Planning Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · July 24, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
Monday, July 24, 2023 6:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM
6 P.M. STUDY SESSION
Call to Order
Vice Chair Iglesias called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call
Present: 6 - Chair Martin Pyne
Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Howard
Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused.
Study Session
A. 23-0686 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.57-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special
Development Permit 2019-7557 for the north site of the
Intuitive Surgical corporate campus. Relocate underground
parking to a new above-ground structure on an adjacent site
under the same ownership at 2900 Semiconductor Drive in the
City of Santa Clara; modify the pedestrian bridge design over
Kifer Road; relocate the loading dock; reconfigure the
signalized intersection at the southeast corner; add an internal
courtyard on the north building and reduce total building area
from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet; swap window glazing
types at the second and third floors and increase spandrel
glazing; install rooftop screening units; and relocate the
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employee restaurant from the west to east side.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Modify Development
Agreement 2019-7557 for the relocation of parking on the north
site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to the adjacent
site in the City of Santa Clara.
Location: 945-955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001 and 205-40-002)
File #: 2022-7369
Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and
Service Zoning District Sixty Percent Floor Area Ratio)
Applicant / Owner: HOK (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner)
Environmental Review: Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area
Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent
Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,
gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Adjourn Study Session
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pyne called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Pyne led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Chair Martin Pyne
Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Howard
Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public speakers for this agenda item.
MOTION: Commissioner Howe moved and Vice Chair Iglesias seconded the
motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Pyne
Vice Chair Iglesias
Commissioner Davis
Commissioner Howe
Commissioner Serrone
Commissioner Shukla
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Howard
1. 23-0751 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
None.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
2. 23-0768 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
(Information Only)
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None.
-Staff Comments
Principal Planner George Schroeder updated the Planning Commissioners on the
recruitment status for vacant positions on the City’s boards and commissions. He
added that applications for these recruitments are due by 4 p.m. on August 3, 2023.
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Principal Planner Schroeder informed the Commissioners that the General Plan Air
Quality, Noise, Safety, and Environmental Justice update will be considered at the
City Council meeting of July 25, 2023.
Principal Planner Schroeder advised that the City Council will hold a study session
on the Village Center Master Plan on August 8, 2023. At the same meeting, the
City Council will review the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) amendment initiation to
study changes to the development intensities and standards for Block 18 of the
DSP.
Principal Planner Schroeder stated that there will be a Chair and Vice Chair training
scheduled on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Participants may attend
in-person in the Bay Conference Room or via Zoom.
Principal Planner Schroeder announced that a training will be offered by the
Department of Public Safety regarding the security of the Council Chambers and
Bay Conference Room on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Pyne adjourned the meeting at 7:06 PM.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Planning Commission
Monday, July 24, 2023 6:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to
the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to
speak (*9 on a telephone):
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Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 918 2739 0357
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• Submit written comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours prior
to the meeting start to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to:
Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at
https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
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Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
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assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please
contact the City at least 48 hours prior to enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Planning Division may
be reached at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b)
(1)).
6 P.M. STUDY SESSION
Call to Order
Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room.
Roll Call
Study Session
The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you
wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the
beginning of this agenda.
A. 23-0686 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.57-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special
Development Permit 2019-7557 for the north site of the Intuitive
Surgical corporate campus. Relocate underground parking to a
new above-ground structure on an adjacent site under the same
ownership at 2900 Semiconductor Drive in the City of Santa
Clara; modify the pedestrian bridge design over Kifer Road;
relocate the loading dock; reconfigure the signalized intersection
at the southeast corner; add an internal courtyard on the north
building and reduce total building area from 364,000 to 358,000
square feet; swap window glazing types at the second and third
floors and increase spandrel glazing; install rooftop screening
units; and relocate the employee restaurant from the west to east
side.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Modify Development
Agreement 2019-7557 for the relocation of parking on the north
site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to the adjacent site
in the City of Santa Clara.
Location: 945-955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001 and 205-40-002)
File #: 2022-7369
Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and
Service Zoning District Sixty Percent Floor Area Ratio)
Applicant / Owner: HOK (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner)
Environmental Review: Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan
Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent
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Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,
gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Adjourn Study Session
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
Planning Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15
minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business
section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three
minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not
allow the Planning Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda.
If you wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the
beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this
section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1. 23-0751 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023
Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10,
2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
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three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10
minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
2. 23-0768 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
(Information Only)
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
Any agenda related writings or documents on this agenda distributed to members
of the Planning Commission are available by contacting the Planning Division at
408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are
also available 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at
sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce
Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive
Avenue.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on
any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be
limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in
writing to the City at or before the public hearing.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6
imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on
an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5.
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