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Zoning administrator denies variance request at 1688 Samedra Street for expanded front‑yard paving and uncovered parking
Summary
The City of Sunnyvale zoning administrator denied a variance request on June 25 from property owner Larry Yu to allow 62 percent front‑yard impervious surface and uncovered parking at 1688 Samedra Street, where Sunnyvale code limits front‑yard impervious surface and uncovered parking to 50 percent.
The City of Sunnyvale zoning administrator denied a variance request on June 25 from property owner Larry Yu seeking permission for 62% impervious surface and uncovered front‑yard parking at 1688 Samedra Street, where the municipal code limits front‑yard impervious surface and uncovered parking to 50 percent.
Project planner Momo Ishijima presented the application (File No. PONG20250028) and recommended denial, telling the zoning administrator that the lot is larger than typical Sunnyvale lots (approximately 9,800 square feet, about 75 feet wide by 135 feet deep) but that the variance would be a special privilege and the required findings for a variance were not met. Ishijima said staff had estimated the existing impervious area in the front yard at about 927…
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