REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (PLN24-00267 and PLN24-00332) for the Property Located at 1400 Coleman Avenue to Allow the Development of 142 Townhouse Units and Associated On- and Off-Site Improvements
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2024, City Ventures (applicant) filed applications (File Nos. PLN24-00267 and PLN24-00332) to redevelop the subject 3.8-acre parcel (APN: 230-05-021) as a residential for-sale townhouse community "project", with 142 townhouses and associated on- and off-site improvements.
The subject property is located on the north side of Coleman Avenue and is bounded by government uses (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) to the west, commercial and industrial uses to the north and east, and Coleman Avenue to the south. The Norman Y. Mineta San Jos? International Airport is approximately 500 feet northeast of the project site. (See Attachment 1 for a vicinity map) This project site is located approximately 0.3 miles north of the Santa Clara Transit Center, which is served by Caltrain, Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) train, and multiple Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus routes (Rapid 522, 60, 22, 21, 53, and 59), which qualifies as a major transit stop. Therefore, the project site is within a transit priority area as defined in SB 743 (2013).
The subject property currently has a General Plan land use designation of Santa Clara Station Regional Commercial and is within the Santa Clara Station Area Focus Area. Development of the Santa Clara Station Specific Plan is currently underway; however, it has yet to be formally adopted, and therefore it would not apply to the proposed project. The zoning for the project site is Commercial Regional (CR...
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