AGENDA

SUNNYVALE PLANNING COMMISSION

AUGUST 23, 2004

 

7:00 PM - Study Session – West Conference Room

 

1. 2004-0602 – Brad Clausen [Applicant/Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 26,600 square-foot site located at 1044 West El Camino Real in a C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APN: 198-26-007) (Also to Planning Commission on 09/13/04 and also to City Council on 09/28/04) SL; (25 minutes)

 

·         Rezone from C-2 (Highway Business) to C-2/ECR (Highway Business/ El Camino Real Precise Plan) Zoning District; and

·         Special Development Permit to allow the construction of a 10,696 square-foot motorcycle sales, parts and service building.

 

2.    2004-0469 – City of Sunnyvale: Revive Auto Dealer Decorative Banner Program. This study will examine whether to adopt a pilot program or codify provisions to allow decorative banners for auto dealers at certain locations along El Camino Real.  RK (Also to Planning Commission on 09/13/04 and also to City Council on 09/28/04) (25 minutes)

 

3.   Comments from the Chair (5 minutes)

 

8:00 PM - Public Hearing – Council Chambers

 

CALL TO ORDER/SALUTE TO THE FLAG

 

ROLL CALL

 

SCHEDULED PRESENTATION

 

None

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS/CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

 

Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. If you wish to address the Planning Commission, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the Recording Secretary. If your subject is not on the agenda, you will be recognized at this time; but the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by Planning Commission Members.  If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized at the time the item is being considered by the Planning Commission.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 09, 2004

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

 

1.     2004-0534 – John Tze [Applicant] Fal Investments Llc [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 4.9-acre site located at 776 E El Camino Real in a C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APN: 211-25-001) RK (Continued from 08/09/04 – Applicant requests indefinite continuance, project will be re-noticed)

 

·        Rezone from C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District to C-2/ECR (Highway Business/El Camino Real Precise Plan) Zoning District;

·        Special Development Permit to construct a new 61,000 square-foot shopping center, and

·         Parcel Map to subdivide one lot into four lots.

 

2. 2004-0531 - Classic Communities [Applicant] Golden Gate Commercial Company [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 2.6-acre site located at 624 East Evelyn Ave in a C-1/ITR/R-3/PD (Neighborhood Business/Industrial to Residential/Medium-Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District.  (APNs: 209-13-059 and 209-13-020) (Negative Declaration) SL

 

·        Special Development Permit to allow the

    construction of 47 new townhomes, and

·        Tentative Map to subdivide two lots into 47 lots

    and one common lot.

 

3.  2004-0359 – Appeal of a decision by the Director of Community Development approving a Miscellaneous Plan Permit for a condition requiring a side yard setback of 9 feet, a rear yard setback of 10 feet and an accessory structure height of seven feet. The property is located at 1674 Quail Avenue in an R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District.  (APN: 313-40-003) SL

4.     Proposed Announcements for City Council Hearing.

 

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

·         COMMISSIONERS ORAL COMMENTS

·         STAFF ORAL COMMENTS

City Council Meeting Report

Other Staff Oral Report

 

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

 

None

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Notice to the Public:

 

Agenda information is available by calling Alice Gamboa-Navas, Administrative Aide at (408) 730-7440. Agendas and associated reports are also available on the City’s web site at http://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov, or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, 72 hours before the meeting. Please contact Community Development Department, Planning Division office at 408/730-7440 for specific questions regarding the agenda.

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing to the City at or before the public hearing.  PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5.

 

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning Division at (408) 730-7440.  Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (29 CRF 35.104 ADA Title II)

 

VISUAL PRESENTATION

 

To assist you in utilizing the technology available in the Council Chambers, the publication “How to Make Your Presentation More Effective” may be helpful.

 

Ask the Project Planner for a copy.  Copies are also available on the table located at the back of the Council Chambers prior to scheduled Planning Commission and City Council meetings.  You may also pick up a copy at the One Stop Permit Center or the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours, or visit the City’s website at: http://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov.

 

PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING  DATES FOR 2004:

January 12

April 29***

September 27

January 26

May 10

October 11

February 9

May 24

October 25

February 23

June 14

November 8

March 8

June 28

November 22

March 22

July 12

December 13

April 5**

July 26

December 18**

April 7***

August 9

January 10, 2005

April 12

August 23

 

April 26

September 13

 

*         Joint Study Session with City Council

**       City Council Study Issue Workshop

***      Special Planning Commission Meeting

 

Planning Commission typically meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month.  Study Sessions are held at 7PM in the West Conference Room.  Public Hearings are held at 8PM in the Council Chambers.  Public Hearings are broadcast on KSUN.

 

Channel 18 – KSUN

 

Monday, August 23, 2004      Planning Commission Meeting – (Live) 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 26, 2004    Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of August 23, 2004) 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 28, 2004    Panning Commission Meeting (Replay of August 23, 2004) 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, August 29, 2004      Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of August 23, 2004) 11:00 a.m.

 

GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING THE PLANNING COMMISSION

Public Announcements – Beginning of Meeting

§         3 minutes or less per speaker.

§         Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).

§         Recognition of a special achievement.

§         Announcement of public event with definite time and date.

§         Public events that are of Planning Commission interest that occur in the City annually. (Only announce one time for the year).

 

Public Hearings – Order of Hearing as Follows:

 

§         Opening remarks by the applicant (if applicable).

§         Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).

§         Anyone interested in addressing the Planning Commission (may only speak one time).

§         Closing remarks by the applicant (if applicable).

§         Time limit of 3 minutes per person (to be extended at discretion of Chair).  Please make comments brief and be prepared to provide new input.

 

Citizens to be Heard

 

§         Any item relevant to the Planning Commission.

§         Speakers are requested to give their name (address is optional).

§         Speakers are to turn in a Speaker Card to the Recording Secretary.

§         Items not on the agenda.

§         Items that do not fall within the scope of the Public Announcement section.

§         Time limit of 3 minutes, 15 minutes total for this category (to be extended or continued to end of Planning Commission business, at the discretion of the Chair).  Limit to one appearance during this section. 

If you wish to provide the Planning Commission with copies of any handout materials you are presenting, please provide sufficient copies for each Planning Commission member, the Recording Secretary and other staff present.