approve the Non-Residential Housing Mitigation Fee Nexus

Study and Adopt a Resolution Amending the Housing Impact

Fee for Non-Residential Development for Office/R&D

Development to Increase the Fee to $11 per Square Foot for

the First 25,000 Square Feet and $22 per Square Foot for All

Remaining Square Feet, Adjusted Annually for Inflation, with

No Changes to the Fee Schedule for Retail, Lodging, and

Industrial.

Proposed Project:

Related applications on a 0.93-acre site:

23-0134

USE PERMIT for a new six-story hotel with 152 rooms, and

VARIANCE to allow 14.5% parking lot shading where a

minimum of 50% is required.

Location: 1220 Oakmead Parkway (APN: 216-44-048)

File #: 2022-7080

Zoning: Industrial and Service (M-S)

Applicant / Owner: Arris Studio Architects (applicant) / BPR

Properties UCSC LLC (owner)

Environmental Review: The project is consistent with the Land Use

and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the City’s General Plan and no

additional environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA

Guidelines Section 15183 and Public Resources Code Section

21083.3.

Project Planner: Kelly Cha, (408) 730-7408, kcha@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Make the findings required to approve the

CEQA determination that the project is consistent with the

City's General Plan and no additional environmental review is

required as noted in the checklist in Attachment 5, and

approve the Use Permit and Variance based on the

Recommended Findings in Attachment 3, and Recommended

Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

Selection and Ranking of Potential 2023 Study Issues

23-0133

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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