Development Review Hearing
Regular MeetingSanta Clara, CA · May 11, 2022
Agenda
City of Santa Clara
Meeting Agenda
Development Review Hearing
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:00 PM Virtual Meeting
Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution
22-9067, the Development Review Hearing meeting will be held by teleconference only. No
physical location will be available for this meeting; however, the City of Santa Clara continues to
provide methods for the public to participate remotely:
• Via Zoom:
o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/92950218717 or o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
Webinar ID: 929 5021 8717
Public Comments prior to meeting may be submitted via email to
PlanningPublicComment@santaclaraca.gov no later than noon on the day of the meeting. Clearly
indicate the project address, meeting body, and meeting date in the email.
The Development Review Officer, staff, and applicants will be participating remotely.
Please follow the guidelines below when participating in a Zoom Webinar:
- The meeting will be recorded so you must choose 'continue’ to accept and stay in the meeting.
- If there is an option to change the phone number to your name when you enter the meeting,
please do so as your name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to
speak.
- Mute all other audio before speaking. Using multiple devices can cause an audio feedback.
- Use the raise your hand feature in Zoom when you would like to speak on an item and lower
when finished speaking. Press *9 to raise your hand if you are calling in by phone only.
- Identify yourself by name before speaking on an item.
- Unmute when called on to speak and mute when done speaking. If there is background noise
coming from a participant, they will be muted by the host. Press *6 if you are participating by
phone to unmute.
- If you no longer wish to stay in the meeting once your item has been heard, please exit the
meeting.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
22-659 Declaration of Procedures
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTIONS, WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES
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PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
[This item is reserved for persons to address the body on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the body. The law does not permit action on, or extended discussion of, any item not on the
agenda except under special circumstances. The governing body, or staff, may briefly respond to statements made
or questions posed, and appropriate body may request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting.]
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items may be enacted, approved, or adopted by the action of the Development Review Hearing
Officer unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If any member of the 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 Development Review Hearing
during the Consent Calendar review. Items listed on the Consent Calendar with associated file numbers constitute
Public Hearing items.
1.A 22-549 Action on a proposed 388 square-foot attached Accessory
Dwelling Unit (ADU) for the property located at 3430 Mauricia
Avenue
Recommendation: Approve the 388 square-foot attached accessory
dwelling unit (ADU) with a studio layout located
outside of the existing building envelope, subject to
conditions.
GENERAL BUSINESS
The following items from this Development Review Hearing agenda will be scheduled for further review following the
conclusion of hearings and recommendations by the Development Review Hearing. Please contact the Planning
Division office for information on the schedule of hearings for these items.
2. 22-571 Action on the development of a 330,000 square-foot office
campus located at 3000 Bowers Avenue
Recommendation: Approve the Architectural Review and Adopt a
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the construction
of two-165,000 square-foot, five-story office buildings
totaling 330,000 square-foot; a five-level garage and
surface lots providing a total of 980 parking spaces;
and site and public right-of-way improvements.
3. 22-615 Action on a New Second-Story Deck and Exterior Stairway at
2940 Mark Avenue.
Recommendation: Redesign the proposed project to enclose or reorient
the exterior staircase to wrap around the rear of the
building towards the eastern street side property line
and reduce the depth of the deck to four feet before
resubmitting for final architectural approval by
Planning staff per the conditions of approval.
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4. 22-616 Action on a Fifth Bedroom Addition to an Existing Residence
and new 22’3” detached ADU at 1765 Market Street.
Recommendation: Approve a new 22’3” tall detached two-bedroom
ADU over a new two-car garage, in conjunction with a
new basement and rear addition to an existing
one-story residence to expand from three-bedrooms
with one and a half bathrooms to five-bedrooms and
four full bathrooms.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 3 p.m.
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