REPORT TO Planning commission
SUBJECT
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PUBLIC HEARING: Action on an Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendments to revise the permitted uses within the Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) land use designation and to amend the Master Community Plan (MCP) for the Related Santa Clara Project (PLN24-00060) Located at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive to Introduce a new Scheme C Land Use Scenario, and Amendment of the Development Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and Related Santa Clara, LLC for the Related Santa Clara Project.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Applicant /Owner: Related Santa Clara, LLC/ City of Santa Clara
General Plan: Urban Center/Entertainment District
Zoning: Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC)
Site Area: 240 acres
Existing Conditions: The site is currently vacant.
Surrounding Land Uses:
• North: SR 237 and City of San Jose
• South: Tasman Drive, Levi’s Stadium and Tasman East residential development
• East: Guadalupe River, City of San Jose
• West: Great America Parkway, Office and Commercial uses
Executive Summary:
Related Santa Clara, LLC, the applicant, is proposing to modify a portion of the already approved 2016 City Council Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC) for the Related Santa Clara project, a 240-acre mixed-use development project located directly across from Levi’s Stadium. The project is a public-private partnership intended to develop as several land uses including a vibrant urban district, a mix of office, retail, residential, hotel, entertainment uses, office campus, along with substantial public open space on City-owned property that includes the site of a former landfill. The mix of land uses were approved through the PD-MC on five parcels built over seven phases and through multiple years. The heart of the project is a new mixed-use city neighborhood with a pedestrian oriented and walkable development known as “City Center” with dense residential, retail, hotel and office on Phases 4 and 5. The City Center on Parcels 4 and 5 would serve as a regional destination along with the Levi’s Stadium and Convention Center. Parcel 3 is reserved for development by the City of a public park. Parcels 1 and 2 are primarily campus style office uses and with some variation could also include supportive retail.
It is important to share with the Planning Commission the broader economic climate has shifted dramatically since the pandemic and is now causing a change in markets across the Bay Area and Santa Clara as discussed at the Special City Council Study Session on ’February 13, 2025 Urban Land Institute (ULI) meeting on State of Santa Claras Real Estate & Development Market </..//../Users/ahamid/Downloads/Agenda Packet (36).pdf> and the May 6, 2025 Special City Council Study Session on the Related Santa Clara project. The applicant now desires a land use that is more economically sustainable to respond to the changed market. Due to post pandemic shifts in the retail and office market, construction costs have risen dramatically between 5-15%, office vacancy is at 15% and retail vacancy is at 10% or more. Additional force majeure project challenges were shared at the May 6 City Council meeting. Due to the market changes, force majeure and rising interest rates, Related Santa Clara, LLC, is now proposing an amendment called Scheme C with light industrial uses which include warehouse and distribution facilities on Parcels 1 and 2 only where previously there was office campus.
The proposed modification under Scheme C maintains City Center at Parcels 4 and 5 and the public park on Parcel 3. Where there was primarily office on Parcels 1 and 2, those would now be replaced with industrial uses. On the balance, the total project build-out of 9.16 million gross square feet would remain the same as the original 2016 project. In other words, Parcels 4 and 5 would continue to have additional variety of land use types and with the addition of offices would create a more vibrant and economically sustainable City Center. City Center would have land uses that are supportive of an urban vibrant district with retail, amenities, office and residential to create a 24/7 walkable pedestrian oriented neighborhood near transit. Typical of zoning districts, the light industrial uses would be developed in a separate zoned area to allow those uses to perform and function based on the operations. City Center would develop as a regional destination with pedestrian-oriented commercial retail and services, urban residential, hotel and offices. At the May 6 meeting, Related Santa Clara, LLC reaffirmed its strong commitment to the vision of the overall project, highlighting several benefits of the revised Scheme C proposal. The new approach prioritizes development of Parcels 1 and 2 to help finance future phases and meet demand for advanced manufacturing and co-located office space. The updated plan also supports a vibrant mixed-use City Center, increases affordable housing from 10% to 15% at deeper affordability levels, and intensifies Parcel 4 with a broader mix of uses. Related remains the master developer, and cohesive design standards will guide development of the initial parcels.
