CITY OF SUNNYVALE CITY COUNCIL HEARING:
CITYWIDE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
June 27, 2023
PROJECT TEAM
ODS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
REVISION TO PUBLIC DRAFT
NEXT STEPS AND ADOPTION
WELCOME
PROCESS
FINAL DRAFT
NEXT STEPS
PROJECT TEAMWELCOME
Michelle King
Principal Planner
City of Sunnyvale
Kelly Cha
Associate Planner
City of Sunnyvale
Bruce Brubaker, AIA
Principal
PlaceWorks
Greg Goodfellow
Senior Associate II
PlaceWorks
Chris Haegglund, AIA
Principal
BAR Architects
ODS DEVELOPMENT PROCESSPROCESS
June 2022: Administrative Draft ODS
Community meeting
Stakeholder focus groups
PC Study Session
Multi-departmental staff review
October 2022: Screencheck Draft ODS
Multi-departmental staff review
March 2023: Public Review Draft ODS
PC Review and Study
Community meeting and public review process
June 2023: Adoption of Citywide ODS
ODS ORGANIZATIONPROCESS
NINE CHAPTERS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SITE DESIGN
3. BUILDING FORM
4. BUILDING DETAIL AND LIGHTING
5. PARKING AND SERVICE AREA DESIGN
6. OPEN SPACE DESIGN
7. LANDSCAPE DESIGN
8. BIRD SAFE DESIGN
9. GLOSSARY
ODS FEATURESPROCESS
Chapters 2-8 include Purpose and Goals
Ambiguous guidelines eliminated, e.g.:
LA-1.4. Properly landscape all areas not covered by structures, driveways, and parking
Scorecard to Support Variety in Design:
Residential Transition Building Elevation Design Open Space Amenity Backflow Preventer Screening Pedestrian Pathway Design Standards (examples):
To Support Sustainability
For Compatibility with Adjacent Uses
Additional Site Design Features
Sunnyvale Residents
No comments received
Planning Commission
Addition of amendment process
language
Addition of dark sky standards
Vet landscape standards against
Sierra Club comments
REVISIONS TO PUBLIC DRAFT FINAL DRAFT
REVISIONS TO PUBLIC DRAFT FINAL DRAFT
Staff Recommended Changes
Landscape standard refinements
Tree removal/replacement
Tree canopy standards
Tighten with zoning and other
existing city regulation
Additional review by licensed
landscape architect
Glossary updates
REVISIONS TO PUBLIC DRAFT FINAL DRAFT
Draft ODS
review
checklist
Applicant and
City perform
parallel review
Subject to
revision
PLANNING COMMISSIONNEXT STEPS
June 12, 2023
Recommend to City
Council:
Approve Staff
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONSACTION
Adopt a Resolution to establish Citywide Objective Design Standards for Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Developments; Repeal the Mixed-Use Development Tool Kit and the High Density Residential Design Guidelines;
Rename the Citywide Design Guidelines to Non-Residential Design Guidelines;
Direct the Director of Community Development to administratively update other adopted design guidelines to be aligned with the new Objective Design Standards;
Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section
19.37.020; and,
Find that the Action is Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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