DRAFT 9/25/2024 _______
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Council Agenda:
Item No.:
RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SUNNYVALE ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING
PROGRAM H17 FOR MODIFIED COMMERCIAL
REQUIREMENTS IN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN
THE EL CAMINO REAL SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, the El Camino Real Specific Plan (ECRSP), adopted in 2023, includes several sites that were intended to redevelop from commercial/retail use to mixed use housing and commercial/retail; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element of the City of Sunnyvale provides that the City will adopt Prog
ram H17 to eliminate commercial requirements for sites zoned mixed use in the El Camino Specific Plan Area for 100% affordable housing developments; and
WHEREAS,
Program H17, planned for completion by the end of 2023, will be an integral part of shaping future affordable housing development in the ECRSP area, to help meet the City’s affordable housing goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE C ITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale adopts the Program H17 Modified Commercial Requirements in Mixed Use Development (Exhibit A), to be effective Dece
mber 1, 2024, and directs staff to apply the requirements listed in Exhibit A to affordable housing projects in the El Camino Specific Plan Area (as appropriate) in the City of Sunnyvale.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
THAT City Council directs staff to return to City Council to review the implementation of this Program and receive further direction after two 100% affordable projects have been approved by City Council, or earlier as may be determined by the director of community development.
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Council Agenda:
Item No.:
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_________________________________ _______________________________
DAVID CARNAHAN
City Clerk
LARRY KLEIN
Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
REBECCA L. MOON
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
Housing Element Program H17 El Camino Real Specific Plan Commercial Requirement for Affordable Housing
Notes:
[1] Exclusive of manager’s unit(s).
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE
AFFORDABLE TO “LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST 25%
OF THE AFFORDABLE UNITS
AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS AT
OR BELOW 50% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME”
STREET FRONTAGE
OF DEVELOPMENT
PROPERTY
NET LOT AREA
OF DEVELOPMENT
PROPERTY
ADJUSTED MINIMUM
REQUIRED COMMERCIAL AREA
(% OF REQUIREMENT
IDENTIFIED IN SMC TABLE
19.36.090)
100%1 All properties
Less than 3 acres
(130,680 sq. ft.)
0%
(No minimum required)
Equal to or greater
than 3 acres
(130,680 sq. ft.)
50%
Greater than 66% and
Less than or equal to 100%1
El Camino Real
Frontage
Less than 2 acres
(87,120 sq. ft.) 50%
Equal to or greater
than 2 acres
(87,120 sq. ft.)
66%
No El Camino Real
Frontage Any size 0%
(No minimum required)
Greater than 50% and
Less than or equal to 66% All properties 75%
Less than or equal to 50% Not eligible for adjusted minimum Active Uses (per ECRSP)
- Sites with El Camino Real frontage shall use gyms, bike rooms and leasing areas to maintain active uses on the ground floor.
- Sites without El Camino Real frontage shall use landscaped buffers of 15 feet to soften the pedestrian landscape at the ground floor.
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