Zoning Administrator Hearing
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · December 13, 2023
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City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Zoning Administrator Hearing
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 3:00 PM Teleconference: City Web Stream
Meeting Online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94442399040
Public Participation
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
CALL TO ORDER
Noren Caliva-Lepe, Zoning Administrator, called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: To allow a mobile redemption recycling service in the
parking lot of a city-owned property.
Location: 725 Kifer Road (APN: 205-44-005)
File #: PLNG-2023-0800
Zoning: M-S (Industrial and Service)
Applicant / Owner: Evtek Inc. (applicant) / City of Sunnyvale (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 11 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Shila Bagley, 408-730-7418,
sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with Shila Bagley, Project Planner, if there were any
additions to the staff report.
Ms. Bagley gave a brief presentation outlining the description of the project. No
public comments were received.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with the applicant if there were any additions or
comments.
Greg Lanz, applicant, had no additional comments.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe opened the hearing to public comments.
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No members of the public wished to speak on this item.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired if the applicants had any further comments.
Mr. Lanz and Martin Naro, applicant, had no additional comments.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe closed the hearing to public comments.
ACTION: Approve the Use Permit with recommended Findings in Attachment 2 and
the recommended Conditions in Attachment 3.
Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: to allow general alcohol sales and extension of hours to 2
am daily at an existing restaurant (Taco Bell)
Location: 1109 Tasman Drive (APN: 104-24-017)
File #: PLNG-2023-0627
Zoning: M-S/POA - Industrial and Service/Places of Assembly
Combining District
Applicant / Owner: Commercial Permit Group for Diversified
Restaurant Group LLC (applicant) / San Jose Associates LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, 408-730-7532,
mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with Momoko Ishijima, Project Planner, if there were any
additions to the staff report.
Ms. Ishijima, Project Planner, gave a brief presentation outlining the description of
the project. No public comments were received.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with the applicant if there were any additions or
comments.
Janette Casas, applicant, gave a brief presentation highlighting the details of the
project.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe opened the hearing to public comments.
No members of the public wished to speak on this item.
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Ms. Caliva-Lepe closed the hearing to public comments.
ACTION: Approve the Use Permit with recommended Findings in Attachment 2 and
the recommended Conditions in Attachment 3.
Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Convert an existing interior
space (tall ceiling above dining room) to a 129-square foot second floor
bedroom, resulting in 1,735-square foot single-family home (1,314
square foot house and 421 square foot garage) and 46% floor area ratio
(FAR).
Location: 366 Sunset Avenue (APN: 165-46-019)
File #: PLNG-2023-0535
Zoning: R-1.7, PD
Applicant / Owner: Haoyue Tang (applicant) / Tang Haoyue and Yan
Bixia (owners)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429,
rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired with Robby Miller, Project Planner, if there were any
additions to the staff report.
Robby Miller, Project Planner, had no updates to the staff report. No public
comments were received.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe inquired if there were any applicants present for this item.
Mr. Miller confirmed no applicants were present for this item.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe opened the hearing to public comments.
No members of the public wished to speak on this item.
Ms. Caliva-Lepe closed the hearing to public comments.
ACTION: Authorize Staff to process the Special Development Permit as a Staff-level
permit with neighborhood noticing.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Caliva-Lepe adjourned the hearing at 3:12 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda - Final
Zoning Administrator Hearing
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 3:00 PM Teleconference: City Web Stream
Meeting Online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94442399040
Public Participation
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to
the hearing online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to
speak (*9 on a telephone):
Hearing online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/94442399040
Hearing call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 944 4239 9040
• Watch the Zoning Administrator hearing at
www.Sunnyvale.ca.gov/YouTubeMeetings
• Submit written comments to the Zoning Administrator no later than 4 hours prior
to the hearing start to planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to Sunnyvale
Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707
• Review recordings of this hearing and past hearings at
https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities 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 the meeting to enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact: The
Planning Division may be reached at 408-730-7440 or
planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
23-1083 Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: To allow a mobile redemption recycling service in the
parking lot of a city-owned property.
Location: 725 Kifer Road (APN: 205-44-005)
File #: PLNG-2023-0800
Zoning: M-S (Industrial and Service)
Applicant / Owner: Evtek Inc. (applicant) / City of Sunnyvale (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 11 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Shila Bagley, 408-730-7418,
sbagley@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Recommendation: Alternative 1. Approve the Use Permit with recommended
Findings in Attachment 2 and recommended Conditions in
Attachment 3.
23-1114 Proposed Project:
USE PERMIT: to allow general alcohol sales and extension of hours to
2 am daily at an existing restaurant (Taco Bell)
Location: 1109 Tasman Drive (APN: 104-24-017)
File #: PLNG-2023-0627
Zoning: M-S/POA - Industrial and Service/Places of Assembly
Combining District
Applicant / Owner: Commercial Permit Group for Diversified
Restaurant Group LLC (applicant) / San Jose Associates LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Momoko Ishijima, 408-730-7532,
mishijima@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Recommendation: Alternative 1. Approve the Use Permit with the recommended
Findings in Attachment 2 and the recommended Conditions in
Attachment 3.
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23-1133 Proposed Project:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Convert an existing interior
space (tall ceiling above dining room) to a 129-square foot second floor
bedroom, resulting in 1,735-square foot single-family home (1,314
square foot house and 421 square foot garage) and 46% floor area ratio
(FAR).
Location: 366 Sunset Avenue (APN: 165-46-019)
File #: PLNG-2023-0535
Zoning: R-1.7, PD
Applicant / Owner: Haoyue Tang (applicant) / Tang Haoyue and Yan
Bixia (owners)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this
project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Robby Miller, 408-730-7429,
rmiller@sunnyvale.ca.gov
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
Agenda information is 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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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
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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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