REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a new pedestrian bridge spanning San Tomas Expressway to connect 2788 San Tomas Expressway and 2721 San Tomas Expressway (NVIDIA)
Report
File No.(s): PLN2020-14632
Location: 2788 San Tomas Expressway, a 35.62-acre campus located on the south side of Central Expressway; APNs: 224-11-068 and 224-45-032; property is zoned Planned Development (PD).
Applicant: Sares Regis
Owner: NVIDIA
Request: Architectural review of a new pedestrian bridge spanning San Tomas Expressway
DISCUSSION
In December 2008, the San Tomas Business Park Campus Project was approved, which included 1,950,000 square feet of office/research and development (R&D) within three 650,000 square-foot buildings. In June 2013, the project was modified to reduce the size of the Phase I and Phase II buildings to 509,400 square feet and increase the size of the Phase III building to 931,200.
Subsequently in 2018, the project was modified to increase in the size of the Phase II building from 509,400 to 754,100 square feet and decrease the size of the Phase III building from 931,200 to 700,100 square feet.
NVIDIA currently has two campuses, one on each side of San Tomas Expressway. The subject project would construct a pedestrian bridge over San Tomas Expressway to connect the two campuses. Specifically, the pedestrian bridge would connect 2721 San Tomas Expressway with 2788 San Tomas Expressway. The bridge would be supported by six columns located within the two NVIDIA properties; no supports would be located within the San Tomas Expressway right-of-way. The bridge is intended to be for private use of NVIDIA employees.
Points for Consideration
* The bridge would be approximately 416.5 feet long and 12 feet wide and range in height from 22 to 25 feet above grade.
* The guardrails on the bridge would be solid surface faceted metal panels. The panels would have a grey powder coated finish consistent with the metal detailing on the buildings....
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