REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Vesting Tentative Map for the Proposed Development of a 198-Unit Housing Development with Four Commercial Condominiums at 5185 Lafayette Street
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The Applicant, Ensemble Investments, requests approval of a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (File No. PLN23-00216) to subdivide one existing parcel into 198 residential condominium units, four commercial condominium units, one residential parking condominium unit, and one commercial parking condominium unit. The Vesting Tentative Map supports the development of a 21-story, 198-unit multifamily
residential development. A one-story industrial building with surface parking currently occupies the subject site.
The site is zoned Transit Neighborhood (TN) and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Transit Neighborhood, which allows for a residential density of 100 to 350 dwelling units per acre. It is also within the Tasman East Specific Plan as identified in the General Plan.
The Architectural Review of the 21-story multifamily building was approved at the Development Review Hearing (DRH) on October 18, 2023, finding the project consistent with the applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and the Tasman East Specific Plan.
On December 6, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed the application for the Subdivision Map Vesting Tentative Map and made a recommendation of approval to the City Council.
DISCUSSION
Tentative Subdivision Map applications are reviewed for General Plan and Zoning Code consistency and conformance with the Subdivision Map Act. Planning Commission review and a recommendation to the City Council are required under Santa Clara City Code (SCCC) section 17.05.300(g) for Subdivision Map applications. Tentative Maps are ultimately approved by the City Council.
A "Vesting" Tentative Map is approved in the same manner. Under t...
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