Remarks by Ilan Sigura
46 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 3:38:04
“My last question is because we're giving a lot of concessions and waivers, do we still keep what the master plan is for law and stations as far as the look and”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 3:39:37
“Last thing, I know that mainly most of the trains already changed to electrical trains, which is... a little bit less noisy and whatnot, but there was any study or any steps to, you know, they took any steps as far as consideration to mitigate noise, noise, even lighter train, you know, vibrations, et cetera, et cetera, because the proximity of that building is going to be relatively close, so... I was wondering if there's anything, anybody took any accountability or looked into it”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 4:28:45
“Thank you. So it is a great project and will be a great improvement. I wish that the BMRs were a little bit bigger, not just in numbers of bedrooms, but in size. We're looking forward to see this project coming quickly and up, and thank you for doing it.”
Planning Commission · Aug 31, 2026
- Play at 36:47
“Thank you. Thank you so much for the presentation. I have a few questions, a few things to staff. How do you guys define the mass on the second story or the bulk build on it where most of the street is really one story? How we justify that?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 37:44
“Okay. I believe I saw that the setback is 18 feet from the front. Is that correct?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 38:22
“The last thing I want to ask is about the houses close to the creek. And did the Santa Clara Valley Water Company, did they do evaluation over there?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:00:47
“Thank you. So when I look at this project and the laws are changing very soon, even if we voted in your favor, they can go in a week and apply again. And then with the new laws, there's nothing that can be done. um in addition the first thing i was asking about massing the size etc etc and it looks like the applicant did everything they could a to raise the window seals higher and to go with obscure windows so both parties have some privacy um i just want to recommend something to you um behind my house i have a yard of pg e which is not a beautiful site to look at. And what I did, this is…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:02:45
“They didn't make a proposal, but I do understand that. But you need to also understand that. the planning division of the city tried to accommodate you guys as much as possible by asking them to put up skilled windows and to raise the windowsills. If you look at the front and the back, everything is way lower, which not affecting not you nor the other neighbors. I just want to put it out there. So maybe it will make you feel a little bit better. That's all. Yeah, perfect. Thank you very much.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:34:24
“Thank you. So looking at the plans and I myself doing design build and I build a lot of houses in Sunnyvale and I work with the city a lot. From looking at the setbacks and easements and considering what the applicant wants, there is not a whole lot different that they could have done. in this and I do know that the city of Sunnyvale always watching to follow the guidelines and regulations that they're putting for us and want to make sure that everybody understands that also we have to obey by those guidelines and we when we gonna make our vote we gonna go based on the guidelines and the…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:56:23
“Thank you. Can staff clarify for the record that under the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and California Code, California law, commercial competition between private businesses and tenant leasing disputes cannot form the legal basis for denying or approving and land use of permit.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:57:38
“Okay, so given the fact that previously this suite was lacked of active personal services permits, can staff confirm that miscellaneous plan permits MMP process under the SMC is fully meets all the procedural requirements for the downtown commercial use?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 1:59:43
“any negative impacts okay so i think i know the answer for that but uh just to uh clarify i don't think that because of the nature of the downtown and all the additional parking that there is that particular business would not require an additional parking because they can use the public uh parking right okay thank you commissioner pine”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 2:39:27
“Are there other businesses in the vicinity of that business that is also under the MPP?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 2:39:48
“No, like if there is, let's say, a door from help place, the next door over or two or three doors, other businesses that are under the license of the MPP.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 2:40:24
“So, in a sense, when you it's obviously different license than standard license like a health salon that will have six seven chairs that working on high volume and people coming in and out and versus somebody that comes for consultation or appointment um with the business owner correct um”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 2:41:24
“So they're falling under these guidelines. Mm-hmm. Okay, fair enough. Thanks.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 3:10:08
“Thank you. So I totally can relate to what Commissioner Shukla said here. Again, me and my trade as well. I go a lot of times for permits and sometimes we do something wrong and we don't get the permits. I do believe that, first of all, the applicant sent the paperwork and obviously had the signature of the landlord and meeting the guidelines of the city, which is the most important thing. I can totally relate to the appealant that, okay, I did not get it. where somebody else gets it um but that's not the applicant's fault um and i do believe that competition is a good thing now as far as if…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 3:59:17
“Thank you. So I wanted also to talk about the transformer. I did a little bit of research and low NPG&E requirement for underground transformers. In California, PG&E owns engineering standards, especially engineering standard document 072149, set the rule at allowing subsurface transformer installation. These are not California state law, but they are governing with the rules of PG&E used to approve or deny such installation. So this, at the end of the day, a decision of PG&E. It's not necessarily that it definitely costs more to the applicant. That's no doubt. However, it reduces humming…”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 4:02:48
“My last question is, because we're giving a lot of concessions and waivers, do we still keep what the master plan is for Lawrence stations as far as the look?”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 4:04:21
“um last thing i know that uh trains always know he was considered even uh like you know that vibrations etc etc because the proximity of that uh below so I was wondering if there's anything anybody took any accountability or looked into it.”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026
- Play at 4:51:17
“uh commissioner segura thank you so it is a great project and will be a great improvement i wish that the bmrs were a little bit bigger not just in numbers of bedrooms but in size we're looking forward to see this project coming quickly and app and thank you for doing it”
Planning Commission · Aug 24, 2026