REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on the Appeal of the Development Review Hearing Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Architectural Approval of a Data Center Project Located at 1111 Comstock Street
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Appeal of the approval of an architectural review application for a new four-story data center
Applicant: Prime Data Centers
Owner: Jim Khosh Revocable Living Trust
General Plan: Low Intensity Office/R&D
Zoning: Light Industrial (ML)
Site Area: 1.38 acres
Existing Site Conditions: One existing 23,765 square-foot one-story industrial building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Industrial uses
South: Industrial uses
East: Industrial uses
West: Industrial uses
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Staff Recommendation: Adopt resolutions denying the appeal, and upholding the Development Review approval, subject to conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
At a publicly noticed meeting on November 4, 2020, the Development Review Hearing officer adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and approved architectural review of a data center at 1111 Comstock Street (CEQ2020-01079 and PLN2019-13941) following public testimony and deliberation. The approved project is for a new four-story, approximately 121,170 square-foot data center building, with surface parking, landscaping and site improvements on a 1.38-acre project site. The project includes the demolition of the existing 23,765 square foot one-story industrial building and the removal of surface paving and existing landscaping prior to project construction.
Prior to the Development Review Hearing, the City distributed the MND for a twenty-day review period, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). During that review period, the City received one comment letter from law firm Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, which represents a...
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