Planning Commission

City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Planning Commission Monday, February 12, 2024 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. As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option. • 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 1/31/2024 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda February 12, 2024 • 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 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. 24-0271 Proposed Project: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Redevelop a 0.62-acre commercial property. Demolish the existing gas station canopy and auto service building and construct a new 4,400 square foot gas station canopy and a 3,614 square foot one-story commercial building comprising a 2,396 square foot convenience store, and a 1,218 square foot takeout restaurant and resulting in 34% floor area ratio (FAR). Location: 898 East Fremont Avenue (APN: 309-10-015) File #: 2016-7978 Zoning: C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/ Planned Development combining district) Applicant / Owner: Petroleum Investments, LLC (applicant) / MI Architects, Inc. (owner) Environmental Review: No additional review required pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162 and 15168(c)(2) and (4) - environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the 2016 Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Environmental Impact Report (EIR - State Clearinghouse No. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 1/31/2024 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda February 12, 2024 2012032003). Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@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.A 24-0279 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2024 Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2024 as submitted. 1.B 24-0207 Proposed Project: DESIGN REVIEW: Construct a first-story addition of 222 square feet to an existing one-story duplex, resulting in 4,104 square feet (2,440 square feet living area, 595 square feet garage, and 847 covered patio) and 42% Floor Area Ratio (FAR). City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 1/31/2024 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda February 12, 2024 Location: 560-562 Crawford Drive (APN:201-330-48) File #: PLNG-2023-0699 Zoning: R-0 (Low Density Residential) Applicant / Owner: Zijun (Jackey) Yan Environmental Review: A Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions. Project Planner: Shila Bagley, (408) 730-7418, sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve the Design Review based on the Recommended Findings in Attachment 3 and the Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4. 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 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. 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" City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 1/31/2024 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda February 12, 2024 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Printed on 1/31/2024