2023-2031
Housing Element Update
City Council
Study Session
September 26, 2023
2City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 Agenda
• Housing Element Timeline
• HCD Findings & City
Responses
• Next Steps
3City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 Housing Element Timeline
Jul 8, 2022 First HCD Draft submitted to HCD
Oct 6, 2022 HCD Comment Letter #1
Oct 2022 – May 2023 Revisions to Draft
Jan 31, 2023 HCD Adoption Deadline
May 24, 2023 Revised HCD Draft submitted to HCD
July 10, 2023 Errata sent to HCD
July 21, 2023 HCD Comment Letter #2
Aug 2023 Meetings with HCD
Sep 26, 2023 City Council Study Session
4City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A1
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing & Identified Sites • Analyze why
Sites Inventory
has fewer units
in DSP than in
MPSP
• HCD Count: 224 Units
Actual Count: 1,120 units
• DSP build out currently in progress,
MPSP approved in July
• MPSP over 9x larger than DSP
• Many affordable projects in DSP
• Program H3 commits to increased
density in Village Centers and
other highest resource sites
5City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A2
Realistic Capacity
• Analyze how
commercial
requirements
affect realistic
capacity of 105
du/acre in
MPSP
• Support
assumptions in
DSP and ECRSP
• Most MPSP assumptions are lower:
• DSP assumptions supported by recent
project data since 2013
1,223 units assigned vs. 1,608 approved
Zoning Comm
Required
?
Min
Density
Max
Achievable
Density
Realistic
Capacity
Activity
Center
Yes 40 du/ac 180 du/ac 40 du/ac
Mixed Use Yes 36 du/ac 150 du/ac 37.5 du/ac
Residential No 70 du/ac 150 du/ac 105 du/ac
6City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A2
Realistic Capacity (continued)
• Analyze open
space
requirements and
parking minimums
in LSAP and ECRSP
• Added examples of recent/proposed
projects
Projects exceed land use
requirements and
max density
Source: Google Maps
Savoy (1120 Kifer – 2016 LSAP)
Required Actual
Open Space 26,000 SF 100,880 SF
Parking 584 spaces 766 spaces
Max. Units 359 520
7City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A2
Suitability of Nonvacant Sites
• Support
redevelopment
of nonvacant
sites with recent
development
trends
• Added examples of recent and
proposed projects showing
redevelopment of nonvacant
sites throughout City
Office/R&D/Ind: Redwood Place,
610 E Weddell (below)
Commercial: 200 S Taaffe, Flats
West, Paloma Place
Source: Google Maps Source: Google Maps
8City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A2
Zoning for a Variety of Housing Types
• Modify parking
standards and to
facilitate Single
Room Occupancy
(SRO) housing
• Consider allowing
SROs by right in
mixed use zones
in ECRSP
• Modified Program H23 to
remove minimum parking
requirements for SROs
• Allow SROs by right in mixed use
zoning districts in ECRSP
Source: Google Maps
Carroll Inn Apartments
9City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A3
Land Use Controls
• Analyze land use
controls
including
parking
requirements
and open space
requirements
• Added examples of recent
projects that have complied
with development standards
• Modified Program H18 to
reduce open space
requirements in R2 and R3
zones
• Modified Program H21 to
remove parking minimums
pursuant to AB 2097
10City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A3
Fees and Exactions
• Analyze Park
Dedication
Requirement’s
impact on
multifamily
housing types
• Modified Program H19 to
reduce requirement for
multifamily housing
Revise density assumptions with
new Census data
Modify fee structure to be based
on square footage instead of
number of units
11City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding A3
Processing and Permitting Procedures
• Clarify new
Plan Review
Permit
approval
threshold
• Clarified that Planning
Commission hearing for Plan
Review Permit is subject to
objective design standards
only
12City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding B2
Housing Programs
• Revise
programs:
H17: ECRSP
Commercial
Requirement
• No revisions to H17
• Added example of pending
ECRSP project that meets
commercial requirements
• Discussed ECR as a commercial
corridor transitioning to mixed-
use with residential
Source: Dahlin
13City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding B2
Housing Programs (continued)
• Revise
programs:
H18: Open
Space
H19: Park
Dedication
Requirement
• H18: Revised to commit to
reduce open space
requirements in R-2 and R-3
zones
• H19: Revised to commit to
reduce in-lieu fees for
multifamily housing
14City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 HCD Finding City Response
Finding C
Public Participation
• Clarify additional
steps needed to
approve
proposed
projects at 1154
and 1170 Sonora
Court
• Applicant and Staff have
resolved processing questions
• Environmental studies nearing
completion; application will be
scheduled for public hearing
soon
15City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 Next Steps
Oct 6, 2023 Publish Revised Draft
Oct – Dec 2023 HCD 60-day Review
Dec 2023 Housing & Human Services Comm.
Dec 11, 2023 Planning Commission
Jan 9, 2024 City Council Adoption
16City of Sunnyvale – 2023-2031 Housing Element Update – City Council Study Session – September 2023 Questions
Discussion
Source: MidPen Housing