REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing. Rezone Request from MP Planned Industrial to HO-RD High Intensity Office / R&D for the Properties Located at 2421, 2431, 2441 and 2451 Mission College Boulevard to Align Zoning with General Plan Land Uses
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The proposed rezoning on the subject site from MP Planned Industrial to HO-RD - High Intensity Office/R&D directly corresponds to and conforms with the site's High Intensity Office/R&D General Plan land use designation, which is intended for high-rise or campus-like developments for corporate headquarters, offices, R&D, and supporting uses.
The proposed rezoning was presented before the Planning Commission at a publicly noticed meeting on January 31, 2024. The Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 1) provides an analysis of the project's consistency with the General Plan. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of the project (6-0-1 (Commissioner Huang absent)).
The City Council is being asked to conduct a public hearing and take two actions:
1. Determine that the project falls within the scope of the December 19, 2023 Addendum to the General Plan EIR.
2. Adopt a resolution approving a Rezone from MP Planned Industrial to HO-RD High Intensity Office / R&D.
DISCUSSION
At the January 31, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, staff presented an overview of the proposed rezoning and its conformance with the previously-adopted General Plan EIR Addendum. No members of the public provided comments.
The Planning Commission asked clarifying questions about the types of uses allowed in the HO-RD zoning district and whether data centers would be allowed, as well as understating the current use of the site. Staff responded that stand-alone data centers would not be permitted but that ancillary data centers would be permitted. Secondly, the site is ...
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