REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Initiate the Formal Community Input Process on the Proposed Schematic Design of a New Public Mini Park at 4590 Patrick Henry Drive
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Santa Clara City Code Chapter 17.35 http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaClara/ (Park and Recreational Land) requires new residential development to provide developed parkland and recreational amenities pursuant to the California Quimby Act (Quimby) and/or the Mitigation Fee Act (MFA), and/or pay a fee in-lieu thereof to serve the needs of residents in the immediate neighborhood of the development and to reduce potential impacts on the City park system.
On March 22, 2022, the City Council adopted the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan (PHD Specific Plan - Attachment 1) which provides guidelines for projects proposed within the 74-acre specific plan area bounded by Calabazas Creek, Mission Community College, Great America parkway, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).
On June 6, 2023, the developer (Walnut Hill Group), submitted an application for a 284-unit multifamily residential project on a 2.79-acre site to be located at 4590 Patrick Henry Drive (Project). The Project will meet its parkland dedication requirements through the construction and dedication of a 0.55-acre mini park and payment of Mitigation Fee Act (MFA) fees due in-lieu of parkland dedication in compliance with the City Code 17.35. The 0.55-acre improved parkland will also satisfy the developer's PHD Specific Plan pro-rata requirement as part of a 1.75-acre park that straddles adjacent property lines. While the two public park parcels will be developed and dedicated to the City at separate times by different developers, the final park design will be an integrated, cohesive pa...
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