City of Sunnyvale

Notice and Agenda

Planning Commission

Monday, April 10, 2023

5:30 PM

Online and Bay Conference Room

(Room 145), City Hall,

456 W. Olive Ave.,

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Special Meeting: Study Session - 5:30 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

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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 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:

Related applications on a 0.40-acre site:

23-0469

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish an existing

single-family home and construct eight condominium units within

a three-story building.

TENTATIVE MAP: to create eight condominiums.

Location: 444 Old San Francisco Road (APN: 211-01-031)

File #: 2020-7112

Zoning: R-4/PD (High Density Residential/Planned Development)

Applicant/Owner: S V Wzredwood Capital LLC (applicant and owner)

Environmental Review: A Class 32 Exemption relieves this project

from California Environmental Quality Act provisions.

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

avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Proposed Project:

Related applications on a 0.85-acre site:

23-0497

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: for the construction of 18

three-story condominium units and the retention of one

single-family house (156 Crescent Avenue);

RESOURCE ALTERATION PERMIT: for the demolition of one

single-family house (148 Crescent Avenue) designated as a

Heritage Resource; and

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP: to create one lot and 19

condominium units.

Location: 148 and 156 Crescent Avenue (APNs: 211-35-008 and

211-35-009)

File #: 2021-7265 and 2021-7826

Zoning: R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential / Planned Development)

Applicant / Owner: Samir Sharma (applicant) / Crescent Avenue LLC

(owner)

Environmental Review: Class 32 Categorical Exemption relieves this

project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.

Project Planner: Momo Ishijima, (408) 730-7532,

mishijima@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 March 27, 2023

23-0495

Recommendation:

Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 27,

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.

Forward a Recommendation to the City Council to Introduce an

Ordinance to Add Chapter 19.71 of Title 19 of the Sunnyvale Municipal

Code Creating a Residential Tenant Protections Programs (Study Issue)

23-0485

Recommendation:

Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council introduce an

Ordinance (Attachment 6 to the report) to add Chapter 19.71

(Residential Tenant Protections Ordinance) to Title 19

("Zoning") of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code creating a

Residential Tenant Protections Programs.

Proposed Project: Related applications on a 3,920 square-foot site:

DESIGN REVIEW: To allow construction of a 957 square-foot

first and second-floor addition to an existing single-family home,

resulting in 2,282 square feet living area (no covered parking)

and 58.5% Floor Area Ratio (FAR), and

23-0357

VARIANCE: To allow 28% rear yard encroachment, where 25%

maximum is permitted.

Location: 404 S. Murphy Ave. (APN: 209-26-023)

File #: 2021-7829

Zoning: DSP-10 (Downtown Specific Plan Area Block 10)

Applicant / Owner: Bay Area Project Pro / Devang and Vina Bhuva

Environmental Review: A Class 3 Categorical Exemption 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 Design Review and Variance with

the Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.

STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES

Proposed Study Issue for 2024: Dark Sky Ordinance for Private

Residences

23-0488

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 during normal business hours at the

NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at

456 W. Olive Avenue and sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx

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