REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorization to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for Building Permit Review with the City of San Jose for the Property at located at the southwest corner of Coleman Avenue and Champions Way [Council Pillar: Promote and Enhance Economic and Housing Development]
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara has an established precedent of working collaboratively with the City of San Jose to administer Building Permits for projects that cross jurisdictional boundaries, including the Valley Fair shopping center and the University Villas project on Campbell Avenue. In these cases, the City of Santa Clara entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with San Jose to grant San Jose authority to conduct the Building Permit process (Attachment 1), while maintaining authority to conduct discretionary entitlement procedures such as Planning and Public Works review. This allows for a more efficient review process for developers.
The developer of the subject property at the southwest corner of Coleman Avenue and Champions Way, Coleman Airport Partners (Developer), is currently in the process of constructing a commercial development, known as "Coleman Highline" on a property which is primarily in San Jose, but of which a portion is in Santa Clara as shown in Attachment 2, Location Map and Site Plan (Attachment 3). Approximately 1.59 acres of the 16.74-acre site are located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Santa Clara. Up until this point, the development activity has excluded the portion within Santa Clara, but the Developer has recently obtained a new Planning Permit approval ("Tranche 2") from the City of San Jose to develop additional buildings on the site, including a structure that would extend into Santa Clara.
The Developer has requested that the City of Santa Clara enter into an MOU with the City of San Jose to grant San Jose the authority to administer Building permits for the entire project, includ...
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