REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT to allow a kindergarten-6th grade afterschool program at an existing church.
Location: 653 W Fremont Avenue (APN: 202-06-003)
File #: 2022-7616
Zoning: P-F (Public Facility)
Applicant / Owner: SanYu Learning Center (applicant) / Pastor Robert Colon
(owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, 408-730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
The application is for a proposed afterschool program for kindergarten to 6th grade level children at an existing church site. Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) allows consideration of education-recreation and enrichment uses in Public Facility zoning district through a Use Permit application.
SMC Section 19.12.060 defines "Education-Recreation and enrichment" as a facility which is used primarily for teaching learned skills to children or adults for purposes of recreation, amusement, or enrichment.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices and Attachment 5 for project description.
Previous Actions on the Site
A Miscellaneous Planning Permit (MPP) application (#2010-7236) for a childcare center for up to 30 children (between two- and 6-year age) was approved by staff in 2010. A Use Permit (#2014-7860) for kindergarten to 5th grade after school program for up to 30 children was approved in 2015. The preschool use is still in operation, while the after-school program has been discontinued.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The project being considered is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Class 1 pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15301 as it involves a negligible expansion of use at an existing facility.
DISCUSSION
Proposed Use
The project site is an interior lot located towards the north of Fremont Avenue between Hollenbeck Av...
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