Location: Council Chambers and West Conference
Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Time: 6:00 PM

TOPIC

DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATIONS

File: 2017-7365
Three applications in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) area for DSP Blocks 18 and 22 includ e requests to study an increase in allowable office square footage and housing units and to decrease allowable
retail square footage and hotel use:

Location: 300 S. Mathilda Avenue, 2502 Town Center Lane, 200 W. Washington Avenue, 225 S. Taaffe Street / DSP Block 18 (APNs 209-34-019, 020, 021, 024, 025, 029, 030 / 209-35-002 / 209-35-013 thru
019, 023, 024, 029 / 209-39-001 thru 004 / 209- 40-001 thru 004 / 209-41-001 thru 004)

Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION
Request to initiate a study to consider modifications to DSP Block 18 to replace the allowable hotel with office space (up to 362,00 square feet), increase allowable housing from 292 units to 790 units, reduce allowable retail space from 1,007,876 square feet to 675,000 square feet, and replace established height limits with flexible height limits subject to approval by through a Special Development Permit.

Applicant / Owner: STC Venture LLC

File: 2017-7364
Location: 200 W. Washington Avenue / DSP 18 (APN 209-35-022)

Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION
Request to initiate a study to consider modification to development standards for DSP Block 18 (Macy’s site) to replace allowable ground floor retail of 88,500 square feet with flexible retail/office flex space, replace 88,500 square feet of second floor retail space with office space, and allow additional floors with approximately 210,000 square feet of office space, along with allowing a new bike/pedestrian connection between W. Washington Avenue and Redwood Square.

Applicant / Owner: Sand Hill Property Company/200 Washington LLC

File: 2017-7362
Location: 111 W. Evelyn Avenue / DSP Block 22 (APN 209-06- 082)

Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION

Request to initiate a study to replace an existing 1.46-acre corner parking lot with an approximately 69,000 square foot, three-story office building with underground parking resulting in a total of 111,000 square feet where 54,000 is currently allowed.

Applicant / Owner: Chang Architecture/Giurland, Inc

Environmental Review: The decision to initiate a Specific Plan Amendment study does not require environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the initiation of a study does not constitute a project with the meaning of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. If initiated, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment will be subject to the provisions of CEQA.

Project Planner: Gerri Caruso, (408) 730-7591, gcaruso@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Recommendation: Planning Commission recommendation of Alternatives 1 a-e, 2 a-d, 3 a-c, 4 and 5 to City Council for approval of the requests for initiation of Specific Plan Amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan related to Blocks 18 and 22.