REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a new data center at 1111 Comstock Street
Report
File No.(s): PLN2019-13941 and CEQ2020-01079
Location: 1111 Comstock Street, the 1.38-acre project site is located on the north side of Comstock Street; APN: 224-08-092; property is zoned Light Industrial (ML).
Applicant / Owner: Prime Data Centers
Owner: Jim Khosh Revocable Living Trust
Request: Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and Architectural Review to develop a 121,170 square-foot four-story data center building, and Minor Modification to increase the building height to 87 feet and reduce the parking space requirements.
Project Data
Lot Size: 1.38 acre
60,064 square feet
Existing Floor Area (sq.ft.)
Demolish
(sq.ft.)
Proposed
(sq.ft.)
Gross Floor Area
23,765
-23,765
121,170
Lot Coverage
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29,646 / 60,064 = 49%
F.A.R.
-
-
121,170 / 60,064 = 2.02
Height
-
-
Roof - 80'
Parapet - 87'
Roof Screen 98'
Parking
Surface Parking
24 spaces
* 23 standards spaces
* 1 ADA space
Bicycle Parking
None
Bicycle Parking Class I: 9
Bicycle Parking Class II: 2
Flood Zone
X
Points for Consideration
* The project proposes the demolition of an existing 23,765 industrial building with surface parking and the construction of a new 121,170 square-foot four-story data center with surface parking, landscaping, and associated site improvements.
* Six 3,000-KW diesel-fueled engine generators and one 500-kW diesel-fueled engine generator would be located within a generator room on the first floor of the building. Fuel for the generators would be stored in two 30,000-gallon underground storage tanks which would feed individual 160-gallon daytanks located adjacent to each generator. An outdoor generator yard is not proposed.
Zoning and General Plan
* The project site is currently designated Low Intensity Office/R&D in the City of Santa Clara 2010-2035 General Plan (General Plan) and is zoned Light Indu...
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