REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing. Action on Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Amendment, and Use Permit to allow the construction of a new four-story, 244,068 square foot data center with a substation at 2805 Bowers Avenue
Report
Project: Walsh/Bowers Data Center and Bowers Backup Generator Facility (22-SPPE-01)
File No(s): PLN21-15069
Applicant: Gerry De Young, HMH Engineers
Property Owner: GI Partners
General Plan: High Intensity Office / Research and Development
Zoning: Light Industrial (ML)
Site Area: 5.12 acres (APN: 216-28-063)
Existing Site Conditions: The project site is developed with a 104,000-square-foot, two-story office building, surface parking lot, and perimeter landscaping.
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: One-Story Office Building
* East: Light Industrial Uses
* South: Silicon Valley Power (SVP) Uranium Substation, Vantage Data Center
* West: Bowers Avenue; Office and Light Industrial Uses
Issues: Consistency with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution accepting the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH # 2023020228) and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) prepared by the California Energy Commission (CEC); adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the General Plan Amendment from High Intensity Office / Research and Development (R&D) to Light Industrial; and adopt a resolution approving the Use Permit for the demolition of the existing building and construction of a new four-story, 244,068 square foot data center with a substation and site improvements at 2805 Bowers Avenue, subject to findings and conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On August 4, 2021, HMH Engineers submitted an application, on behalf of GI Partners (Property Owner), for a General Plan Amendment, Use Permit, and Architectural Review to allow for the demolition of the existing 104,000 square-foot, two-story office building and construct a new four-story,...
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