REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Action on the Comprehensive Sign Program for Parcels 4 and 5 for the Related Santa Clara Project
Report
BACKGROUND
The Related Santa Clara project (Project) is planned as a dynamic, mixed use, pedestrian friendly district located on an approximately 240-acre site north of Tasman Drive. The Project developer is now requesting approval of a Comprehensive Sign Program (CSP) for the Project (Attachment #3).
On June 28, 2016, in addition to certifying the Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project, the City Council adopted the following entitlements:
* General Plan Text and Map Amendments, approved to reflect a new Urban Center/Entertainment designation and to amend the City's Climate Action Plan to address the new designation and establish respective minimum vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction requirements.
* Rezoning of the 240-acre Project site from Public/Quasi-Public (B) and Commercial Park (CP) to Planned Development - Master Community (PD-MC), and approval of an accompanying Master Community Plan (MCP) and conditions of approval as the implementing zoning documents for the Project.
* A Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) between the City and Related Santa Clara, LLC, as the Master Developer. The DDA contains lease conveyance terms, including ground lease conveyances that may begin following approval of the first Development Area Plan (DAP) and each DAP thereafter. The schedule of performance for commencement and timing of construction are captured in the DDA.
* A Development Agreement between the City and Related Santa Clara, LLC, establishing the terms and obligations of development as well as the order and timing of these obligations.
In accordance with the procedures set forth in Appendix C of the MCP, Development Area Plans (DAP) were submitted and approved by the City Council for the first two phases of the Project. To date, the City Council approved Addendums to the...
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