Planning Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · January 8, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
Monday, January 8, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
No Study Session | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM
NO STUDY SESSION
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pyne called the meeting to order at 7:02 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 Daniel Howard
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner Davis’ absence is excused.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public speakers for this agenda item.
MOTION: Commissioner Howard moved and Vice Chair Iglesias seconded the
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motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4 - Chair Pyne
Vice Chair Iglesias
Commissioner Howard
Commissioner Serrone
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Davis
Abstained: 2 - Commissioner Howe
Commissioner Shukla
1.A 24-0155 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2023
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2023 as
submitted.
1.B 24-0181 REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO A DATE UNCERTAIN
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.21-acre site:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to subdivide a 9,397-square foot lot
into two lots (Lot 1 - 5,128 square feet and Lot 2 - 4,269 square
feet); and
DESIGN REVIEW to demolish an existing one-story single-family
home and construct two new, two-story single-family homes
resulting in 2,587 square feet for Lot 1 (2,184 square feet living
area and 403 square feet garage); and 2,570 square feet for Lot
2 (2,166 square feet living area and 404 square foot garage),
resulting in 55% total floor area ratio (FAR).
Location: 258 W. California Ave. (APN: 204-51-005)
File #: 2019-7552
Zoning: R-2
Applicant / Owner: George Novitskiy (applicant) / Hanson America
LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class I Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Continue the Planning Commission hearing date to a date uncertain.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
None.
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STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
None.
2. 24-0185 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
(Information Only)
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None.
-Staff Comments
Planning Officer Shaunn Mendrin announced that the adoption of an urgency
interim ordinance pertaining to rezoning will be considered at the Planning
Commission meeting of January 22, 2024 and at the City Council meeting of
January 30, 2024.
Planning Officer Mendrin informed the Planning Commissioners that on January 9,
2024, the City Council will consider an amendment to the Code of Ethics and
Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials. Chair Pyne added that this amendment
pertains to remote public comment during Oral Communications.
Planning Officer Mendrin advised the Planning Commissioners that the City Council
will review study issues on January 23, 2024.
Planning Officer Mendrin noted that a Strategic Planning workshop will be
conducted at the City Council meeting of January 25, 2024.
Planning Officer Mendrin stated that the City Council will hold a Study Issue
workshop on February 15, 2024.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Pyne adjourned the meeting at 7:10 PM.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Planning Commission
Monday, January 8, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
No Study Session | 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):
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 918 2739 0357
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
• Watch the Planning Commission meeting at
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15,
AT&T Channel 99
• 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
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
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
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reached at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b)
(1)).
NO 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.A 24-0155 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 11,
2023
Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December
11, 2023 as submitted.
1.B 24-0181 REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO A DATE UNCERTAIN
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 0.21-acre site:
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to subdivide a 9,397-square foot
lot into two lots (Lot 1 - 5,128 square feet and Lot 2 - 4,269
square feet); and
DESIGN REVIEW to demolish an existing one-story
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single-family home and construct two new, two-story
single-family homes resulting in 2,587 square feet for Lot 1
(2,184 square feet living area and 403 square feet garage); and
2,570 square feet for Lot 2 (2,166 square feet living area and
404 square foot garage), resulting in 55% total floor area ratio
(FAR).
Location: 258 W. California Ave. (APN: 204-51-005)
File #: 2019-7552
Zoning: R-2
Applicant / Owner: George Novitskiy (applicant) / Hanson America
LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class I Categorical Exemption relieves
this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
provisions.
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411,
chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Recommendation: Continue the Planning Commission hearing date to a date
uncertain.
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
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
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
2. 24-0185 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
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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.
Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting?
To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making
Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings"
document available on the City website.
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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