Staff Recommendation: The Planning Commission adopt resolutions recommending the City Council adopt the Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendments to revise the permitted uses within the Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) land use designation and to amend the Master Community Plan (MCP) for the Related Santa Clara Project (PLN24-00060) Located at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive to Introduce a new Scheme C Land Use Scenario, and Amendment of the Development Agreement between the City of Santa Clara and Related Santa Clara, LLC for the Related Santa Clara Project.
BACKGROUND
In 2016, the City Council approved the Related Santa Clara project, which is a 240-acre mixed-use development project located directly across from Levi’s Stadium. The project is a public-private partnership intended to develop as several land uses including a vibrant urban district, including a mix of office, retail, residential, hotel, and entertainment uses, an office campus, along with substantial public open space, on City-owned property that includes the site of a former landfill. At buildout, the project would include approximately 9.16 million square feet of development, creating a new regional hub for innovation, business activity, entertainment, and community engagement.
The 2016 approvals (discussed in more detail below) included actions to comply with CEQA, General Plan and zoning amendments to designate the project site for mixed-use development, and adoption of a Master Community Plan (MCP) to govern future development, a Development Agreement vesting the applicant’s ability to proceed with the project over time, and a Disposition and Development Agreement governing the terms of leasing the City’s property to the applicant for development.
The project site is located on mostly vacant City-owned parcels, which in total encompass approximately 240 acres. It has a General Plan land use designation of Urban Center/Entertainment District and is zoned Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC). These actions were approved in 2016, along with the MCP for the full 240-acre site and a Development Agreement between the City and Related Santa Clara, LLC.
On January 31, 2024, Related Santa Clara, LLC, filed an application (File No. PLN24-00060) requesting to amend the 2016 MCP to add a new Scheme C land use scenario that would introduce Light Industrial as a new land use on MCP Parcels 1 and 2, and transfer unused development intensity to Parcel 4. This land use scenario would give the applicant an alternative to the two land use scenarios adopted in the 2016 MCP (Scheme A and Scheme B), which had focused on office uses for Parcels 1 and 2, in an effort to respond to changing market demand and accelerate the timeline for commencing development on the City’s property.
The project site comprises multiple legal parcels, which are generally referred to and described as five development parcels. For reference, see Attachment #11, Vicinity Map. Four of the development parcels are part of the former landfill that closed in 1994. Only Parcel 5 (8 acres on Tasman Drive across from Levi’s Stadium) is not underlain by landfill.
Lafayette Street divides the project site with Parcels 1 and 2 to the east and Parcels 3, 4 and 5 to the west. The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) borders Parcels 3 and 4 on the west side of Lafayette Street. Stars and Stripes Boulevard runs parallel to Tasman Drive within the site on the west side of Lafayette Street. Centennial Boulevard provides access to the site from Tasman Drive through Parcel 5 and intersects Stars and Stripes Drive, bisecting Parcels 4 and 5.
The former City-owned golf course on the property (Parcels 2, 3, and 4), operated by the City’s Sports & Open Space Authority under a management agreement with the American Golf Corporation, ceased operation in 2019. A bridge for pedestrians and golf carts spans Lafayette Street, connecting the eastern and western areas of the former golf course. Fire Station 10 within the project site was closed in March 2020 and improvements were made to existing Fire Station 8; a permanent new Fire Station 10 will be built as part of the project, likely along Great America Parkway just west of the project site. The BMX track and Ameresco Methane plant are still in operation. The northern portion of the site includes an existing 12.8-acre retention basin.
Approved Project and Previous Actions
On June 28, 2016, the City Council certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), approved General Plan Amendments, and approved the Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC) Zoning and accompanying MCP for the Related Santa Clara project (previously known as “City Place”). The approved MCP involves demolition of the existing buildings and on-site features and establishment of a new mixed-use neighborhood with a defined center to serve as a focal point for a pedestrian-oriented environment. It includes a phased development of up to 9.16 million gross square feet of office buildings, retail and entertainment facilities, up to 1,680 residential units, hotel rooms, surface and structured parking facilities, new open space and roads, landscaping and tree replacement, and new/upgraded/expanded infrastructure and utilities. In accordance with the MCP, each phase of the project is implemented through a Development Area Plan (DAP), which provides a more detailed land use entitlement than the MCP. After a DAP is approved, then the project progresses to the Architectural Review stage, administered by the Director of Community Development.
