REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Study Session: Related Santa Clara Development Area Plans
Report
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study session is to provide the Planning Commission with background information on the zoning and development entitlements previously granted for the 240-acre Related Santa Clara project (formerly City Place) by the City Council on June 28, 2016, and on the subsequent City process for reviewing Development Area Plans (DAP) for each phase
Entitlements granted by the City Council in 2016 support the construction of a new multi-phased, mixed-use development of up to 9.16 million gross square feet of office buildings, retail and entertainment facilities, residential units, hotel rooms, surface and structured parking facilities, new open space and roads, landscaping and tree replacement, and new/upgraded/expanded infrastructure and utilities (Attachment #1). The approved Planned Development-Master Community (PD-MC) zoning district identified eight potential phases for the project site (Attachment #2). The City has received two DAP applications from the developer, Related, for the first two phases of the project, Phase 1 (DAP 1) and Phase 2 (DAP 2).
The project site is city-owned land, which was utilized as a former landfill until its closure in 1994. The Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club subsequently opened and was in operation until 2019.
DISCUSSION
Staff will provide the Commission with a presentation on the background on the project entitlements granted to-date including the approved General Plan Amendment, Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC) zoning for the project area, and the approved Master Community Plan (Attachment #3), the approved Development Agreement, which vests the Project entitlements, and the approved Disposition and Development Agreement, which establishes the terms for ground leasing the project site for the purpose of developing the project. Staff will also share the process for review of the ...
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