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MINUTES
SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL
February 10, 2004
The City Council of the City of Sunnyvale adjourned from a 6:00 p.m. Study Session regarding Future Fiscal Issues Workshop, and met in regular session in the City Council Chambers, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Howe presiding.
Mayor Howe led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
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PRESENT:
Absent:
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Mayor John Howe
Vice Mayor Dean Chu
Councilmember Fred Fowler
Councilmember Julia Miller
Councilmember Ron Swegles
Councilmember Melinda Hamilton
Councilmember Otto Lee (Military Leave -excused absence)
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Staff Present:
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Amy Chan, Acting City Manager
Chuck Schwabe, Deputy City Manager
Valerie J. Armento, City Attorney
Robert Paternoster, Director of Community Development
Curtis Black, Superintendent of Parks
Karen Davis, Economic Development Manager
Coryn Campbell, Neighborhood & Community Services Manager
Peter Bassett, Legislative Analyst
Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer
Susan Ramos, City Clerk |
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
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5. |
ordinance NO. 2743-04
rtc 04-042 |
Rezoning certain properties along the 300 and 400 blocks of Washington Avenue and the 300 Block of McKinley Avenue from R-3/PD to R-2/PD
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Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer, presented the staff report. She reported in June 2003, after a year-long study on appropriate land uses and densities in and around the Downtown Specific Plan area, the City Council approved a General Plan Amendment to lower the permitted densities allowed in an area called “the eastern adjacent sites.” The intent of this action is to bring the Zoning District designation into conformance with the Low-Medium Density Residential General Plan Designation. Ms. Ryan summarized the changes in the new Zoning District.
Mayor Howe opened the Public Hearing at 9:20 p.m.
Donna Carrig, a member of the public, expressed concerns about the zoning for the area east of Carroll Street. She opined that the entire block should be zoned R-2 and spoke in opposition of a planned townhouse development.
Tom Carrig, a member of the public, opined the municipal code was broken when the project went through, and advocated to have the entire street zoned R-2. He expressed concern about the perceived encroachment of the downtown area into residential neighborhoods.
Mayor Howe closed the Public Hearing at 9:35 p.m.
Councilmember Hamilton moved, and Councilmember Miller seconded, to continue this item and instruct staff to include the houses on both sides of Washington and the northern end of McKinley between Bayview and Carroll in a study to rezone this area.
Councilmember Fowler offered a friendly amendment to approve the zoning designation for the specified properties as recommended by staff. The amendment was accepted.
Councilmember Hamilton amended her motion, and Councilmember Miller seconded, to introduce the Ordinance to amend the Zoning Designation from R-3/PD to R-2/PD for the specified properties, and the remaining areas on Washington on both sides, and the north side of McKinley, be studied as an R-2/PD.
At the direction of Mayor Howe, the City Clerk read the title of the ordinance as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2743-04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING THE PRECISE ZONING PLAN, ZONING DISTRICTS MAP, TO REZONE “EASTERN ADJACENT SITES” ALONG THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AREA FROM R-3/PD (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT) TO R-2/PD (LOW-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT)
The motion carried unanimously with Councilmember Lee absent. |