The 6th District Court of Appeal recently denied a challenge to the proposed expansion of a medical complex in the City of Sunnyvale. The decision reaffirms the standard for evaluating general plan consistency and, in the wake of Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Assn v. City of Sunnyvale City Council, 190 Cal.App.4th 1351 (2010), reaffirms the use of future baselines in analyzing traffic impacts.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation proposed to expand a medical complex in the City of Sunnyvale. The proposal involved demolishing several existing structures, including three single-family residences, and then constructing a medical office building, a parking garage, and a storage and waste management area.

The City prepared and certified an environmental impact report and approved the project.