City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
6:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Monday, July 24, 2023
Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM 6 P.M. STUDY SESSION
Call to Order
Vice Chair Iglesias called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call
Chair Martin Pyne
Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Present: 6 -
Commissioner Daniel HowardAbsent: 1 -
Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused.
Study Session
A. 23-0686
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.57-acre site:
SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special
Development Permit 2019-7557 for the north site of the
Intuitive Surgical corporate campus. Relocate underground parking to a new above-ground structure on an adjacent site under the same ownership at 2900 Semiconductor Drive in the City of Santa Clara; modify the pedestrian bridge design over Kifer Road; relocate the loading dock; reconfigure the
signalized intersection at the southeast corner; add an internal courtyard on the north building and reduce total building area from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet; swap window glazing types at the second and third floors and increase spandrel glazing; install rooftop screening units; and relocate the
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employee restaurant from the west to east side.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Modify Development
Agreement 2019-7557 for the relocation of parking on the north site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to the adjacent site in the City of Santa Clara.
Location: 945-955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001 and 205-40-002) File #: 2022-7369
Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and Service Zoning District Sixty Percent Floor Area Ratio) Applicant / Owner: HOK (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner) Environmental Review: Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443,
[email protected]
Adjourn Study Session
7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pyne called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Pyne led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Martin Pyne
Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Present: 6 -
Commissioner Daniel HowardAbsent: 1 -
Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
There were no public speakers for this agenda item.
MOTION: Commissioner Howe moved and Vice Chair Iglesias seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Pyne
Vice Chair Iglesias
Commissioner Davis
Commissioner Howe
Commissioner Serrone
Commissioner Shukla
6 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Howard1 -
1. 23-0751
Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
None.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
2. 23-0768 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024 (Information Only)
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None.
-Staff Comments
Principal Planner George Schroeder updated the Planning Commissioners on the recruitment status for vacant positions on the City’s boards and commissions. He added that applications for these recruitments are due by 4 p.m. on August 3, 2023.
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Principal Planner Schroeder informed the Commissioners that the General Plan Air Quality, Noise, Safety, and Environmental Justice update will be considered at the City Council meeting of July 25, 2023.
Principal Planner Schroeder advised that the City Council will hold a study session on the Village Center Master Plan on August 8, 2023. At the same meeting, the City Council will review the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) amendment initiation to study changes to the development intensities and standards for Block 18 of the DSP.
Principal Planner Schroeder stated that there will be a Chair and Vice Chair training scheduled on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Participants may attend in-person in the Bay Conference Room or via Zoom.
Principal Planner Schroeder announced that a training will be offered by the Department of Public Safety regarding the security of the Council Chambers and Bay Conference Room on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Pyne adjourned the meeting at 7:06 PM.
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