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Gas station may make way for housing project

The Sunnyvale City Council unanimously voted March 24 to conduct a study that may clear the way for the destruction of the Exxon gas station at the corner of Reed and Evelyn avenues.

Developer Omid Shakeri of the Ridgecrest Group would like to develop homes on the land.

The study will determine whether this is possible by looking at the impacts of changing the use of the site from "neighborhood commercial " to "low-medium density residential."

Shakeri said 10 to 12 units will be built on the lot, where he says "the service station is just not successful."

Councilmember Pat Vorreiter voiced strong approval for the study, twice saying, "It's a perfect site for this kind of housing."

After Vorreiter finished her high praise for the project, Councilmember Jack Walker joked, "Sounds like you should write the study."

City denies request for Maude building

Members of the Sunnyvale City Council said they were voting against traffic congestion March 17 when they unanimously denied a developer's request to build a three-story building.

The developer had asked the city to waive a policy that controls employee density at work sites. City policy states that only 35 percent of a parcel of land for industrial use can be used for employee floor space.

The developer, CLM Associates, requested that 55 percent be allowed in a proposed building at 1024 W. Maude Ave. near Highway 237. According to a city report, this percentage would result in 90 more vehicles traveling to the area during the morning peak hours.

Mayor Jim Roberts referred to other instances when the council has approved such a waiver, but asked, "Where do we draw the line?"

He immediately answered before voting no, saying, "We draw it right here."

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, April 1, 1998.
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