City of Santa Clara

Meeting Agenda

Planning Commission

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

6:00 PM

Hybrid Meeting

City Hall Council

Chambers/Virtual

1500 Warburton Avenue

Santa Clara, CA 95050

The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Planning Commission Hearing meeting in a hybrid

manner (in-person and method for the public to participate remotely)

Via Zoom:

- https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/91729202898

- Webinar ID: 917 2920 2898 or

Phone: 1(669) 900-6833

How to Submit Written Public Comment Before Planning Commission Meeting:

1. By email to planningpubliccomment@santaclaraca.gov by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting.

Those emails will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and will be uploaded to the

Planning Commission Agenda as supplemental meeting material. Emails received after the

12 p.m. cutoff time up through the end of the meeting will form part of the meeting record.

Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email.

2. Use the eComment tab located on the City Council Agenda page

https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx). eComments are directly sent to the iLegislate

application used by staff, and become part of the public record. eComment closes 15 minutes

before the start of a meeting. NOTE: eComments and Emails received as public comment will

not be read aloud during the meeting.

Agendas, Staff Reports and some associated documents for Planning Commission items

may be viewed on the Internet at https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from

disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of

the legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at

Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 at the same time that

the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Any draft

contracts, ordinances and resolutions posted on the Internet site or distributed in advance of

the Planning Commission meeting may not be the final documents approved by the Planning

Commission. For the final document, you may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)

615-2220 or Clerk@santaclaraca.gov.

6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values

Roll Call

DECLARATION OF COMMISSION PROCEDURES

CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS

CONSENT CALENDAR

Consent Calendar items may be enacted, approved or adopted, based upon the findings prepared and provided in

the written staff report, by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If

any member of the Planning Commission, staff, the applicant or a member of the public wishes to comment on a

Consent Calendar item, or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda, please notify Planning staff, or

request this action at the Planning Commission meeting when the Chair calls for these requests during the Consent

Calendar review.

items.

Items listed on the Consent Calendar with associated file numbers constitute Public Hearing

26-384 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 11, 2026

Recommendation:

Approve the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes

of the March 11, 2026 Meeting.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Members of the public may briefly address the Commission on any item not on the agenda.

PUBLIC HEARING

Items listed above under Items for Council Action will be scheduled for Council review following the conclusion of

hearings and recommendations by the Planning Commission. Due to timing of notices for Council hearings and the

preparation of Council agenda reports, these items will not necessarily be heard on the date the minutes from this

meeting are forwarded to the Council. Please contact the Planning Division office for information on the schedule of

hearings for these items.

26-415

Continuance of the Third Zoning Code Cleanup Ordinance and

Rezoning of Properties Currently Designated TN (Transit

Neighborhood) to R6 (Transit Neighborhood Residential)

Recommendation:

Staff recommend that the Planning Commission open the

public hearing on this item and then immediately continue

the proposed project to May 20, 2026.

26-246

Action on the Revised El Camino Real Specific Plan, General

Plan Amendment for the creation of five new General Plan land

use designations, creation of the El Camino Real Zoning

Districts, and an Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation

Monitoring and Reporting Program

Recommendation:

1. Adopt a resolution recommending that the City

Council certify the EIR and related CEQA

documents.

2. Adopt a resolution recommending that the City

Council approve the El Camino Real Specific

Plan, a specific plan consistent with CA

Government Code Sections 65450-65457.

3. Adopt a resolution recommending that the City

Council approve General Plan text amendment

creating the Regional Corridor Mixed Use (55-

100 DU/AC; 0.2 Commercial FAR); Corridor

Mixed Use (45-65 DU/AC); Corridor

Residential (26-45 DU/AC); Corridor

Residential - Low (12-25 DU/AC); and Ground

Floor Commercial Overlay land use

designations, and amending the General Plan

Land Use diagrams for Phases II and III to

reflect the land use designations in the El

Camino Real Specific Plan and remove the El

Camino Real Focus Area.

4. Recommend that the City Council approve the

ordinance amending the zoning code to create

the El Camino Real Zoning districts.

26-173

Action on an Ordinance of the City of Santa Clara, California,

Authorizing the Installation of Supergraphic Signs on Building

Surfaces in the Vicinity of Levi's Stadium During a Limited Time

Period Surrounding FIFA World Cup 2026 Special Events

Recommendation:

1. Determine the project to be exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

formal pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section

15301 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities); and

2. Recommend that the City Council approve an

Ordinance in substantially the form presented

Authorizing the Installation of Supergraphic

Signs on Building Surfaces in the Vicinity of

Levi's Stadium During a Limited Time Period

Surrounding FIFA World Cup 2026 Special

Events.

26-370 Planning Commission Input on the Charter Revision Process

Recommendation:

Provide consolidated comments to staff on Planning

Commission relevant charter revisions for the Charter

Review Committee and City Council to consider as a

part of the “Charter Project” Charter Review Process.

The Commission also has the option of appointing a

representative to present these comments to the

Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions.

REPORTS OF COMMISSION/BOARD LIAISON AND COMMITTEE:

1. Announcements/Other Items

2. Commissioner Travel and Training Reports, Requests to attend Trainings

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORTS:

1. Planning Commission Budget Update

2. Upcoming Agenda Items

3. City Council Actions

ADJOURNMENT:

The next regular scheduled meeting is on May 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers and via

Zoom..

MEETING DISCLOSURES

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is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other

provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must

be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge,

which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in

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or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clara, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge

may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies.

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(Comcast cable channel 15), or the livestream on the City’s YouTube channel or Facebook page.

Note: The public cannot participate in the meeting through these livestreaming methods; livestreaming capabilities may be

disrupted at times, viewers may always view and participate in meetings in-person and via Zoom as noted on the agenda.

a member of the public submits a speaker card for any agenda items, their name will appear in the Minutes. If no

speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect "Public Speaker."

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