AGENDA

SUNNYVALE PLANNING COMMISSION

March 14, 2005

7 p.m. - Study Session – West Conference Room

1.     2005-0064 – Indian Heritage Center [Applicant] MPP Enterprises LLC [Owner]: Application for a Use Permit on a 2.3-acre site to allow a cultural center including classrooms, conference facilities and a library within an existing industrial building.  The property is located at 521 East Weddell Drive in an M-S (Industrial & Service) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APN: 110-14-0196) RK (Also to Planning Commission on March 28, 2005.)

2.     Proposed Addition to Planning Commission Guidelines Part A (Tasks of the Commission) - Study Issues

3.     Comments from the Chair (5 minutes)

8 p.m. - 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 – February 28, 2005

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

1.     2005-0053– Application for a Design Review on a 7,068 square-foot site to allow the conversion of attic space to 332 square feet of living area totaling 2,102 square feet and resulting in a 48.8% FAR (Floor Area Ratio) where 45% FAR may be allowed without Planning Commission review.  The property is located at 1428 Hampton Drive in an R-0 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 313-13-026) RK (Application withdrawn.)

2.     2004-0912– Ale Gicqueau [Appellant]: Appeal of a decision by the Director of Community Development denying a Design Review to allow a 200 square foot second floor deck off the rear left side of the residence.  The property is located at 848 Pagoda Tree Court in an R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 213-23-008) AM (Item continued from the February 28, 2005 Planning Commission meeting.)

3.     2005-0059– Application for a Design Review on a 6,926 square foot-site to allow a one-story addition to an existing two-story house totaling 3,377 square feet resulting in a 49% FAR (Floor Area Ratio) where 45% FAR may be allowed without Planning Commission review.  The property is located at 1229 Rosseau Drive in an R-0 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 211-30-039) KD

NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS

• COMMISSIONERS ORAL COMMENTS
• STAFF ORAL COMMENTS
  City Council Meeting Report
  Other Staff Oral Report

INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT

Notice to the Public:

Agenda information is available by calling (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.

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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 2005:

January 10	May 23	October 10
January 24	June 13	October 24
February 14	June 27	November 14
February 28	July 11	November 28
March 14	July 25	December 12
March 28	August 8	January 9, 2006
April 11	August 22	January 23, 2006
April 25	September 12	February 13, 2006
May 9	September 26	February 27, 2006

*        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 7 p.m. in the West Conference Room.  Public Hearings are held at 8 p.m. in the Council Chambers.  Public Hearings are broadcast on KSUN.

Channel 15 – KSUN

Monday, March 14, 2005     Planning Commission Meeting – (Live) 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 17 , 2005   Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of March 14, 2005) 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 19, 2005    Panning Commission Meeting (Replay of March 14, 2005) 11 a.m.

Sunday, March 20, 2005      Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of March 14, 2005) 11 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.