The Downtown Specific Plan was adopted by City Council on October 14, 2003.
This document is intended as an update the 1993 Downtown Specific Plan. These updates continue to address the special assets, character, and identity that make Sunnyvale unique while targeting development to meet current day conditions. Specifically, this plan increases the number of residential units, emphasizes reconnection of the street grid in the Town Center area and creates a sense of arrival along Mathilda Avenue with wider sidewalks and taller buildings. Many of the basic building blocks for these goals are present in the downtown today. This updated Specific Plan focuses on three goals:
· Establishing a common vision for the downtown
· Defining a unique market niche
· Creating the framework to link together current and future downtown projects into a vibrant, cohesive place.