Draft Prohousing Application Scoring Sheet — Sunnyvale City Council, July 23, 2024

Appendix 3: Project Proposal Scoring Sheet (City of Sunnyvale) Appendix 3, Page 1
Cat.

Num.

P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-14)
3 8
Other policies to
Affirmatively
Further Fair
Housing
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative
1 4
1D Lawrence Station Area
Plan includes additional
density bonuses for
projects that offer
additional affordability
beyond the State Density
Bonus program’s
requirements.

E Lawrence Station Area
Plan, Development
Incentives Program
See here, (pg.
6)
2 1
Lawrence
Station Area
Plan
2 4
1F Moffett Park Specific Plan
includes parking maximum
requirements that are less
than Gov. Code 65915(p);
elimination of parking
minimums; and unbundled
parking standards in
Moffett Park Specific Plan
E A. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.29.120)
B. Moffett Park
Specific Plan
A. See here
B. See here
(pgs 233-236)
2 3
Moffett Park
Specific Plan
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative
1 3
1H Industrial to Residential
(ITR) zoning districts allow
residential uses in
E Sunnyvale Municipal
Code (19.26.090-

19.26.130)
See here 1 6
ITR Zoning
Districts
1 2
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Cat.

Num.

Policy ensures net gain of
housing as well as
mitigation of
environmental hazards
prior to residential
transition.

Land Use and
Transportation
Element (Policy LT-

14.5)

See here
1I Green Building Program
provides 5% density
bonus to all residential
projects and additional
incentives for multi-family
projects that exceed the
City’s minimum Green
Building standards
E Resolution (938-19)

*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
Attached in
Appendix 5
1 1
1K City’s Below Market Rate
inclusionary zoning
program increases
affordable housing supply
by requiring (a) rental
projects with more than
three units to provide 15%
affordable units to lower
incomes and (b)
ownership projects with
more than seven units to
provide 15% affordable
units to moderate
incomes. Increases
housing choices and
E a. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.77.010-150)

b. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.67.010-150)

*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative

a. See here

b. See here

1 7
Below Market
Rate program
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative

1 2
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Appendix 3: Project Proposal Scoring Sheet (City of Sunnyvale) Appendix 3, Page 3
Cat.

Num.

2. Parking maximums in
Mixed Use Districts of El
Camino Real Specific Plan
E
E

1. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.35.080)

2. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.36.120)

1. See here

2. See here
1 1
Lawrence
Station Area
Plan
2 3
2B The following
programmatic
Environmental Impact
Reports (EIR) streamline
the development process:

1. Downtown Specific Plan
Final EIR

2. Lawrence Station Area
Plan Final Subsequent
EIR

3. El Camino Real Specific
Plan EIR

4. Moffett Park Specific
Plan EIR
E Environmental Impact
Report (EIR)

1. See here

2. See here

3. See here

4. See here
2 1
Lawrence
Station Area
Plan
2 4
2F Housing Element Program
H6: City provides technical
assistance and regular
meetings with affordable
E 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-9)
1 1
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Cat.

Num.

Regular meetings
coordinate review process
to meet State and/or
Federal financing
timelines.
2G Housing Element Program
H20: City will establish
new non-discretionary
Housing Development
Permit (formerly known as
Plan Review Permit) for all
residential development
projects.

P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-4; 2-14)
1 1
2H 1. Housing Element
Program H43: City will
maintain and implement
objective design
standards.

2. Multifamily residential
and mixed use objective
design standards adopted
June 12, 2023.

E 1. 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Policy H-4.6,
Program H43)

2. Objective Design
Standards for Multi-
family Residential and
Mixed-Use
Development
See here
(39MB file, pg
,2-22)
See here
1 1
2I City has a public-facing
One-Stop Permit Center
with staff available from
various departments
E Webpage See here 1 1
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Cat.

Num.

Permit Center is open
from 8am-5pm during
weekdays.
2K City has a standardized
application form for all
planning entitlement
applications.

E Webpage See here 1 1
2L 1. New Development
Projects Map is an
interactive web-based
map showing new
developments and their
current status (e.g. Under
Review, Approved by City
Council, Under
Construction).

2. E-OneStop webpage
allows public to look up
plan check status by
address or permit number.

E 1. Webpage

2. Webpage

1. See here

2. See here
1 1
2N Preliminary Review
process can reduce time
and expenses for large,
complex, and/or
controversial projects.

E Internal process
(included in 2023-
2031 Housing
Element)
*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
See here
(39MB file, pg
6-44)

1 1
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Cat.

Num.

E 1. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.74.080)
*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative

2. 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Program
H19)

1. See here

2. See here
(39MB file, pg
2-14)
3 8
Other policies to
Affirmatively
Further Fair
Housing
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative
1 4
3B Housing Element Program
H4: City will develop ADU
resources including an
ADU toolkit and website
that currently includes a
guidebook and cost
calculator to facilitate ADU
construction.

1. ADU website was
launched in
collaboration with
other Santa Clara
County jurisdictions in
2023.

2. Pre-reviewed ADU
plans will be added to
the website in 2024.

3. The City’s ADU Toolkit
to be published in
early 2024.

P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-8)
ADU website
available here
2 8
Other policies to
Affirmatively
Further Fair
Housing
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative
1 3
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Cat.

Num.

