AGENDA

SUNNYVALE PLANNING COMMISSION

JULY 26, 2004

1.    2004-0505 – Classic Communities [Applicant] Sunnyvale Nursery Incorporated [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 2.05-acre site (Sunnyvale Nursery) located at 1485 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road in a n R-2/PD (Low-Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District.  (Mitigated Negative Declaration) (APNs: 323-30-055; 323-30-070; 323-30-072 and 323-30-073) DO (Also to Planning Commission on 08/09/04) (25 minutes)

• Special Development Permit to allow the construction of 25 single-family homes, and
• Tentative Map to subdivide four lots into 25 lots and one common lot.

2.     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) (211-25-001) RK (Also to Planning Commission on 08/09/04 and also to City Council on 08/24/04) (25 minutes)

·         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 for four lots.

3.      Comments from the Chair (5 minutes)

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 – July 12, 2004

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

1.     2004-0447 – Res Capital [Applicant] Richard V Jr. And Kathleen S Bowling Trustee [Owner]: Application for a Use permit to allow a recreational gymnasium and basketball center in an existing industrial building on a 2-acre site.  The project is located at 1355 Geneva Drive on a MPI (Moffett Park Industrial) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APN: 110-33-027) SL  (Application is withdrawn)

2.    2003-0938 – Joe Wagner [Applicant] Sunnyvale School District [Owner]:  Application for a Use Permit on a 7.8-acre site to allow for expansion of the existing Stratford School (grades K-8) from 258 students up to a maximum of 440 students.  The property is located at 819 West Iowa Avenue in a P-F (Public Facility) Zoning District.  (APN: 165-11-007) (Mitigated Negative Declaration) SL

3.    2004-0257 – Brad King and Keith Jackson [Applicant] Four Square Gospel International Church [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 36,337 square-foot site located at 127 North Sunnyvale Avenue in an R-2 (Low Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. (Mitigated Negative Declaration) (APN: 204-49-012) RK

·         Rezone from R-2 (Low-Medium Density Residential) to R-2/PD (Low-Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District,

·         Special Development Permit to allow the development of ten new town homes, and

·         Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into ten lots and one common lot.

4.    2004-0471 - Velocitel [Applicant] Birchwood Properties, Llc [Owner]: Application for a Use Permit on a 23,914 square-foot site to allow the co-location of six panel antennas on an existing 90-foot monopole and associated ground equipment.  The property is located at 1259 Birchwood Drive on an M-S (Industrial & Service) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APN: 104-29-003) RK

5.     2004-0454 – City of Sunnyvale: Pedestrian Circulation and Enhancements Plan for the area bounded by SR 237 and US 101 to the north and south, and Morse Avenue and the East Channel to the west and east, and Consideration of Rezone from R-4/PD (High Density Residential/Planned Development) to C-2/PD (Highway Business/Planned Development) for properties located at 1156 North Fair Oaks Avenue (APN: 110-29-040) and 1160 Fair Oaks Avenue (APN: 110-29-038) FB

6.     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.

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VISUAL PRESENTATION

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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 26	August 23
January 26	April 29***	September 13
February 9	May 10	September 27
February 23	May 24	October 11
March 8	June 14	October 25
March 22	June 28	November 8
April 5***	July 12	November 22
April 7***	July 26	December 13
April 12	August 9	December 18**

*         Joint Study Session with City Council

**       City Council Study Issue Workshop

***      Special Planning Commission Meeting

Planning Commission typically meets the 2^nd and 4^th 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, July 26, 2004          Planning Commission Meeting – (Live) 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 29, 2004        Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of July 26, 2004) 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 31, 2004        Panning Commission Meeting (Replay of July 26, 2004) 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, August 1, 2004        Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of July 26, 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.