REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN22-00282) for the Demolition of an Existing Warehouse and the Construction of a Four Story 111,978 Square Foot Data Center Located at 1231 Comstock Street.
Report
File No.: PLN22-00282
Location: 1231 Comstock Street, a 1.37-acre lot located on Comstock Street, about two hundred feet from the corner of Comstock Street and Kenneth Street; APN: 224-08-120.
General Plan: Low Intensity Office / Research & Development
Zoning: Low-Intensity Office / Research & Development (LO-RD)
Applicant: Prime Data Centers
Owner: 1231 Comstock Property LLC
Request: Architectural Review - Demolition of an existing warehouse and the construction of a 111,978 square foot data center located at 1231 Comstock Street.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The proposed project is in a Low-Intensity Office / Research & Development (LO-RD) area consisting of both one- and multi-story data centers with some industrial development to the south of the parcel. See Zoning and General Plan Vicinity Maps in Attachments 1 and 2.
* The site currently has a single-story warehouse (built circa 1975) that will be removed to incorporate the new data center.
* Per the Santa Clara City Code (SCCC) 18.120.020 (4) and (7), the request requires Architectural Review approval through Development Review Hearing.
* Per the SCCC Table 2-13, Data Centers also require approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) within the LO-RD district. The project received approval of a CUP upon appeal to the City Council on December 3, 2024.
o The project also received Variance approvals for exceeding the height limit and a reduction to required parking.
* The project proposes a 111,978 square foot data center, back-up power diesel generators located on the ground floor with offices and equipment room on the second, third and fourth floor.
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