Sunnyvale Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE)
16 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2012032003
Lead Agency
City of Sunnyvale
Document Title
Sunnyvale Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/28/2023
Document Description
In 2017, the City of Sunnyvale (City) certified an EIR and adopted the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) of the Sunnyvale General Plan (SCH#2012032003). In July 2023, the City approved an Addendum to the LUTE EIR and approved updates to the Air Quality, Noise, and Safety Elements of the General Plan and integrate Environmental Justice objectives. As evaluated in the Addendum, these minor modifications to the General Plan do not involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. The analysis presented in the Addendum concludes that no additional environmental review is required under Section 15162 of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and therefore use of an Addendum is appropriate under CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.
The proposed General Plan amendments address Sunnyvale’s current air quality and noise conditions and includes mitigations to offset increased development as guided by the Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE). The proposed air quality and noise updates will help protect new development from surrounding pollution and noise exposure and existing uses from new pollution and noise sources. Integration of Environmental Justice objectives will strengthen the City’s overall equity, inclusion, and environmental protection goals, especially in low-income areas exposed to higher levels of pollution. The updates to the Safety Element will help the City comply with the state’s climate adaptation goals in accordance with recent state law.
Contact Information
Name
Mary Jeyaprakash
Agency Name
City of Sunnyvale
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Sunnyvale
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Other Location Info
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Sunnyvale
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/business-and-development/planning-and-building/ceqa-environmental-notices
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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