REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Freedom Circle Future Focus Area Plan Including: Adoption and Certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Prepared to Analyze the Potential Environmental Impacts for the Project and an Associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; Adoption of a General Plan Text Amendment to Add Language Regarding the Creation of Additional Future Focus Areas, the Re-designation of Land Outside of Focus Areas, Creation of the New Very High-Intensity Office/Research & Development (R&D) Designation, and Adoption of a General Plan Amendment to Create the Freedom Circle Future Focus Area, Bounded by Great America Parkway to the West, Mission College Boulevard to the North, San Tomas Aquino Creek to the East, and Highway 101 to the South; Adoption of the Greystar General Plan Amendment to Change the Designation of the Greystar Site from High Intensity Office/Research & Development (R&D) (Maximum Floor Area Ratio of 2.0) to Very High Density Residential (51-100 Dwelling Units/Acre); and Adoption of the Planned Development Rezoning for the Greystar Site, Which Would Allow up to 1,100 Units on a 13.3 Gross Acre Site Bounded by Freedom Circle to the West, Mission College Boulevard to the North, San Tomas Aquino Creek to the East and Highway 101 to the South
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing, and Transportation Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The subject item before the City Council combines actions on a privately initiated General Plan Amendment and a City initiated General Plan Amendment. The private Amendment was initiated by Greystar Development (Greystar) and would change the City's General Plan Land Use Designation from High Intensity Office/Research & Development (R&D) (maximum Floor Area Ratio of 2.0) to Very High Density Residential (51-100 Dwelling Unit/Acre) to allow the development of up to 1,100 multi-family dwelling units on a 13.3 acre site in North Santa Clara between Freedom Cir...
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