REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on 575 Benton Street Mixed Use Project
Report
BACKGROUND
The 5.75-acre project site is located at the northwestern corner of Benton Street and El Camino Real and consists of 12 parcels and is currently developed with buildings, roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots including approximately 101,207 square feet of commercial and light industrial space, 10 residential units, portions of Fremont and Sherman streets, and site serving infrastructure. The existing public rights-of-way will need to be vacated by the City and acquired by the developer in order to implement the project.
The proposed project would consist of up to 355 apartment units including 8 live-work units, 650 parking spaces, 1,601 square feet of leasing office space, a 346 square foot pet spa area, 1,528 square feet of bike amenity space, an amenity roof deck with 4,341 square feet of a club room and a fitness center, three private courtyards and a public courtyard facing The Alameda. The proposed residential density of the project would be 61.7 dwelling units (DU) per acre. The project includes 19,985 square feet of retail space and potentially an additional 2,364 square feet of commercial space within 8 live-work units. The project site plan would allow preservation of two historic single-family houses located at 3410 The Alameda and 3370 The Alameda on the project site.
The project application consists of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) from Santa Clara Station High Density Residential to Santa Clara Station Very High Density Residential, a Rezoning to Planned Development (PD), approval of a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, and approval of a Development Agreement (DA) for the project site to allow development of a proposed residential mixed-use project (PLN2017-12489, PLN2017-12574, PLN2017-12575, and PLN2017-12837). The project is located within the Santa Clara Station Focus Area. The Santa Clara Station Focus Area is the 244-acre portion loc...
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