Planning Commission
Regular MeetingSanta Clara, CA · December 6, 2023
Agenda
City of Santa Clara
Meeting Agenda
Planning Commission
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting
City Hall Council
Chambers/Virtual
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
The City of Santa Clara is conducting Planning Commission meetings in a hybrid manner
(in-person and continues to have methods for the public to participate remotely).
• Via Zoom:
o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/91729202898 Webinar ID: 917 2920 2898 or
o Phone: 1(669) 900-6833
• Via the City’s eComment (available during the meeting)
The public may view the meetings on SantaClaraCA.gov, Santa Clara City Television
(Comcast cable channel 15 or AT&T U-verse channel 99), or the livestream on the City’s
YouTube channel or Facebook page.
Public Comments prior to meeting may be submitted via email to
PlanningPublicComment@SantaClaraCA.gov no later than noon on the day of the meeting;
(Comments received after 12:00 PM on the day of the meeting will be made part of the public
record but will not be read out loud during the meeting) and also before and during the
meeting via eComment. Clearly indicate the project address, meeting body, and meeting date
in the email.
Agendas, Staff Reports and associated documents for Planning Commission items may be
viewed on the City's website at https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values
Roll Call
DECLARATION OF COMMISSION PROCEDURES
CONTINUANCES/EXCEPTIONS
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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 listed on the Consent Calendar with associated file numbers constitute Public Hearing
items.
1.A 23-1439 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of November 15,
2023
Recommendation: Approve the Planning Commission Special Meeting
Minutes of the November 15, 2023 Meeting
1.B 23-1331 Action on a Vesting Tentative Map for 5185 Lafayette Street for
the Proposed Development of a 198-Unit Housing Development
with Four Commercial Condominiums (CEQA: Addendum to the
Tasman East Specific Plan EIR)
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution to recommend the City Council
approve the Vesting Tentative Map to subdivide the
existing lot with 198 residential condominium units,
four commercial condominium units, one residential
parking condominium unit, and one commercial
parking condominium unit at 5185 Lafayette Street,
subject to findings and conditions of approval.
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.
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2. 23-1350 Action on Conditional Use Permit to Install Four Additional
Emergency Generators at the McLaren Data Center Located at
737 Mathew
Recommendation: 1. Adopt a Resolution to adopt the Addendum to
the 2018 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the McLaren Data Center; and
2. Adopt a Resolution to approve a Use Permit to
install four additional emergency generators at
the McLaren Data Center at 737 Mathew
Street, subject to findings and conditions of
approval
3. 23-1363 Action on a Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Review for
a New Lincoln Dealership at 3155 Stevens Creek Boulevard
(CEQA: Mitigated Negative Declaration)
Recommendation: 1. Adopt a resolution adopting the Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND) and the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
prepared for this project;
2. Adopt a resolution approving the Use Permit
for the renovation and addition for a new
Lincoln dealership with outdoor storage of
vehicles for sale, subject to conditions; and
3. Adopt a resolution approving the Architectural
Review of the renovation and addition for the
new Lincoln dealership.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION/BOARD LIAISON AND COMMITTEE:
1. Announcements/Other Items
2. Commissioner Travel and Training Reports, Requests to attend Trainings
1. 23-1480 Joint Venture Silicon Valley: 2024 State of the Valley
Conference
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORTS:
1. Planning Commission Budget Update
2. Upcoming Agenda Items
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3. City Council Actions
ADJOURNMENT:
The next regular scheduled meeting is on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council
Chambers and via Zoom.
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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 AT&T
U-verse channel 99), 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.
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will appear in the Minutes. If no speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect
"Public Speaker."
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