Concise Written
Description of Prohousing
Policy
Enacted
(E) or
Proposed
(P)
Documentation Type
(e.g., resolution,
zoning code)
Web Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
3C Housing Element Program
H19: City will establish
reduced Park Dedication
In-lieu fees for multifamily
housing, Dual Urban
Opportunity (SB 9)
projects that include lot
splits, missing middle
housing types, and
specials needs housing.
(Note that SB9 Dual
Urban Opportunity
projects not involving a lot
split are not subject to the
Park Dedication
requirement.)
P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-14)
1 8
Other policies to
Affirmatively
Further Fair
Housing
*See Appendix
5 for
supporting
narrative
1 2
3D 1. City has established (a)
Mobile Home Park zoning
districts (R-MH) and (b)
enacted a Housing
Element policy and
program to maintain at
least 400 acres of Mobile
Home Park zoning to
preserve and promote
mobilehome parks.

2. City has set aside a
maximum of $50,000 in
City Housing Mitigation
Funds to support the
E 1.
a. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.18.020(h))
b. 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Policy H-3.6
and Program H14)

2. Council Policy
Manual 2.3.3(2)

1. a. See here
b. See here
(39MB file, pg
2-3, 2-12)

2. See here
1 1
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Cat.

Num.

Concise Written
Description of Prohousing
Policy
Enacted
(E) or
Proposed
(P)
Documentation Type
(e.g., resolution,
zoning code)
Web Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
development of a modular
housing demonstration
project.
3E 1. Housing Element
Program H40: City uses
local, state, and federal
funding to expand, repair,
and improve pedestrian
and bicycle infrastructure
(including sidewalks and
bike lanes). City will target
funding for low- and
moderate-resource areas.

2. Lawrence Station Area
Plan’s Development
Incentives Program
provides density bonuses
in exchange for
community benefits,
including several that
encourage
active/alternative
transportation:
a. Bicycle/Pedestrian
Shared Use Paths
b. Transit passes for
residents
c. 20% more Class I
bicycle parking spaces
and 10 more Class II
E 1. 2023-2031 Housing
Element

2. Lawrence Station
Area Plan,
Development
Incentives Program
* See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative

1. See here
(39MB file, pg
2-21)

2. See here
1 1
Lawrence
Station Area
Plan
2 3
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Cat.

Num.

Concise Written
Description of Prohousing
Policy
Enacted
(E) or
Proposed
(P)
Documentation Type
(e.g., resolution,
zoning code)
Web Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
spaces than required by
Sunnyvale Municipal Code
d. Onsite bicycle repair
station.
3F Housing Element Program
H31: City to adopt
universal design
ordinances for completion
in 2024.

P 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Policy H-

5.10 and Program
H31)
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-5 and 2-18)
1 1
3H 1. Citywide reduced
parking requirements for
affordable housing to
lower incomes; standard
housing for senior citizens
and persons with
disabilities; and assisted
living facilities

2. Off-street parking
requirements reduced by
50% for deed-restricted
affordable housing and
senior housing in
Lawrence Station Area
Plan
E 1. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.46.080)
*See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative

2. Sunnyvale
Municipal Code
(19.35.080)

1. See here

2. See here
1 1
Lawrence
Station Area
Plan
2 3
3I Housing Element Program
H17: El Camino Real
Specific Plan Active
Ground Floor
Requirement – City will
develop a program to
P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
* See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-13)
1 7
El Camino Real
Specific Plan
1 2
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Appendix 3: Project Proposal Scoring Sheet (City of Sunnyvale) Appendix 3, Page 10
Cat.

Num.

Concise Written
Description of Prohousing
Policy
Enacted
(E) or
Proposed
(P)
Documentation Type
(e.g., resolution,
zoning code)
Web Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
address commercial
requirement for 100%
affordable projects in the
El Camino Real Specific
Plan to facilitate low-
income housing in higher
opportunity areas.
4B City has a Housing
Mitigation Fund and Below
Market Rate In-Lieu Fund
that are used to support
the development of
affordable housing.

E 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Chapter 5.3
Financial Resources)
See here
(39MB file, pg
5-74)
2 2
4E City has policy to
encourage development of
City-owned sites that are
suitable for housing
development to be
developed as affordable
housing.

E Council Policy Manual

2.3.3(8)
* See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
See here 2 2
4H City directs all residual
redevelopment funds to
the Low-Moderate Income
Housing Asset Fund to
assist in the development
and preservation of
affordable housing
E Resolution 109-14-OB
* See Appendix 5 for
supporting narrative
See here 1 1
4I Housing Element Program
H7: City will continue to
collect housing mitigation
fees and release Notices
E 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-10)
1 1
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Cat.

Num.

Concise Written
Description of Prohousing
Policy
Enacted
(E) or
Proposed
(P)
Documentation Type
(e.g., resolution,
zoning code)
Web Links to
Documents
Points Enhancement
Category
Number
Enhancement
Points
Total
Points
of Funding Availability
every other year.
2022 and 2024 NOFA
Guidelines
Attached in
Appendix 5
4L 1. Housing Element
Program H32: The City
will continue to provide
annual funding for the
Tenant-Based Rental
Assistance program which
serves Extremely Low-
Income households,
including homeless
persons.

2. The City prioritizes
biennial NOFA funding for
developments that serve
Extremely Low-Income
households.

E 1. 2023-2031 Housing
Element (Policy H-

2.11, Program H32)

2. 2022 and 2024
NOFA Guidelines

1. See here
(39MB file, pg
2-3, pg 2-19)

2. Attached in
Appendix 5
1 1
4M Housing Element Program
H8: New Funding
Mechanisms for
Affordable Housing – City
will evaluate new funding
mechanisms and select
the most viable options for
implementation during the
2023-2031 planning
period.

P 2023-2031 Housing
Element
See here
(39MB file, pg
2-10)
1 1
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