City of Sunnyvale
Planning Commission

APPROVED
SUMMARY
MINUTES

A regular meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission was held on October 25, 1999, at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, with Chair Howe presiding.

Members Present: Chair Howe; Vice Chair Hornberger, Comms. Brown, Lee, and Satterlee.

Absent: Comm. Flanagin (excused)

Staff Present: Trudi Ryan Planning Officer; Jeff Hare, Acting Assistant City Attorney; Fred Bell, Principal Planner; Dana Sonenberg Wolfe, Associate Planner; Diana Peattie, Assistant Planner; Larry Longenecker, Assistant Planner; and Alice Gamboa, Recording Secretary

PUBLIC HEARING:

Approval of Minutes

Chair. Howe made a motion to approve the minutes of October 11, 1999 as submitted. Comm. Brown seconded.

Motion carried unanimously. 4-0-1. Comm Lee abstained and Comm. Flanagin absent.

Report on Council Meeting

Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer, reported that on October 19, 1999, City Council approved the new Classification Plan for the Planners.

Further, the City Council considered the appeal of the Planning Commission approval of the landscape plan for the Olson Site. The City Council denied the appeal and upheld the Planning Commission decision with modifications to change the street trees from olive to cherry trees and trees in the parking lot.

City Council also considered related applications on Beemer Avenue and upheld the Planning Commission's recommendation.

Furthermore, City Council concurred with the Planning Commission recommendation and approved the Alternative Methods to Establish Fair Market Value of New Residential Development Projects for Calculating Park-In-Lieu Fees.

Planning Officer’s Report

Trudi Ryan reminded the Commission that the recruitment for Boards and Commissions ends on November 12. She also noted that Planning Commission and Human and Health Services Commission is looking for volunteers. For further information or questions, they may contact Volunteer Services.

Citizens To Be Heard

None

Public Hearing
  1. 1999-0981 - HPTWN Corp. (Metrocom, Inc.) - Application for a Special Development Permit to allow 16 facade mounted panel antennas to be co-located with an existing telecommunications facility. The property is located at 1300 Chesapeake Terrace in an M-S (Industrial and Service) Zoning District. (APN: 110-37-011) (Negative Declaration)

Chair Howe made a motion on Item #1999-0981 to approve the Special Development Permit in accordance with staff recommendations subject to Conditions of Approval. Comm. Brown seconded. Motion carried 5-0 with Comm. Flanagin absent.
  1. 1999-0937 - Dolly Stowell Trustee (Citation Homes): Application for a Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into 34 single family lots, including the on-site preservation of a Heritage Resource House. The property is located at 901 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road in an R-0 (Low-Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 201-33-017) (Mitigated Negative Declaration)

Chair Howe made a motion on Item #1999-0937 to approve the Tentative Map in accordance with staff recommendation subject to Conditions of Approval with two modifications: 1) to continue the access to Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road and maintain its current address, and 2) to clarify the Conditions of Approval that there would be a total of three trees for lots adjacent to existing homes. Comm. Brown seconded. Motion carried 3-2 with Comms. Satterlee and Lee dissenting and Comm. Flanagin absent.
  1. Laurie & Alex Trujillo (Thomas Whitford): Applications for related proposals for a property located at 323 Beemer Avenue in an R-2 (Low-Medium Density Residential) Zoning District. (APN: 204-51-024) (Negative Declaration) DRP (Continued from September 27) (Applicant requests continuance to October 25 and City Council on November 9, 1999)

1999-0737 - Special Development Permit to allow construction of a new single-family residence on a flag lot and an addition of a two-car detached garage to an existing residence on the front lot.

Chair Howe made a motion of Item #1999-0737 to approve the Special Development Permit in accordance with staff recommendation subject to Conditions of Approval and to include a clause prohibiting the construction of an accessory living unit on the project site. Comm. Brown seconded. Motion carried 3-1. Comm. Satterlee dissented, Vice Chair Hornberger stepped down and Comm. Flanagin absent.

1999-0738 - Parcel Map to allow subdivision of one parcel into two lots.

Chair Howe made a motion on Item #1999-0738 to approve the Parcel Map in accordance with staff recommendation subject to Conditions of Approval. Comm. Brown seconded. Motion carried 3-1. Comm. Satterlee abstained, Vice Chair Hornberger stepped down and Comm. Flanagin absent.
  1. 1999-0628 - City of Sunnyvale: Application for a Special Development Permit to allow the construction of a three-story 400-car public parking structure on an existing parking lot and related multi-modal transit station improvements. The property is located on the north side of Evelyn Avenue opposite the terminus of South Frances Street in a C-3/PD (Commercial-Regional Business/Planned Development) Zoning District. (APN: 209-06-055, 067, 068, and 078) (Mitigated Negative Declaration)

Chair Howe made a motion on Item #1999-0628 to approve the Special Development Permit in accordance with staff recommendation subject to Conditions of Approval and to have the Tower Element to be reviewed by the Planning Commission at their Study Session. Comm. Brown seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Comm. Flanagin absent.
  1. Selection of Study Issues for 2000.

Vice Chair Hornberger explained the process of selecting and ranking the Study Issues for the Year 2000. Staff clarified that the Commission made the selection at the Study Session. The Commission ranked the selected study issues and the ranking list is attached.

Staff stated that City Council would have a public hearing on December 7, 1999 and a study issue workshop on December 9, 1999.

Comm. Satterlee asked staff what would be submitted to City Council. Staff responded that only the rankings would be submitted.

Oral Communications

None

Staff Communications

None

Adjournment

With no further business, the Commission meeting adjourned at 10:30 PM.

 

 

 

Submitted by:

Trudi Ryan
Planning Officer

 

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