REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Adoption and Certification of an Environmental Impact Report; Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring or Reporting Program; and Architectural Approval of a Data Center project located at 1200-1310 Memorex Drive
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On August 8, 2019, Skybox Development LLC ("Applicant") filed an application for the 9.18-acre site at 1200-1310 Memorex Drive that is currently developed with three buildings: a three-story, approximately 350,037 square foot building; a two-story, approximately 45,986 square foot building; and a one-story, approximately 2,944 square foot building.
The proposed project (PLN2019-14055) is the development of a four-story 472,920 square foot data center building with an attached six-story 87,520 square foot ancillary use office and storage component, for a combined square footage of 560,440, along with the associated electrical substation, paved parking areas and landscaping. The data center building would be approximately 85 feet in height, with additional screening features extending to a height of 99 feet. The data center portion of the building would house computer servers for private clients in a secure and environmentally controlled structure and would be designed to provide 60 megawatts (MW) of information technology (IT) power.
The project includes the demolition of the existing historic industrial buildings on-site, and a minor modification to the Zoning Code standards to allow the increased height of 99 feet and a reduction in the zoning code parking standards for a data center. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared to fulfill the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements for the project.
The City Council will be considering both the adoption of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approval of the architectural review of the proposed project.
BACKGROUND
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