The MCP includes two conceptual land use schemes, Scheme A and Scheme B, to be implemented in seven phases to construct up to 9.16 million gross square feet of development. Under Scheme A, the uses for Parcels 1 and 2 are primarily office uses, and Parcels 4 and 5 are devoted to mixed-use development consisting of multi-family residential uses (up to 1,680 units). Scheme B also includes offices as primary uses for Parcels 1 and 2, and supports retail uses alongside office uses at Parcel 2. Scheme B does not include residential uses within Parcel 4 and instead includes office development equal in area to the residential development in Scheme A, along with the same amount of space for the hotel, retail, entertainment venues, and open space areas. Development on Parcel 5 includes the same amount of residential, hotel, retail, and office uses under both schemes. Also, in each scheme, most of Parcel 3 is reserved for development by the City of a public park; the southern part of Parcel 3 would be developed by the applicant as a park to serve the project.
The data comparison of the approved Scheme A and Scheme B with the proposed Scheme C is shown in Attachment #12 of this report. Both approved schemes include similar street patterns and potential locations for the new Fire Station. The MCP established a maximum building height limit across the Project site of 219 feet above mean sea level (msl), which was determined to be consistent with the Airport Land Use Commission regulations.
Future development on the site is required to conform to the MCP. Specifically, the MCP sets forth the development standards, design guidelines, project implementation procedures, development transfer provisions among parcels, permitted and conditional uses allowed within the proposed land use areas, and City approval standards for DAP applications. It anticipates up to seven potential phases of development, each of which would be governed by a DAP.
DAP and Architectural Approvals
Two DAPs (DAP 1- File No. PLN2019-14186 and DAP 2- File No. PLN2019-14249) have been approved by the City Council. DAP 1 covers Parcel 5 and represents Phase 1 of the project; the applicant and the City have entered into a ground lease for Phase 1. DAP 2 covers a large portion of Parcel 4 and represents Phase 2 of the project. The applicant and the City have not yet entered into a ground lease for Phase 2. Both DAP 1 and DAP 2 were followed by Architectural Materials Review administrative approvals to address the detailed designs of the buildings and elements of Phases 1 and 2. The City Council also approved a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (File No. PLN21-15283) to subdivide the area and the general surroundings, in alignment with the MCP. Summarized below are approved permits and entitlements for the project:
• June 28, 2016: EIR Certified and General Plan Amendment, Rezoning and accompanying MCP approved
• March 24, 2020: Adopted first EIR Addendum and DAP 1 approved.
• July 13, 2020: Adopted second EIR Addendum and DAP 2 approved
• February 9, 2021: A Comprehensive Sign Program for Parcels 4 and 5 approved
• February 26, 2022: Architectural Materials Review for DAP 1 approved administratively
• May 25, 2022: Architectural Materials Review for DAP 2 approved administratively
• November 15, 2022: A Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map for DAP 1 approved
Requested Actions
The applicant proposes to change the approved project by introducing Scheme C, which differs from the approved project in that it proposes a new industrial land use on the northeast parcels. The proposed buildings under Scheme C include up to 1.6 million gross square feet of light industrial use on Parcels 1 and 2. Because the industrial uses would occupy less area than the previously proposed offices, the remaining unused square footage from Parcels 1 and 2 would be transferred as allowed office space to the southwestern area of the site (Parcel 4/City Center). Any office space within Parcel 4 could also be reallocated to retail use on a 1:1 ratio basis. Scheme C would not exceed the maximum build-out of 9.16 million square feet across the project site specified in each development scheme.
Currently, the applicant requests that the Planning Commission serve as the recommending body to the City Council to act on the following:
1. An Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
2. A General Plan Amendment to revise the permitted uses under the Urban Center/Entertainment District land use classification to include the proposed light industrial uses on Parcels 1 and 2.
3. Zoning Code Amendments to revise the permitted uses within the Planned Development Master Community land use designation and to amend the Master Community Plan for the Related Santa Clara Project (PLN24-00060) located at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive to introduce a new Scheme C Land Use Scenario.
4. An amendment to the Development Agreement that governs the real property relationship between the City and the applicant concerning the project site.
