City of Santa Clara - File #: 19-792

• File #: 19-792
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Calendar
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/18/2019
• In control: Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting
• On agenda: 8/27/2019
• Final action: 8/27/2019
• Title: Action on a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for Three Commercial Condominium Units Located at 651, 725 and 825 Mathew Street

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2019	1	Council and Authorities Concurrent Meeting	Approved

REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for Three Commercial Condominium Units Located at 651, 725 and 825 Mathew Street

Report
BACKGROUND
The applicant is requesting the approval of a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map to allow for the creation of three commercial condominium units on an existing single lot. The site is currently under redevelopment with three four-story data center buildings totaling 541,000 square feet with mechanical yard support areas and surface parking lot. The prior use was an industrial cannery operation. All existing structures were demolished prior to the construction of the data center.

At a noticed public hearing on March 29, 2017, the Architectural Committee approved the development of two four-story data center buildings totaling 413,000 square feet, an electric substation along Mathew Street, mechanical yard support areas and surface parking lot. The project was modified by the applicant and approved at the Architectural Committee on February 6, 2019 to accommodate three four-story data center buildings totaling 541,000 square feet. Excerpts of the Architectural Committee meeting minutes are attached to this report.

The City Engineer approved a lot line adjustment to combine three parcels (APNs 224-40-001, -002, and -011) into a single lot. This allowed the data center project to proceed with construction of buildings as approved by the Architectural Committee.

DISCUSSION
The development project was considered at noticed public hearings by the Architectural Committee. There were no public comments received at the March 29, 2017 public hearing on the initial project. The Architectural Committee voted 3-0-0-0 to approve the project. At the February 6, 2019 public hearing on the revised project, one neighbor had concerns regarding noise and type of trees to be planted adjacent to a shared property line. The Architectural Committee unanimously approved the revised project 2-0-0-0 subject to the applic...