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Sunnyvale zoning administrator approves vocal instruction studio with noise and hours limits
Summary
Zoning administrator Julia Klein approved a use permit Nov. 26 to allow a vocal instruction studio at 510 Lawrence Expressway, Suite 224 (PLNG-2025-0318). The approval includes three revised conditions addressing hours, noise and use-limitations and is subject to a 15-day appeal period.
Sunnyvale zoning administrator Julia Klein on Nov. 26 approved a use permit to allow a vocal instruction studio at 510 Lawrence Expressway, Suite 224 (PLNG-2025-0318), concluding a teleconference hearing after staff and the applicant agreed to three revised conditions intended to clarify hours of operation and mitigate noise impacts.
Klein said the city ‘‘strongly denounces hate speech’’ and is committed to inclusion, then described the process for the hearing. Project planner Gabrielle "Gabby" Ventura told the administrator that the applicant had agreed to updates to three conditions; she said the revised conditions were posted to the project website.
The revisions Ventura read for the record included condition headers identified as T-1 (hours of operation), T-7 (noise) and T-8 (use permit limitations). Klein said those changes ‘‘help to clarify the use and the improvements that will be made to address any noise, sort of attenuation’’ and that they support approval of the project.
Klein rendered her decision ‘‘per the staff recommendation in alternative 2’’ and approved the use permit based on the findings in Attachment 2, with corrections to recommended conditions noted in Attachments 3 and 8. Klein closed the public hearing and adjourned the zoning administrator hearing.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. After the approval, a member of the applicant team asked when the approval becomes effective; Klein replied that a 15-calendar-day appeal period applies. After that period, the applicant may submit applications for a business license and other permits. Ventura said she would follow up with the applicant to provide the final decision documents.
The project was described on the record as qualifying for a categorical exemption under Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The application lists Lawrence Commercial Center LLC as the property owner. The planning application and parcel identifiers reported at the hearing were permit number PLNG-2025-0318 and APN 216-44-119.
Next steps: the 15-day appeal window is now open; if no appeal is filed, the applicant may proceed with business-license and permit processing and the planner will provide final decision paperwork to the applicant.