Planning Commission review and a recommendation to the City Council is required under Santa Clara City Code (SCCC) Chapters 18.140 and 18.142 for amendments to the General Plan, zoning, and development agreements.
Like land use Schemes A and B, implementation of Scheme C requires City Council approval of DAPs implementing Scheme C, consistent with the uses in the amended MCP, and Architectural Materials approval by the Director.
DISCUSSION
The applicant proposes changes to the approved project that was analyzed in the 2016 EIR and described in the approved MCP. Like the Land Use Schemes in the Approved MCP, Scheme C involves the demolition of the existing buildings and on-site features at the Project site and the construction of a new multi-phased, mixed-use development that is light industrial. Scheme C retains the total approved gross square footage of 9.16 million of the Approved Project, including office buildings, retail and entertainment facilities, residential units, hotel rooms, new open spaces, new roads, and new upgraded and expanded infrastructure. Summarized below are the notable differences between the proposed Scheme C and the 2016 Approved Project:
• New Land Use Classification: Scheme C introduces a new land use classification with approximately 1.6 million gross square feet of light industrial use in the northeastern area of the Project site (Parcels 1 and 2 or northeast parcels). As described in the MCP Scheme C Supplement, permitted uses on Parcels 1 and 2 would include Light Industrial uses, such as warehouse and distribution centers, plants, facilities, or research laboratories etc. It would also allow Small Power Plant Exemption (SPPE) data centers (data centers for which the California Energy Commission, acting as the “lead agency” under Public Resources Code
Section 25519(c) has issued a Small Power Plant Exemption pursuant to Cal. Public Resources Code Section 25541), incidental retail, restaurant, office and personal services. The Non-SPPE data centers and ancillary data centers (nine MW or less) would be allowed through a Minor Use Permit process.
• Change in Intensity: The proposed light industrial land uses in Scheme C would reduce the intensity on the northeast parcels but, would maintain the overall 9.16 million gross square feet of the Approved Project by increasing the intensity of the approved uses allowed within the City Center area of the site (on the blocks located in Parcel 4) as shown on Attachment #9 and 10.
• Lick Mill Blvd Extension/Site Circulation: To avoid truck traffic going through the residential development in Tasman East, just south of Parcel 1, Scheme C revises the site circulation and access configuration for Parcels 1 and 2 by eliminating the previously planned Lick Mill Boulevard Extension vehicular connection from the Tasman East Specific Plan Area adjacent to the Project site. It would, however, still include a bike and pedestrian connection from Tasman East residential development through Parcels 1 and 2 and to the mixed-use development on Parcels 4 and 5. A dedicated truck route to control the 24-hour truck operations associated with any developed warehouse and distribution facilities will be identified in the more detailed Development Area Plan. Another change from the approved project is that Scheme C includes a bridge over Lafayette Street to a connector (jug handle) from the northeast parcels to the City Center. These changes to the road network have been analyzed through a traffic report that concluded Scheme C would not result in new or more severe traffic impacts than those disclosed in the 2016 EIR.
• Building Height: Under the adopted MCP, the building height limit across the Project site is 219 feet above msl, which is consistent with ALUC regulations. The Airport Influence Area (AIA) boundaries have changed since 2016, and the project site is now outside the AIA. The proposed MCP Scheme C revises the formulation of the height limits to permit buildings on Parcel 4 up to approximately 10-12 stories. Scheme C proposes to remove the 219 feet above mean sea level (msl) height limit on Parcel 4. The revised height limits would remain consistent with applicable General Plan Policy 5.10.5-P30 and 5.10.5-P33.
• Light Industrial Design Guidelines Chapter 5C.4: Scheme C includes a new Chapter 5C.4 to include a comprehensive list of design guidelines for Light Industrial Uses.
