Zoning Administrator Hearing

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Zoning Administrator Hearing Wednesday, May 25, 2016 3:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 File #: 2016-7248 Location: 835 Dartshire Way (APN: 309-12-029) Applicant / Owner: Ying Wang and Hongliang Yi Proposed Project: TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP to allow subdivision of an existing 14,863 square foot lot into two lots - 7,299 square feet (Lot 1) and 7,564 square feet (Lot 2). Reason for Permit: A Tentative Parcel Map is required for all subdivisions that create less than five lots. Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 (Class 15, Minor Land Divisions) Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov Recommendation: Approve with conditions Ms. Caruso asked George Schroeder, project planner, if there were any additional comments. Mr. Schroeder stated staff would like to request deletion of conditions of approval BP-16, BP-17, AT-3 from the report. As the project is exempt from such requirements, the conditions were added as an error. The conditions apply to multi-family units and would not apply to the applicant. A home is proposed for lot 2 at a future time but is not included in this project application. This current application is to add a new property line down the middle of the lot. The existing house is in the process of being remodeled with an approved design review permit in April. The intent of the remodel was to demolish portions of the existing house to meet the required setbacks for this proposed property line. Ms. Caruso inquired about whether the applicant can file the parcel map before finalization of the construction. Mr. Schroeder stated city Public Works and Building divisions prefer the City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Zoning Administrator Hearing Meeting Minutes May 25, 2016 construction be completed to the satisfaction of the city. Staff can continue to work with applicant to finalize the details of the parcel map, which will not stall any action on the design review application. Construction permits are currently under review and act independent on this permit. Ms. Caruso opened the public hearing. Richard So, applicant representative and project engineer, requested to modify condition TM-2 to state the applicant can file a final map as long as all setbacks for lot 1 have been met and the existing structure has been removed. The applicant is concerned that waiting for the project to be finalized will hinder the financing for the developer as well as incur other time delays. Mr. So inquired on an additional condition of approval BP-10 to state the signed agreement of the adjacent property owner is not required if the fence and/or retaining wall is solely on Lot 2. Joseph Xu, architect, stated the permit for remodel has been approved by the Building division. Ms. Caruso closed the public hearing. Ms. Caruso took the item under advisement to confer with Public Works and Building divisions regarding the parcel map approval. Ms. Caruso stated staff will remove conditions BP-16, BP-17, AT-3. Condition BP-10 will be modified to reflect the applicant's request. ACTION: The Zoning Administrator approved the project with the below modifications on May 26th: 1. Deleted three recommended conditions of approval since they were not relevant to the project - BP-16, BP-17, and AT-3 2. Changed Condition # BP-10 to read: "If a fence and/or retaining wall is proposed on the shared property line between Lot 2 and 1445 Kingfisher Way, then an agreement on the final design, signed by the adjacent property owner, shall be provided prior to issuance of grading permits. This agreement is not required if the fence and/or retaining wall is solely on Lot 2" 3. Took Condition # TM-2 under advisement until May 26, when the Zoning Administrator determined the condition as written would remain. 2 RECOMMEND CONTINUANCE File #: 2015-8116 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Zoning Administrator Hearing Meeting Minutes May 25, 2016 Location: 1313 S Wolfe Rd. (APN 309-10-026) Applicant / Owner: RFE Engineering Inc. (applicant) / Desmond Family Real Estate (owner) Proposed Project: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to allow an approximately 8,973 square foot two-story commercial auto parts retail building (AutoZone). Project Planner: Ryan Kuchenig, Senior Planner, (408) 730-7431, rkuchenig@sunnyvale.ca.gov Ms. Caruso stated that the item would be continued indefinitely to further evaluate revisions to the project. Seeing no one in attendance, Ms. Caruso opened and closed the public hearing. ACTION: This item has been continued indefinitely and will be re-noticed once a date has been determined. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Caruso adjourned the meeting at 3:16 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3