El Camino Real Specific Plan (ECRSP)
Jeff Cucinotta, Senior Planner
City Council
June 28, 2022
2City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 The El Camino Real Specific Plan will
support and enhance community-
serving retail and provide significant
new residential options while advancing
sustainability and improving
transportation safety and mobility
choices.
The Vision
3City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Project Overview
Adopt:
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
El Camino Real Specific Plan (ECRSP)
Municipal Code Revisions & Rezonings
Community Benefits/Incentives Program
4City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Existing ECRSP (in 2017) Proposed ECRSP
Plan Development
• 1,600 units
• 3.25M sq. ft. of
commercial
• Heights:
30 feet (within 75 feet
of SF residential lot)
75 feet (nodes)
55 feet (non-nodes)
• 8,500 units (+6,900)
• 3.5 M sq. ft. of
commercial (+0.25M)
• Heights:
75 feet* (nodes)
55 feet* (segments)
*additional 10 feet with higher
ground level plate heights
5City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Key Zoning Changes
6City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 ECR-MU Residential Densities
7City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Development Incentives
(Residential Mixed-Use Development)
Affordable housing
Publicly-Accessible Open Space Public bike/ped pathways Commercial/retail above minimum
8City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Public Outreach
• 9 ECRPAC meetings (Sep 2015 – May 2022)
• Native American Tribal Consultation
• Community Outreach:
Meeting (Sep 2016)
3 Pop Ups (Sep 2015 – Nov 2016)
Business Owners (Oct 2016)
• Project Website
• Online posting of draft and final plan documents
• Mail and email notifications
• Update Sunnyvale announcements
9City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Environmental Impact Report
• Proposed Project (“R+ Alternative”):
Net increase (over existing in 2017) of:
• 6,900 residential units
• 730,000 sq. ft. of retail/commercial
• Significant & Unavoidable Impacts:
Air Quality
• Construction emissions
Wastewater Services
• Cumulative impact to WPCP
10City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Significant & Unavoidable Impacts outweighed by:
• Increased housing construction and affordable units
• Higher density near community-serving retail and
multiple regional bus lines
• Prioritization of enhanced pedestrian and bike facilities • Incentivizing provision of additional open space
• Implementing various City/regional plans/policies
Statement of Overriding Considerations
11City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Staff Recommended Changes since Public Draft
• Residential Uses
Objective Design Standards (Ch. 5)
• Commercial Uses
Convalescent hospital/inpatient rehab hospital
uses on ECR-MU33, 42, and 54 sites
• Ancillary to primary uses
• Subject to SDP approval
12City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Staff Recommended Changes since Public Draft
• Bike Parking Ratios
Increase minimum for specific uses
• Usable Open Space
Decrease minimum on higher density sites
• Landscaping
Decrease minimum on higher density sites
• Building Height
Higher maximum (85 ft. nodes or 65 ft. segments)
when ground floor retail plate height is at least 25 ft. 13City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Staff Recommended Changes since Public Draft
Map/Zoning Changes
• ECR-MU54 to ECR-MU33 (Murphy Station - @Poplar)
• ECR-MU42 to ECR-C (@Wolfe; Golfland site)
• ECR-MU24 to ECR-MU54 (@Hacienda)
14City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Staff Recommended Changes since Public Draft
• Transportation and Circulation
Policy change: when site redevelops
• Require removal of frontage parking
• Require VTA compliant Bus Shelters
Adjustment to incentive points for transit passes
• Other
Refine and clarify definitions
Adjust references to ECRSP land use and zoning
Text edits for clarity
15City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Alternative 2 (Alt. 1 with Modifications):
Planning Commission Recommendation
Maintain minimum open space requirement
Explore mid-block crossing between Hollenbeck & Mary
Remove on-street parking on connector streets within 50 feet of ECR
Review minimum landscaping requirement
Maximize tree planting
Correlate tree sizing to proposed building height
Correct typo in SMC 19.36.120(f) (provided to PC prior to hearing)
Staff recommends modification to 20% of lot area
16City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Changes since Staff Report
Staff Recommendation
Attachment 6: Date correction on second WHEREAS
Attachment 8: Allow ECR-C uses on ECR-MU sites
without housing
ECRSP Chapter 6: Figure 6-5: Labeling/legend correction.
Additional emails received
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3 17City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Alternative 1
Staff Recommendation
• Approve El Camino Real Specific Plan and related
actions – Effective September 12, 2022
Adopt Resolutions*:
• Certify the EIR; Adopt the ECRSP; Amend General Plan
text and map; Adopt Community Benefits Program
• Adopt new fees
Plan Maintenance Fee & Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) Introduce Ordinances*:
• Zoning code and zoning map changes
• TIF ordinance
• Re-zone certain properties (2 areas)
*Including updated materials
18City of Sunnyvale – El Camino Real Specific Plan – June 2022 Thank you!
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