SunnyvaleRTC

	EXISTING	PROPOSED	REQUIRED/ PERMITTED
General Plan	School	Same	School
Zoning District	Public Facility (PF)	Same	Public Facility (PF)
Lot Size (s.f.)	189,050	Same	N/A
Lot Size (acres)	4.34	Same	N/A
Gross Floor Area (s.f.)	28,058	46,437	max.
Gross Lot Coverage (s.f.)	28,058	40,645	max.
*Floor Area of proposed Admin and library – total*	0	12,662	N/A
Floor Area of proposed Admin and library – 1^st flr	0	5,792	N/A
Floor Area of proposed Admin and library – 2^nd flr	0	6,870	N/A
*Floor Area of proposed sanctuary*	0	5,717	N/A
Lot Coverage (%)	14.8%	21.1%	45% max. (for R-1*)
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)	14.8%	24.6%	45% max. (for R-1*)
No. of Buildings On-Site	6	7	by Use Permit
Building Height (ft.)	16’ max.	36’ 6”**	30 max.(for R-1**)
No. of Stories	1	2	2 max. (for R-1**)
Setbacks (Facing Property)
· Front	50	50	23.5** min.
· Left Side	10	10	9.5 one side (18.5 total) min.
· Right Side	53	30	9.5 one side (18.5 total) min.
· Rear	25	25	23.5** min.
Landscaping (sq. ft.)
· Total Landscaping	98,863	86,295	37,810 min.
· Hardscape/playgrounds (in addition to landscape)	60,510	60,510	N/A
· % Based on Floor Area	352%	185%	10% min.
· % Based on Lot Area	52%	46%	20% min.
· Buffer (ft.) Adj. Residential	53	30	10 ft. min.
· Parking Lot Area Shading (%)	Approx. 15%	Approx. 30%	50% min. in 15 years
Parking
· Total Spaces	62	83	83 min.
· Standard Spaces	60	59	49 min.
· Compact Spaces / % of Total	0	24/ 29%	29/ 35% max.
· Accessible Spaces	2	4	4 min.
· Aisle Width – one way (ft.)	24	24	12 min.
· Aisle Width – two way (ft.)	26	26	26 min.
· Bicycle Parking	6 Class II	12 Class I, 11 Class II	12 Class I and 11 Class II min.
Stormwater
· Impervious Surface Area (s.f.)	126,690	130,110	151,240
· Impervious Surface (%)	63.8%	68.8%	80%

* Some development guidelines for a P-F Zone are based on the requirements of the strictest neighboring zoning district (R-1 for this site).

** Code requires adding 6” to setback for each foot over the maximum building height of most restrictive abutting district (R-1).

The existing structure and property is used for a private school. The applicant has proposed adding a second story to the existing administrative building to allow for expanded office area, a larger library and a computer lab, as well as construction of a new building to be used as a sanctuary (synagogue).

The existing private school is a legal, non-conforming use that has been in operation for 25 years. The subject site and the adjacent San Antonio Park were formerly used as a public school by the Cupertino Unified School District. The South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (SPHDS) has operated as a private school on the site since 1981. The land use of the site was changed from a public to a private school site in 1981 under a lease agreement with the Cupertino School District. At the time, a Use Permit was not required. (The Zoning Code at the time noted that buildings and facilities owned, leased or operated by any public school district did not require a Use Permit.)

In 1981, the site was subdivided into two parcels. The subject site was sold to SPHDS for continued use as a private school with related activities, and the southern parcel was acquired by the City of Sunnyvale for use as a municipal park (San Antonio Park).

In 1986, the Zoning Code was modified to require any private use in the P-F Zoning district to obtain approval of a Use Permit to operate. If SPHDS had not previously leased the site from the school district, or commenced operations prior to 1986, a Use Permit would have been required. However, given the history of the site and the zoning code requirements, SPHDS operates as a legal, nonconforming use without a current Use Permit.

One other item to note is that the Cupertino School District and the City of Sunnyvale had maintained the rights to a 30 foot easement along the western boundary of the site to gain access to a well and to the municipal park. A quitclaim deed was filed in 1997 to abandon the rights to that access route. Notwithstanding, the applicant has indicated that the access way shall be maintained and the City shall have the rights to utilize the former easement for vehicle access to the park for maintenance and emergency purposes (see Attachment B, Condition of Approval 6.A).

The site is located in a low density residential area, bordered by San Antonio Park to the south and east, and by single family homes to the north and west. A convalescent home is located at the end of the block, approximately 90 feet from the subject site.