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File #: 21-956    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing/General Business Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/2/2021 In control: Development Review Hearing
On agenda: 7/28/2021 Final action:
Title: Action on a new data center at 2600 De La Cruz Boulevard
Attachments: 1. Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), 2. Conditions of Approval, 3. Development Plans, 4. Renderings, 5. Project Data, 6. PMM Staff Presentation, 7. PMM State of CA Notice of Determination Summary, 8. PMM State of CA_Proposed Commission Order on Revised Committee Proposed Decision
REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a new data center at 2600 De La Cruz Boulevard

Report
File No.(s): PLN2019-14128 and CEQ2020-01078
Location: 2600 De La Cruz Blvd, a 15-acre site located on the west side of De La Cruz Boulevard, APN: 230-03-105; property is zoned Heavy Industrial (MH).
Applicant: Dale Beverett, Data Center Infrastructures
Owner: C1-Santa Clara LLC, Cyrus One
Request: Architectural Review and Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration to develop a 703,450 square feet four-story data center building, and Minor Modification to increase the building height to 85 feet and reduce the parking space requirements. The site was previously developed with a one-story recycled paperboard mill and warehouse. The site is currently vacant and unpaved.

Project Data - See attachment 5 for larger size table
Lot Size: 15 acres
651,056 square feet

Existing Floor Area (sq.ft.)
Demolish
(sq.ft.)
Proposed
(sq.ft.)
Gross Floor Area
-
-
703,450
Lot Coverage
-
-
105,258 / 651,056 = 16%
F.A.R.
-
-
703,450 / 651,056 = 1.08
Height
-
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85'
Parking
-

141 spaces
Flood Zone
X


Points for Consideration

* The Union Pacific Railroad tracks border the west side of the site. De La Cruz Boulevard is a major, six-lane roadway bordering the site to the east. The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is located directly across De La Cruz Boulevard to the east. A workplace environment design firm, One Workplace, occupies a warehouse space on the adjacent property south of the project site at 2500 De La Cruz Boulevard.
* The approximately 15-acre project site is in an area of the City of Santa Clara (City) that is developed with various industrial and commercial uses. Except for miscellaneous infrastructure, the project site is vacant, with portions paved and unpaved. The site was previously developed with a one-story recycled paperboard mill and warehouse.


Zoning and General Plan
* The height of the proposed building at the top of t...

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