CC Resolution No. 17-020 to Deny Authorizing a Prospective Development Proposal to Proceed as a General Plan Amendment ApplicationRESOLUTION NO. 17-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
TO DENY AUTHORIZING A PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
TO PROCEED AS A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION
PROTECT DESCRIPTION
Application No: GPAauth-2017-01
Applicant: Keith Fichtner (Kings Mill Group)
Location: 19900 Stevens Creek Boulevard.
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2015, the City Council adopted procedures for considering future
General Plan a1:1endments, including to review prospective applications twice a year and decide
which are authorized to proceed as a General Plan Amendment !3-pplication; and
WHEREAS, the City Council decision to authorize one or more applicants to proceed with a
General Plan amendment application, does not in any way presume approval of any proposed
amendment or project; and
WHEREAS, the City received one application by November 14, 2016, the deadline to be
considered in the 2017 first cycle of the General Plan Amendment application review process; and
WHEREAS, on February 21, 2017, the City Council held a public hearing to consider said General
Plan Amendment authorization applications; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Resolution is not a project within the meaning of section 15378 of the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change in the environment, either directly or ultimately. In the event that
this Resolution is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption
contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have
no possibility of a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted criteria for determining whether an application will be
authorized for processing as follows:
a. General Plan goals achieved by the proposed project, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(i) Site and architectural design and neighborhood compatibility;
(ii) Brief description of net fiscal impacts (sales tax, transient occupancy tax or other
revenue provided by the project), including the extent to which the project would
diversify the City's economic base;
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(iii) The provision of affordable housing; and
(iv) Environmental Sustainability.
March 7, 2017
b. General Plan amendments (and any other zoning amendments or variances) requested.
c. Proposed voluntary community amenities, defined as (i) school resources, (ii) public
open space, such as parks and trails, (iii) public facilities and utilities, such as library,
community center or utility systems and (iv) Transportation facilities with an emphasis
on city-wide bicycle, pedestrian and transit improvements, such as community shuttles,
pedestrian and bicycle bridges, and transit centers/stations
d. Staff time and resources required to process the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that after careful consideration of maps, facts, exhibits,
testimony, staff reports, public comments, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the City
Council of the City of Cupertino has determined that the following proposal is not authorized to
proceed as General Plan Amendment applications based on the criteria shown in Exhibit A:
Scandinavian Furniture Site -19900 Stevens Creek Boulevard -an application to
incorporate 1,790 sq. ft. of existing outdoor arcade area into the existing 26,239 sq. ft. retail
space on site and convert it to either an incubator office or medical office use totaling
28,029 sq. ft.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino the
7th day of March 2017, by the following roll call vote:
Vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council:
Mayor Vaidhyanathan, Vice Mayor Paul, Chang, Sinks, Scharf
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