CITY OF SUNNYVALE
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA

December 15, 2003

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission will be held in City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, as follows:

STUDY SESSION - 7:30 P.M. - West Conference Room

(please note later start time)

  1. 2003-0788 - Classic Communities [Applicant] Mark Dividovich [Owner] – Application for related proposals on a 1-acre site located at West Washington Avenue & South Mary Avenue in an R-3/PD (Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District. (APN: 161-36-027) (Mitigated Negative Declaration) CC(20 minutes)

  • Special Development Permit to allow 18 three-story townhomes on an existing vacant lot, and

  • Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into eighteen lots and one common lot

  1. Comments from the Chair (5 minutes)

PUBLIC HEARING - 8:00 P.M. - Council Chambers

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

The CITIZENS TO BE HEARD section provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on items not listed on the agenda. The Commission welcomes your comments under this section, and may respond briefly. However, the Commission is prohibited by State law from discussing items not listed on the agenda. Your items will be taken under consideration and may be referred to staff.

PUBLIC HEARING

  1. 2003-0825– Rita & Stanley Lee [Applicant/Owner] – Application for a Special Development Permit on a 27,460 square foot site to allow for 1,186 square feet of retail use for an existing building. The property is located at 1698 South Wolfe Road in a C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/Planned Development) Zoning District. (APN: 313-38-037) JM (Pre-appealed by City Council)

    APPEAL OPTIONS: May be pre-appealed by City Council.

  2. 2003-0827 - Appeal of a decision of the Director of Community Development denying the removal of a Podocarpus tree. The property is located at 1007 Payette Avenue in an R-1 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 326-04-011) JM

    APPEAL OPTIONS: May be pre-appealed by City Council.

  3. 2003-0850 – Indian Community Center [Applicant] Richard T. Peery Trustee [Owner] – Application for a Use Permit on a 1.34 acre site to allow the interim use of a neighborhood Indian community center for three years within a portion of an existing industrial building. The property is located at 285 North Wolfe Road in an M-S (Industrial & Service) Zoning District. (APN: 205-32-008) (Negative Declaration) EW

    APPEAL OPTIONS: May be pre-appealed by City Council.

  4. 2003-0459 – Application for related proposals on a 15,816 square foot site located at 821-823 and 825-829 Lewis Avenue in an R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 165-17-027) (Negative Declaration) DO

  • Variance from SMC (Sunnyvale Municipal Code) section to allow SMC 19.30.020 to allow less than the required minimum lot size and width the minimum lot size and lot width, and

  • Parcel Map to allow the subdivision of one lot into two lots.

APPEAL OPTIONS: May be pre-appealed by City Council.

  1. Proposed Announcements for City Council Meetings

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Planning Commission
Staff

ADJOURNMENT

If meeting extends past 10:00 p.m. Chairman may declare a short recess.

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, the City of Sunnyvale will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with qualified disabilities. If you require special accommodation, please contact the Planning Division at (408) 730-7440 at least five days in advance of this hearing.

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 Internet web site at: www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/city-council/presentations.

 

PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING DATES FOR 2003:

 

January 7**

May 13***

Sep 22

January 13

May 27*

Oct 6****

January 27

June 4****

Oct 13

February 10

June 9

Oct 21**

February 24

June 23

Oct 27

March 10

July 14

Nov 10

March 24

July 28

Nov 24

April 8**

Aug 11

Dec 15

April 14

Aug 25

Dec 18***

Apr 28

Sep 8

Jan 12, 2004

May 12

Sep 15

 

*

Regular Meeting Rescheduled due to Holiday

**

Joint Study Session with City Council

***

City Council Study Issue Workshop

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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, Dec 15, 2003

Planning Commission Meeting - (Live) 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Dec 18, 2003

Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of Dec 15, 2003) 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Dec 20, 2003

Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of Dec 15, 2003) 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, Dec 21, 2003

Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of Dec 15, 2003) 11:00 a.m.