Development Review Hearing
Regular MeetingSanta Clara, CA · August 17, 2022
Agenda
City of Santa Clara
Meeting Agenda
Development Review Hearing
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 3:00 PM Virtual Meeting
Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(e) and City of Santa Clara Resolution
22-9124, 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.
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please do so as your name will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to
speak.
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when finished speaking. Press *9 to raise your hand if you are calling in by phone only.
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coming from a participant, they will be muted by the host. Press *6 if you are participating by
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meeting.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
22-1051 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 22-824 Action on a Two-Year Entitlement Extension of the Architectural
Review Approval for a 190-room Hotel at 2900 Lakeside Drive
Recommendation: Approve a two-year time extension of the Architectural
Review approval for a proposed 190-room hotel, subject
to conditions of approval.
1.B 22-855 Action on a proposed 647 square-foot first floor and 735
square-foot second story addition to an existing single-family
residence totaling 3,066 square feet at 2841 Mauricia Ave
Recommendation: Approve the second story addition of 735 square feet
and a first story addition of 647 square feet to a
single-family residence, subject to conditions.
1.C 22-992 Action on the full demolition of an existing one-story residence
and the new construction of a 2,669 square foot, two-story
residence at 3430 Fowler Avenue.
Recommendation: Approve the full demolition of the existing residence
and the new construction of a 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom
two-story residence at 3430 Fowler Avenue, subject to
conditions.
1.D 22-999 Action on a proposed 311 square-foot attached Accessory
Dwelling Unit (ADU) for the property located at 3566 Mauricia
Avenue
Recommendation: Approve the 311 square-foot attached accessory
dwelling unit (ADU) with a studio layout located
outside of the existing building envelope, subject to
conditions.
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1.E 22-1007 Action on a proposed second-story addition, Accessory Dwelling
Unit (ADU), and ground floor expansion of a single-family
residence for the property located at 2572 Borax Drive.
Recommendation: Approve the expansion and addition of a
single-family residence including; a ground floor
addition to include a two-car garage, a family room,
and an ADU, and a second floor addition to include
four-bedrooms and three-bathrooms for a
single-family residence, 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. 22-994 Action on the proposed new construction of a data center
located at 2590 Walsh Avenue, with off-site parking located at
2623 Walsh Avenue.
Recommendation: Accept the Environmental Impact Report, Adopt the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and
Approve the Architectural Review for the demolition of
a 115,000 square-foot office and warehouse building
to construct a 468,170 square-foot four-story data
center consisting of eight data center halls, substation
and site improvements for the property located at
2590 Walsh Avenue.
3. 22-995 Action on a 60-unit residential project located at 3141-3155 El
Camino Real
Recommendation: Approve Architectural Review of 60-unit residential
development consisting of 40 townhomes and 20 flats,
resident and visitor parking, private street, site
landscaping, and public and private on and off-site
improvements, subject to attached conditions.
4. 22-997 Action on a proposed attached 488 square-foot second-story
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) for the property located at 152
Blake Avenue
Recommendation: Redesign the proposed project to provide a minimum
3-foot upper story step back to the 488 square-foot
ADU before resubmitting for final architectural
approval by Planning staff per the conditions of
approval.
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5. 22-1008 Action on a proposed 457 square-foot first floor and 1,223
square-foot second story addition to an existing single-family
residence totaling 3,342 square feet at 1651 Cunningham Street
Recommendation: Redesign the proposed project to reduce the depth
of the balcony, reduce the number of roof peaks on the
second story, and remove the hexagonal window
before resubmitting for final architectural approval by
Planning staff per the conditions of approval.
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 3 p.m.
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