480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue
2021-7280 & 2021-7281
Shaunn Mendrin
City Council
August 16, 2022
2City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Development Agreement (2020-7281)
Applicant Benefits
•Additional 77,467 sf
•Additional 8.5 feet in height
•6-year term with fees locked, plus additional 5 years
subject to City approval
City Benefits
•Contribution to the Community Benefit Fund $2.6 Million •Point of Sale for Construction Sales Tax
Proposed Project
3City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Special Development Permit (2020-7280)
4 Story Mass Timber Office Building (68.5’)
•125,128 square feet of office space
•Underground Parking (2 levels)
•Associated Site Improvements
Deviations: Front Setback on Olive and Parking
Spaces
Special Development Permits
•Required in PD, ECRSP , LSAP and DSP per 19.90.10
These are considered a separate/combining district
Proposed Project
4City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Background
Part of Block 13-Primarily Commercial Uses
S Mathilda Ave.
S Sunnyvale Ave.
El Camino Real
W Olive Ave
Site
DSP Boundary Area
5City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Fourth Floor/Amenity Space
6City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Building Section
Mathilda Ave
Office
Parking
East Property
Line
7City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Architecture-View From Olive & Mathilda
8City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Architecture-View From Olive & East Elevation
Initial Submittal
9City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Architecture-View From Taaffe (BofA)
10City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Materials
11City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Landscaping/Site Improvements
12City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Plant Palate
13City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)
Based on the LUTE EIR
Development Not Analyzed in DSP EIR
Mitigations Based on LUTE EIR and Included for:
•Air Quality;
•Biological Resources;
•Hazardous Materials; and
•Noise
MMRP Included in MND and Conditions of Approval
Environmental Review
14City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Privacy and Location of Building to East Property Line Neighborhood Concerns
15City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Privacy and Location of Building to East Property Line Neighborhood Concerns
16City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Privacy and Location of Building to East Property Line Neighborhood Concerns
17City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Special Development Permit Requirement
SDPs are required for projects in the DSP per 19.90.10 • 2020 Updates to the DSP allow for access to additional floor are through a DA.
DA allowed SF does not affect allocations of other properties • Compatibility with the South of Iowa District
Block 13 is a transitional block with commercial/office along Mathilda and residential along Taaffe.
Development opportunities envision maintaining current uses and densities within most of the district
while allowing
mixed use and professional or medical offices along
Mathilda and Sunnyvale Avenues.
Additional Neighborhood Concerns
18City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Compatibility Taaffe-Frances Heritage Neighborhood
Subject site is not
adjacent.
Building form has
been stepped back.
The rear windows
are more residential
in nature.
Additional Neighborhood Concerns
Subject Site
Taaffe-Frances Heritage
Neighborhood
19City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Parking Access
Site access is a safe distance from the intersection. adjacent.
Additional Neighborhood Concerns
20City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Story Poles
Story Poles are not a requirement of development in
Sunnyvale.
• Environmental Impact
Tree Replacement CO2. Mass Timber has a high CO2
capture and retention value.
Stormwater is consistent with City Requirements.
•Partial filtration through planters and green roof elements. •Mechanical for remainder.
Additional Neighborhood Concerns
21City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • New Condition
General Condition
Downtown Transportation Management Agency (TMA): The project applicant and future tenants shall participate in the TMA for Downtown when it is formed. [Planning and Public Works].
Prior to Final
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program: The project applicant shall submit a final TDM for review and approval prior to occupancy of the new building. [Planning and Public Works] Conditions of Approval Correction
22City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • The project is within the parameters of the DSP .
• The DA allows additional height and floor area.
• The DA requires a monitory contribution $2.6 Million
• The SDP allows for requested deviations such as
setbacks and parking.
• The applicant has redesigned the building to improve
the transition to the residential to the east.
Summary
23City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 • Alternative 2:
Approve DA, Findings and Introduce Ordinance
Approve SDP , Findings with Modified Conditions
•Improved pedestrian safety elements at garage
•Incorporate additional trees on the site
•Participate in a Downtown Transportation Management
Association
•Provide a Final TDM Plan
Modifications have been included in Attachment 5 in track changes.
Planning Commission Action
24City of Sunnyvale – 480/490 S. Mathilda Avenue – August 2022 Alternatives
Recommendation
Alternative 1:
• Make DA Findings per Resolution No. 371-81 and Introduce and Ordinance Approving and Adopting a DA; and
• Make the required Findings to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation, MMRP in accordance with CEQA, and approve the SDP based on the Findings in Attachment 4 and Modified Conditions of Approval in Attachment 5.
Alternative 2:
• Same as Alternative 1, with modified Conditions of Approval Alternative 3:
• Deny the Development Agreement and Special Development Permit and provide direction where changes should be made
Planning Commission Recommendation
Alternative 1: Approve the DA and SDP