REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on Early Consideration of a General Plan Amendment from Low Intensity Office to High Intensity Office for the 10.14-acre site located at 2901 Tasman Drive and General Plan Text Amendment to add a policy to allow a Floor Area Ratio up to 2.5 for High Intensity Office sites within half a mile of a light rail station [Council Pillar: Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development]
Report
BACKGROUND
On March 4, 2020, Menlo Equities filed a project development plan application to amend the General Plan for a 10.14-acre property located at 2901 Tasman Drive. The existing General Plan designation for the site is Low Intensity Office / Research and Development (R&D) ("Low Intensity Office") and the site is zoned Light Industrial (ML). The project site is currently developed with four 2-story buildings. The proposed General Plan Amendment (GPA) would change the General Plan Low Intensity Office designation to a High Intensity Office / Research and Development (R&D) ("High Intensity Office") designation. Additionally, a General Plan Text Amendment is proposed to allow a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 2.5 for High Intensity Office designated sites within half a mile of a light rail station. The current maximum allowed FAR for the High Intensity Office designation is 2.0 regardless of location. The increased FAR up to 2.5 would allow construction of a new 1,031,957 square foot twelve-story office building, a new 38,387 square foot two-story amenity building, and a new 8-story parking structure with 3,566 parking spaces on the 10.14-acre site.
Through the early consideration process, the Council can direct staff to continue processing the General Plan Amendment (GPA) application, or the Council can preemptively deny the proposed GPA request as inconsistent with the City's General Plan goals and policies. Should the Council provide direction to continue processing the application, staff would complete the r...
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