General Plan Consistency
In 2016, the MCP was approved after determining that on balance, the project would be consistent with the overall General Plan. While the total project build-out (9.16 million gross square feet) would remain the same as the Approved Project, Scheme C introduces light industrial uses to the northeastern area of the project site and would increase the intensity of approved uses in the City Center. The current General Plan land use designation of Urban Center/Entertainment District for the site is intended for local and regional scale destinations that feature a mixture of pedestrian-oriented commercial retail and services, urban residential, hotel and employment generating uses. Because the current definition of the Urban Center/Entertainment District designation does not include industrial uses, the proposed Scheme C requires a General Plan Amendment to allow (per the amended MCP) the proposed light industrial uses as described in Chapter 3C.2 Land Use Concept of MCP Scheme C (Attachment #10). This is largely due to respond to market changes as described at the Special City Council Study Session on February 13, 2025 Urban Land Institute (ULI) meeting on State of Santa Clara’s Real Estate & Development Market and the Special Study session on the project at the City Council meeting on May 6, 2025. The overall modification with Scheme C is still consistent with the adopted 2016 General Plan consistency findings.
In addition to the goals and policies listed in Table 3.1-7 of the 2016 EIR, the proposed Scheme C is consistent with the following General Plan Policies listed first in italics:
• General Land Use Policies: 5.3.1‐P4 Encourage new development that meets the minimum intensities and densities specified in the land use classifications or as defined through applicable Focus Area, Neighborhood Compatibility or Historic Preservation policies of the General Plan.
The overall intensity of 9.16 gross million square feet is maintained under Scheme C consistent with the already approved 2016 MCP.
• Commercial Land Use Goals and Policies: 5.3.3‐G4 New commercial uses that respect surrounding neighborhoods and are sited to reduce potential land use conflicts.
The amended MCP design guidelines require that the new industrial uses and loading docks will be located at least 500 feet away from residential uses and will have a landscaping buffer in between the industrial and residential uses to reduce any potential impacts or conflicts.
• Office and Industrial Land Use Goals and Policies: 5.3.5‐G2 Sufficient industrial land that meets the demand for local employment and retains the City’s economic base.
Scheme C introduces light industrial uses that would create employment opportunities within the city.
• Office and Industrial Land Use Policies: 5.3.5‐P19 Restrict the use and storage of hazardous materials for industrial uses within 500 feet of existing residential uses.
• Safety Goals and Policies: 5.10.5‐P24 Protect City residents from the risks inherent in the transport, distribution, use and storage of hazardous materials.
Scheme C proposes light industrial uses that may include warehouse and distribution facilities that may contain hazardous materials. To be consistent with the above General Plan policies, such materials will be packaged to avoid any leaks during storage or transportation. Additionally, Scheme C proposes dedicated truck routes to limit the truck access to and from the northeastern parcels.
Zoning Conformance
The 2016 approval rezoned the project site from Public, Quasi-Public, and Parks and Recreation, and Commercial Park to Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) and adopted the MCP. PD-MC is intended to create regulations for large-scale integrated developments that are compatible with the existing community. The MCP carries out the PD-MC zoning through development standards, design guidelines, project implementation procedures, development transfer provisions among parcels, and permitted and conditional uses allowed within the proposed land use areas.
The approved MCP includes two conceptual land use schemes, Scheme A and Scheme B, to be implemented in up to seven phases. To add Scheme C as a new land use scheme to the approved MCP, a zoning amendment is required to allow industrial uses within the PD-MC area. An amendment to the MCP is also required.
The proposed Scheme C was reviewed by the City’s Project Clearance Committee (PCC) on March 20, 2025, and appropriate Conditions of Approval were added.
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
A Development Agreement (DA) between the City and the Developer was approved in 2016. The DA has a 30-year term to allow for phased development of the project, and vests the maximum density and intensity of uses; the maximum building heights and gross floor area of land uses; and the permitted uses. It also specifies that the developer must build a minimum of 200 housing units; that 10% of residential units must be affordable to households with income that does not exceed one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Area Median Income for Santa Clara County, as adjusted and amended from time to time; the development fees that will be paid (including a voluntary regional fee and a voluntary contribution to the Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA)); the provisions concerning escalation of existing fees or imposition of new fees; and that all mitigation measures to minimize material adverse environmental impacts of the project must be implemented. The proposed amendments to the DA require that, other than with respect to the initial 200 residential units in Phase 1, 15% of the units must be affordable to households with income that does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the Area Median Income for Santa Clara County, as adjusted and amended from time to time. Thus, there would be more affordable units built and at deeper levels of affordability. In addition, the proposed DA amendments require that the industrial uses within Scheme C would pay development impact fees and administrative fees at the levels as and when otherwise due, with no caps. Finally, the amended DA would add a regional traffic fee for industrial uses (similar to office uses) at $1 per square foot.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
An Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (2016) was prepared for the project by the environmental consultant firm ESA, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and was posted on the City’s website (weblink provided in Attachment #1). The Addendum concluded that any potential environmental impacts associated with development of the project site under the proposed Scheme C were adequately analyzed and covered by the analysis in the 2016 EIR. The proposed project would not trigger substantial changes to the previously approved EIR and implementation of Scheme C would cause no new significant environmental effects and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects than were disclosed in the 2016 EIR. Therefore, no further review or analysis under CEQA is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City for processing the requested application other than administrative time and expense typically covered by processing fees paid by the applicant.
