REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT to allow a 600 square foot addition to an existing preschool building and associated site improvements.
Location: 1025 The Dalles (APN: 320-11-010)
File #: 2022-7380
Zoning: P-F (Public Facilities)
Applicant / Owner: Artik Art & Architecture / St. Luke Lutheran Church of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, 408-730-7411, Chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
This item was continued from the May 10, 2023 Zoning Administrator public hearing to allow staff to finalize the report and attachments. The subject site is an existing 4.04-acre church located at the northwest corner of the intersection at Wright Avenue and The Dalles. The site is currently developed with multiple buildings, 136 surface parking spaces, and landscaped open spaces. The Sunnyvale General Plan designates this site as Public Facilities and is zoned as Public Facilities (P-F). The project site is surrounded by single-family residential uses on all sides.
The subject site is currently occupied by St. Luke Lutheran Church which includes a 6,624 square foot sanctuary building, a 2,496 fellowship administration hall, and a 357 square foot youth outpost (youth meeting room). The site also includes a 5,206 square foot preschool building that was previously operated by Amazing Creations Preschool which provided care for 64 students. The preschool vacated in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, however, preschool administration continued to operate in a small director's office in one of the classrooms within the preschool building. There is also a 1,920 square foot afterschool care facility that is currently operated by Sunny Chinese Learning Center (SCLC).
Description of Proposed Project
The applicant proposes a 600 square foot addition to the preschool building, renovation of exis...
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