City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Meeting Minutes - Final
Planning Commission
7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Monday, January 22, 2024
No Study Session | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Pyne called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
ROLL CALL
Chair Martin Pyne
Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias
Commissioner Galen Kim Davis
Commissioner Daniel Howard
Commissioner John Howe
Commissioner Michael Serrone
Commissioner Neela Shukla
Present: 7 -
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
3. 24-0139 Proposed Project:
Forward Recommendations to the City Council related to the General Plan Update to:
a. Adopt a Resolution to Amend Chapter 3: Land Use and
Transportation Element (LUTE) to update Figure 3-2 and add clarifications in the Village Center Section regarding the Commercial Floor Area calculations; and
b. Find the proposed amendments are consistent with the LUTE EIR and do not require additional environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15183 and 15162.
Planning File Number: PLNG-2023-0840
Environmental Review: The proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 in that the proposed edits are within a development density established by the existing general plan policies for which EIRs were previously certified and does not require additional environmental review. In addition, the proposed edits are exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as the proposed edits will not require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of
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January 22, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Final new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
Project Planner: Shaunn Mendrin, 408-730-7431,
[email protected]
Planning Officer Shaunn Mendrin presented the staff report with an oral presentation.
Commissioner Serrone and Planning Officer Mendrin discussed the requirements for dwelling units per acre on Village Center sites and the impact that the amendment to Chapter 3 of the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) will have upon projects that have already been proposed.
Commissioner Serrone confirmed with Planning Officer Mendrin that retail spaces do not necessarily need to be located on the ground floor of vertical mixed-use developments, retail could be stand alone in a horizontal mixed-use development.
Chair Pyne confirmed with Planning Officer Mendrin that additional changes to the Village Centers may be considered at a later time.
Chair Pyne and Planning Officer Mendrin discussed how the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) minimum would apply to mixed-use sites with more than one property owner.
Chair Pyne confirmed with Planning Officer Mendrin that each corner of a Village Center located on an intersection is considered its own site rather than only one site.
Chair Pyne opened the Public Hearing.
There were no public speakers for this agenda item.
Chair Pyne closed the Public Hearing.
MOTION: Commissioner Howe moved and Vice Chair Iglesias seconded the motion to recommend Alternative 1 to the City Council:
1) Take the following actions:
a. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 2) to Amend the Land Use and Transportation Element; and
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January 22, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Final b. Find that the proposed amendments are not a substantial change to the LUTE as analyzed in the LUTE EIR and no additional environmental review is required pursuant to Sections 15183 and 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Commissioner Howe spoke in support of the proposed amendment to the LUTE.
Commissioner Howard noted the projected increase in the jobs to housing ratio for 2035.
Chair Pyne confirmed his support of the motion.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Pyne
Vice Chair Iglesias
Commissioner Davis
Commissioner Howard
Commissioner Howe
Commissioner Serrone
Commissioner Shukla
7 -
No: 0
This recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at the February 27, 2024 meeting.
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