REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Public Hearing: Action on the Conditional Use Permit (PLN25-00491) to Allow a Place of Assembly (i.e. Church) With Up to 900 Attendees to Locate Within a Portion of an Existing Office Building Located at 2929 Patrick Henry Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Applicant: Alex Ross (Pillars Architecture)
Owner: Mathew Property I LLC Et Al
General Plan: Urban Village
Zoning: Urban Village (UV)
Site Area: 6.5 acres
Existing Site Conditions: Existing office building with a surface parking lot
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: Data center, Urban Center (UC)
* East: Office building, High Density Flex (HDF)
* South: Office building, Urban Village (UV)
* West: Office building, Urban Center (UC)
BACKGROUND
The applicant, Alex Ross of Pillars Architecture, filed a Conditional Use Permit application (PLN25-00491) to allow a place of assembly, specifically a church, within a portion of an existing office building. The project site contains a one-story office building largely surrounded by a surface parking lot with 311 parking spaces. The existing office building is approximately 82,000 square feet and the proposed place of assembly would occupy approximately 50,000 square feet of the building. The proposed assembly space is intended to accommodate up to 900 attendees. The remaining approximately 30,000 square feet will continue to be used as office space.
The project site is in the Patrick Henry Specific Plan area. The City Council adopted the Specific Plan on March 22, 2022. The Patrick Henry Specific Plan envisions a high-density, residential urban neighborhood as existing office and industrial parks redevelop over time.
The project does not propose redevelopment of the property. Instead, it proposes to reuse a portion of an existing office building for a place of assembly. Existing buildings may be re-tenanted with uses authorized under the applicable zoning framework. Uses permi...
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