REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Action on the Architectural Review (File # PLN24-001600) to Allow the Development of 1,792 Residential Units and Associated On- and Off-Site Improvements for the Property Located at 2518 Mission College Boulevard
Report
File No.: PLN24-00160
Location: 2518 Mission College Blvd; one parcel with a total area of 25.74 acres, located south of Mission College Blvd and encircled by Freedom Circle; APN: 104-40-019; Zoned: High-Intensity Office/R&D (HO-RD)
Applicant: Irvine Company
Owner(s): Freedom Circle LLC
Request: Architectural Review to allow the development of 1,792 residential units and associated on-and off-site improvements for the property located at 2518 Mission College Blvd.
PROJECT DATA
The Project Data and Compliance Table is included as Attachment 2.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION
* The owner/applicant/developer (Irvine Company) proposes to subdivide the parcel into six lots, construct a wrap style (residential building around a multi-level parking structure), five-story building on each of the five lots. The sixth lot will be developed as a 3.48-acre public park, with additional parkland provided as a north-south connection, resulting in a total parkland dedication of 4.225 acres. The proposal includes approximately 3,500 square feet of resident and public-serving retail space, and approximately 13,000 square feet of amenity space.
* Per Santa Clara Code Section 18.112.020, implementation of this request requires review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council for General Plan, Rezone and Subdivision requests. On February 19, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended approval to the City Council and on March 25, 2025, City Council approved the following:
* General Plan text amendment to add a new policy to the Freedom Circle Future Focus Area to clarify that a Planned Development rezone satisfies the requirement of a comprehensive plan for the project.
* Rezone of t...
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