As was previously considered by the City Council in the decisions to offer development of the Project site and subsequent approval of the initial land use entitlements, there will be social and economic benefits that will accrue to the City including the creation of jobs, property tax and sales tax revenues, and land lease revenues to the City.
COORDINATION
This report has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office.
PUBLIC CONTACT
On May 21, 2025, a hearing notice for the Planning Commission hearing on June 11, 2025, was published in the Santa Clara Weekly and on May 21, 2025, a notice of public hearings for this item was mailed to property owners within 1,000 feet of the project side boundaries and interested parties. Staff has received four public comments on the project and they are available as Attachment # 7
Community Meetings
A community open house was hosted by the applicant on September 10, 2024, to provide information about the Scheme C land use alternative describing the different mix of land uses proposed for the northeastern part of the site. It was attended by approximately 40 members of the community. The presentation boards and a brief summary of the Community Meeting are posted on the project page. See Attachment 1 for the weblink.
ALTERNATIVES
Approve As Proposed:
1. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council adopt an Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (2016) for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
2. Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the General Plan Amendment to revise the permitted uses under the Urban Center/Entertainment District land use classification to include the proposed light industrial uses on Parcels 1 and 2 for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
3. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council approve a Rezone to Amend the approved Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) to add a new Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
4. Recommend approval to the Council to Amend the Development Agreement to implement aspects of Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
Approve with Modifications:
5. Adopt any of the resolutions proposed in Alternatives 2, 3, or 4 with modifications regarding allowable uses, development standards, or conditions of approval.
Denial of Proposed Project:
6. Recommend that the City Council not adopt an Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (2016) for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
7. Recommend that the City Council deny the General Plan Amendment to revise the permitted uses under the Urban Center/Entertainment District land use classification to include the proposed light industrial uses on Parcels 1 and 2 for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
8. Recommend that the City Council deny a Rezone to amend the approved Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) to add a new Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
9. Recommend that the City Council deny the Amendment to the Development Agreement to implement aspects of Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Based on consistency with the adopted 2016 City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, 2010 General Plan, Zoning Code, Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC), Master Community Plan (MCP), Development Agreements, staff recommends the Planning Commission recommend approval of the amendments to the City Council as follows:
1. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council adopt an Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (2016) for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
2. Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the General Plan Amendment to revise the permitted uses under the Urban Center/Entertainment District land use classification to include the proposed light industrial uses on Parcels 1 and 2 for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
3. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council approve a Rezone to amend the approved Planned Development Master Community (PD-MC) to add a new Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
4. Recommend approval to the Council to Amend the Development Agreement to implement aspects of Scheme C for the Related Santa Clara project at 5155 Stars and Stripes Drive.
Staff
Prepared by: Nimisha Agrawal, Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Alexander Abbe, Assistant City Attorney
Approved by: Lesley Xavier, Planning Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Web Links- Project Website and Addendum to 2016 EIR and MMRP
2. Resolution Recommending Council adopt the Addendum to the City Place Santa Clara EIR
3. Resolution Recommending Council to Approve the General Plan Amendment
4. Resolution Recommending Council to Approve the Rezoning
5. Resolution Recommending Council to Approve the Amendment to the Development Agreement
6. Development Agreement Amendment
7. Public Comments Received
8. Scheme C MCP Conditions of Approval
9. Master Community Plan (MCP) Scheme C Site Plan
10. Web Link- MCP Scheme C Supplement
11. Vicinity Map
12. Project Data Table