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File #: 18-526    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/18/2018 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/14/2018 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing: Actions on Gateway Crossings Project located at 1205 Coleman Avenue including a General Plan Amendment to Santa Clara Station Very High Density Residential (51-100 du/ac) with a minimum commercial FAR of 0.20, Creation of a new Very High Density Mixed-Use Zoning District and Rezoning to that District, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, Development Agreement, Environmental Impact Report, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Attachments: 1. Reserved for Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2018 doc.pdf, 2. Reserved for Planning Commission Staff Report for November 14, 2018.pdf, 3. Table 1 Parcel Data, 4. Table 2 Residential Unit Mix, 5. Project Data Table, 6. Applicant Letter of Justification, 7. Draft EIR and Appendices, 8. Gateway Crossings Final EIR, 9. Supplemental Text Revisions to the FEIR, 10. Responses to FEIR Comments, 11. CEQA Findings & Statement of Overriding Considerations, 12. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, 13. Development Plans, 14. Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, 15. Development Agreement, 16. Development Agreement Ordinance, 17. Correspondence as of October 25, 2018, 18. Resolution Recommending Council Certification of the EIR & Adoption, 19. Resolution Recommending Council Approval of the General Plan Amendment, 20. Rezoning Ordinance, 21. Resolution Recommending Council Approval of the Rezoning, 22. Resolution Recommending Council Approval of the Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, 23. Resolution Recommending Council Adoption of an Ordinance, 24. Conditions of Rezoning Approval, 25. Conditions of Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map Approval
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Actions on Gateway Crossings Project located at 1205 Coleman Avenue including a General Plan Amendment to Santa Clara Station Very High Density Residential (51-100 du/ac) with a minimum commercial FAR of 0.20, Creation of a new Very High Density Mixed-Use Zoning District and Rezoning to that District, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, Development Agreement, Environmental Impact Report, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed project is the phased development of a new transit and pedestrian-oriented mixed-use development (Gateway Crossings) on a 21.4 acre site within the Santa Clara Station Focus Area, which is a special planning area identified in the City of Santa Clara 2010-2035 General Plan. The project is adjacent to the existing Santa Clara Station which is served by Caltrain, VTA, and will be the future terminus station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Extension Phase II line.

Consistent with the vision for Santa Clara Station Focus Area, the proposal includes high density residential development, neighborhood serving retail, pedestrian connections, and centrally located open space in the development. The project involves the construction of 1,600 multi-family dwelling units, a full-service hotel with 225 rooms, 15,000 square feet of ground floor supporting retail, surface and structured parking, private streets, landscaped open space, on- and off-site public and private right-of-way improvements, and site infrastructure to support the development. The project also includes the dedication, development and maintenance of a 2.1 acre park on-site for public use to serve residents and visitors of the development.

To accommodate the proposed mix and intensity of uses contemplated by the project, a General Plan Amendment (GPA) is required to change the land use designation of the site from Santa Clara Station Regional Commercial, San...

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