Peery Park Specific Plan
General Plan Initiation Requests
Amber Blizinski
City Council, November 1, 2022
2City of Sunnyvale – PPSP GPIs – November 2022
• Adopted Sep 2016
2M s.f. net new office/R&D
Council direction given to
study more housing
(detailed on next slide)
• 2022 Status
30,000 s.f. remaining in
development capacity
2 GPI applications
•400-840 California Ave.
•505-525 Almanor Ave.
Peery Park Specific Plan
3City of Sunnyvale – PPSP GPIs – November 2022
• Two areas where housing
could be studied in PPSP:
1) 400-840 Cal. Ave. property
(western portion)
2) 4 Parcels on Hermosa
Ct./Mary Ave.
• Located outside noise/safety
zones (CLUP for Moffett Fed.
Airfield)
• Allowing more residential
helps improve jobs/housing
ratio in PPSP
Peery Park Specific Plan – Housing Opp. Sites (HOS)
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General Plan Initiation -
Applicant Requests
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Existing Conditions GPI Request
PPSP Innovation Edge Zoning District – 29.3 acres
400-840 W. California Avenue
• 10 office/R&D buildings
622,212 s.f.
50% FAR
• Surface parking
• Historic Libby Water
Tower
• 5 office/R&D buildings
All new (demolish old)
1,111,134 s.f.
157% FAR
• 15 residential buildings and
townhomes
1,027 units
79 du/acre
• Relocate Libby Water Tower
(on-site)
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Conceptual Site Plan
400-840 W. California Avenue
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Existing Conditions Proposed Conditions
PPSP Innovation Edge Zoning District – 7.2 acres
505-525 Almanor Avenue
• 1 office/R&D building
166,300 s.f.
• Surface parking
• 56% FAR
• 2 office/R&D buildings
1 new, 1 existing
301,300 s.f.
New parking structure
FAR 99%
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Conceptual Site Plan
Site Plan – 505-525 Almanor Avenue
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GPI Applicant Combined Request Totals
• Office/Industrial Square Feet
• Residential Units (California Site Only)
1,027 units (79 du/acre)
Existing
s.f.
Proposed
s.f.
Net New
s.f.
Total s.f. FAR
California
Ave. Site
622,212 1,111,134 488,922 1,111,134 157%
Almanor
Ave. Site
166,300 135,000 135,000 301,300 99%
TOTAL 788,512 1,246,134 623,922 1,412,434 n/a
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General Plan Initiation –
Council Considerations
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Study Parameters to Consider
1. California Avenue site:
Office FAR
•Applicant: 157% FAR vs. 100% FAR current max.
•Staff & Planning Commission: Study PPSP Highest
Allowed (120% FAR)
Residential Density
•Applicant: 79 du/acre vs. undesignated
•Staff: Study R-4 – up to 36 du/acre + various density
bonuses
•Planning Commission: Study R-5 – up to 45 du/acre +
various density bonuses
Council Considerations
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Study Parameters to Consider
2. Almanor Avenue Site
Office
•Applicant: 99% FAR, current maximum 100% FAR
•Staff & Planning Commission: Study request
3. Increased development capacity (Office/R&D)
Include additional s.f. beyond current requests to
accommodate future growth
•Staff & Planning Commission: Study 1.2 million net new s.f. (vs ~0.6M GPI requests)
Council Considerations (continued)
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Study Parameters to Consider
4. Include Hermosa Ct./Mary Ave. HOS
Council 2016 direction to study housing in HOS
Staff Recommendation: Study R-3 Density (up to 24
du/acre plus density bonuses); any additional costs for study paid for by current applicants.
Council Considerations (continued)
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Staff Recommendation with one modification
Planning Commission Recommendation
• Housing for California AV site:
Up to 928 housing units (R-5)
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Staff Recommendation
Initiate a SPA study to consider:
• Office/Industrial
Add up to 1.2 M s.f. to PPSP Development Reserve
Increase FAR to 120% FAR on California AV site
• Housing
Up to 743 Housing Units (R-4) on California AV site
Up to 605 Housing Units (R-3) on Hermosa CT HOS
• Other identified study parameters
• Commence study after completion of MPSP