City of Santa Clara  
Meeting Agenda  
Planning Commission  
Wednesday, February 11, 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  
1.  
26-114 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2026  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes  
of the January 14, 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.  
2.  
26-35  
Action on an Appeal (PLN25-00562) of the Community  
Development Director’s Denial of Zoning Clearance  
Smoke Shop Located at 770 Kiely  
a
(PZC25-00381) for  
Boulevard.  
a
Recommendation:  
Overrule the appeal and affirm the Community  
Development Director’s decision to deny the Zoning  
Clearance for a smoke shop to operate at 770 Kiely  
Boulevard.  
3.  
26-52  
Public  
Hearing:  
Action  
on  
Appeal  
(PLN25-00561)  
of  
Development Review Officer’s Approval at 2892 Mesquite Drive  
for an Architectural Review (PLN25-00295) for a 621 Square  
Foot First Floor Addition and a 397 Square Foot Second Floor  
Addition  
to  
an  
Existing  
Two-Story  
2,081 Square  
Foot  
Single-Family Residence with  
a
500 Square Foot Attached  
Garage on a 7,351 Square Foot Lot. CEQA Status: Exempt from  
CEQA per Section 15332.  
Recommendation:  
The project is consistent with the General Plan, Zoning  
Code and Design Guidelines and therefore staff  
recommends the Planning Commission deny the  
appeal application and:  
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. Affirm the decision of the Development Review  
Officer to approve the Architectural Review for  
the construction of a 621 square foot first floor  
addition and a 397 square foot second floor  
addition to an existing two-story 2,081 square  
foot single-family residence with a 500 square  
foot attached garage on a 7,351 square foot lot  
at 2892 Mesquite Drive, subject to findings and  
conditions of approval.  
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 March 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers and via  
Zoom.  
MEETING DISCLOSURES  
The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City  
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  
court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice,  
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.  
STREAMING SERVICES: As always, the public may view the meetings on SantaClaraCA.gov, Santa Clara City Television  
(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.  
If  
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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