REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the project design of a new six-story dual branded hotel at 312 Brokaw Road and 1240 and 1290 Coleman Avenue
Report
File No.: PLN2019-14051
Location: 312 Brokaw Road and 1240 and 1290 Coleman Avenue, a 1.7-acre site located at the northeast corner of Coleman Avenue and Brokaw Road, APNs: 230-05-049, -050 and -045; properties are zoned Light Industrial (ML)
Applicant: Rachel Lambert, Mogul Hospitality Partners, Santa Clara, LLC
Owner: Kevin Wennergren
Request: Architectural review of a new six-story dual-branded hotel with 396 rooms, 298 parking stalls in a stacked mechanical lift arrangement, on-site amenities, site landscaping and public right-of-way improvements
Project Data
Existing
Project
Site Area
3 contiguous parcels totaling 1.7 acres
Same
General Plan Designation
Santa Clara Station Regional Commercial
Same
Zoning District
Light Industrial (ML)
Same
Land Use square feet (sq)
Commercial: auto rental/office use and two restaurants totaling 17,341 sf
Commercial: 211,645 sf hotel
Stories
One
Six / 86 feet
Floor Area Ratio
.24
2.7
Parking
N/A
298 spaces (includes 30 EV charging stations)
Flood Zone
X
X
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
On August 5, 2021, at a public noticed meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed and approved a Use Permit to allow construction of a six-story dual branded hotel with 396 guest rooms, conference meeting rooms and on-site amenities that include: indoor and outdoor dining, fitness room, pool,/spa, bar service (ABC Type 47 license) and indoor music entertainment, subject to conditions. The project includes Zoning Administrator approval of a Modification to allow vehicle parking in a stacked mechanical lift arrangement; a reduction in on-site parking to provide 298 stalls where 396 are required and an increase in building height from a maximum of 70 feet up to 86 feet.
Site Design, Parking and Building Architecture
The project involves de...
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