City of Sunnyvale

Planning Commission

 

DRAFT

SUMMARY

MINUTES

  

A regular meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission was held on November 10, 2003, at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, with Chair Babcock presiding.

 

Members Present:     Chair Babcock; Vice Chair Moylan, Comms Chu and Hungerford

 

Excused Absence:  Comms. Lee, Simons and Swegles

 

Staff Present:          Trudi Ryan Planning Officer; Joan Borger, Senior Assistant City Attorney; Fred Bell, Principal Planner; Christine Cannizzo, Assistant Planner and Ryan Kuchenig, Assistant Planner; and Alice Gamboa-Navas, Recording Secretary

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

 

Approval of Minutes

 

Vice Chair Moylan made a motion to approve the minutes of October 27, 2003 with modifications.  Comm. Chu seconded.

 

Motion carried 4-0 with Comms. Lee, Simons and Swegles absent.

 

Report on Council Meeting

 

None

 

Planning Officer’s Report

 

None

 

Citizens To Be Heard

 

None 

 

Public Hearing

 

 

1.      2002-0430 - Jerry Wang [Applicant] Su Tong [Owner] - Application for a Use Permit on a 27,007 square foot site to expand the hours of operation at an existing educational facility. The property is located at 970 West El Camino Real in a C-2 (Highway Business) Zoning District.  (APN: 201-19-026) CC

 

 

Vice Chair Moylan made a motion on Item #2002-0430 to approve the Use Permit as recommended by staff with modifications 1) to continue the existing transit subsidy and 2) to allow off-site parking of staff at the church site.  Motion carried 4-0 with Comms. Lee, Simons and Swegles absent.

 

APPEAL OPTION: Appealable to City Council no later than Tuesday, November 25, 2003.

 

2.      2003-0642 – Appeal of a decision by the Administrative Hearing Officer approving a Use Permit and a Variance from Sunnyvale Municipal Code section 19.34.030 regarding the modified conditions on a 6,364 square-foot site to allow a retractable pool cover within the required front yard setback. The property is located at 651 Oneida Drive in an R-0 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 201-28-007) RK

 

Comm. Chu made a motion on Item #2003-0642 to grant the appeal and approve the Use Permit with modification that the existing poles shall be used and the canopy shall be in a dark shade of gray.  Vice Chair Moylan seconded.   Motion carried 3-1 with Chair Babcock dissenting and Comms. Lee, Simons and Swegles absent.

 

APPEAL OPTION: Appealable to City Council no later than Tuesday, November 25, 2003.

 

3.      Proposed Announcements to City Council Meeting.

 

There was no item to be announced to City Council Meeting.

 

Oral Communications

 

Chair Babcock congratulated Comms. Chu, Lee and Swegles for being elected to City Council who will be sworn into office next week. 

 

Staff Communications

 

Ms. Ryan also congratulated the three elected Planning Commissioners to City Council.  She thanked Councilmember-elect Chu for being able to attend his last meeting as a Planning Commissioner.  She encouraged the rest of the Commission to stay healthy.

 

Adjournment

 

With no further business, the Commission meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM.

 

Submitted by:

 

 

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Trudi Ryan

Planning Officer