REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Vesting Tentative Map (PLN24-00044) for a Proposed Common Interest Development of Six Single-Family Housing Units Located at 4503 Cheeney Street
Report
BACKGROUND
On September 13, 2023, Jeff Aguilar, on behalf of Valley Oak Partners (applicant) submitted a Preliminary Application under Senate Bill (SB) 330 for a six-unit single family housing project at 4503 Cheeney Street in Santa Clara ("Project"). With very limited exceptions, most housing developments of two or more units are able to submit an SB 330 "preliminary application" that locks in existing zoning standards and qualifies a project for certain streamlining provisions. On January 17, 2024, the applicant submitted a formal proposal for the subject property. The formal application request, consistent with the preliminary application, included the demolition of an existing single-family residence, the construction of six two-story single-family residences, and a vesting tentative subdivision map to create a common interest development of six condominium lots and a common access easement. The proposed project was split into two separate applications: (File No. PLN24-00034) for the Architectural Review Permit for the development of the parcel; and (File No. PLN24-00044) for the Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map. File No. PLN24-00034 was deemed complete by the Project Clearance Committee (PCC) on September 24, 2024, and File No. PLN24-00044 was deemed complete by the Subdivision Committee on August 26, 2025.
The Architectural Review Permit for the development portion of the application, File No. PLN24-00034, went to the Development Review Hearing (DRH) on December 11, 2024. There were no public comments regarding the application at the meeting, and the application was approved subject to findings and conditions of approval. The DRH staff report is available as Attachment 4.
On October 8, 2025, the Planning Commission reviewed the vesting ...
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