AGENDA

SUNNYVALE PLANNING COMMISSION

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

 

6:00 PM - Study Session – West Conference Room

 

1.     2004-0139 – Miro Design Group [Applicant] Masood Syed [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 9,562 square-foot site located at 560 South Mathilda Avenue in a DSP-20 (Downtown Specific Plan/Block 20) Zoning District (Mitigated Negative Declaration) (APN: 209-29-058) SL (Also to Planning Commission on 09/27/04) (20 minutes)

·         Special Development Permit to demolish an existing single-family home and to construct a three-story 8,200 square-foot mixed-use office and residential building, and

·         Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into six 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 and 750 East El Camino Real in a C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District. (Negative Declaration) (APNs: 211-25-001 and 211-24-039) RK (Also to Planning Commission on 09/27/04 and also to City Council on 10/12/04) (15 minutes)

 

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

·         Special Development Permit to allow demolition of existing buildings and construction of a new 57,571 square feet of retail, and

·         Parcel Map to subdivide one lot into four lots.

 

3.  2004-0603 - Classic Communities [Applicant] Sato America, Inc. and Golden Gate Commercial Company [Owners]: Application for related proposals on six parcels totaling 7-acre site located at 543, 545 and 549 East Weddell Drive in an M-S/ITR/R-3/PD (Industrial and Service/Industrial to Residential/Medium Density Residential/Planned Development) Zoning District. (Mitigated Negative Declaration) (APNs: 110-14-178 through 181; 110-14-164 and 165) KDI (Also to Planning Commission on 09/27/04) (25 minutes)

 

·         Special Development Permit to allow demolition of existing buildings and to construct 131 town homes, and

·         Tentative Map to subdivide six parcels into 131 town home lots and three common lots.

 

4. 2004-0650 – 430 Toyama LLC [Applicant] Double Eagle Properties, Inc. [Owner]:  Application for related proposals on a 1.5-acre site located at 430 Toyama Drive in an M-S/ITR/R-3 (Industrial and Service/Industrial to Residential/ Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 110-14-101) (Negative Declaration) KDI (25 minutes)

 

·        Special Development Permit to allow the construction of 50 new town homes, and

·        Tentative Map to allow the subdivision of two parcels into 50 lots and one common lot.

 

5.    2004-0689 – City of Sunnyvale: Amendments to Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.52 “Required Artwork in Private Developments” to Add Requirements for Greater Enforcement of Art in Private Development Requirements. (Also to Planning Commission on 09/20/04  and also to City Council on 10/19/04) DO (20 minutes)

 

6.     Review Study Issue Process (10 minutes)

 

7.     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 23, 2004

PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS

1.    2004-0579 – Cingular Wireless [Applicant] Santa Clara Unified School District [Owner]: Application for a Use Permit on a 10-acre site to allow a new telecommunications antenna to be located inside a flag pole at the corner of Ponderosa and Iris Avenue at the Ponderosa Elementary School.  The property is located at 804 Ponderosa in a P-F (Public Facility) Zoning District. (APN: 213-27-001) (Negative Declaration)  DO (Applicant requests continuance to 10/11/04)

2.    2004-0590 - Alaris Group [Applicant] St. Thomas Parish [Owner]: Application for a Use Permit on a 2.2-acre site to allow a new 50-foot tall monopole to be located at the rear of the parking lot.  The property is located at 231 Sunset Avenue in a P-F (Public Facility) Zoning District. (APN: 165-10-035) (Negative Declaration) DO

3. 2004-0602 Brad Clausen [Applicant] Santa Clara Auto Clinic [Owner]: Application for related proposals on a 21,636 square-foot site located at 1044 West El Camino Real in a C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District. (APN: 198-26-007) (Negative Declaration) (Also to City Council on 09/28/04) SL

 

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

·         Special Development Permit to allow a 10, 696 square-foot sales, parts and service for a motorcycle dealership

 

4.  2004-0453 – Rodolfo and Elvira Cardona [Appellants]: Appeal of a decision by the Director of Community Development approving a Miscellaneous Plan Permit to allow a three-foot high fence in the required reducible front yard. The property is located at 816 Tamarack Lane in an R-0 (Low Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 213-30-030) RK

 

5. 2004-0469 – City of Sunnyvale: Study Issue To 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 City Council on 09/28/04)

 

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

 

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 20***

January 26

May 10

September 27

February 9

May 24

October 11

February 23

June 14

October 25

March 8

June 28

November 8

March 22

July 12

November 22

April 5**

July 26

December 13

April 7***

August 9

December 18**

April 12

August 23

January 10, 2005

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, September 13, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting – (Live) 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, September 16, 2004                                                                                         Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of September 13, 2004) 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 18, 2004                                                                                         Panning Commission Meeting (Replay of September 13, 2004) 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 19, 2004 Planning Commission Meeting (Replay of September 13, 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.