City Council Public Hearing
Sterling Osgood Road General Plan Amendment
and Rezoning
(PLN2025-00100)
City Council
June 9, 2026
City Council Public Hearing
• Project Background and
Introduction
• Rezoning and GPA
• Design Review
• Economic Benefits
Tonight’s Presentation
2 City Council Public Hearing
Background and Introduction
• 11.21-acre site
• Currently an unoccupied building,
formerly an electronics retailer
• Prior zoning was Industrial. Has
been zoned Regional Commercial
since 2015
3 City Council Public Hearing
Rezoning & General Plan Amendment
• GPA from Regional
Commercial to Tech
Industrial
• Rezoning from
C-R to I-T
4 City Council Public Hearing
Discretionary Design Review
5 City Council Public Hearing
Economic Analysis & Fiscal Benefits
6 Study Focus Areas:
1. Regional commercial project
2. Speculative industrial project
3. Economic and fiscal benefits of proposed project
Results:
• Surrounding area already well served by existing regional retail • Site unlikely to attract a new regional shopping center • Site is surrounded by existing industrial spaces, not supportive or complementary retail spaces
• Demand for industrial in Fremont very strong
• Rise of e-commerce reducing the square feet retail spaces require City Council Public Hearing
Economic Analysis & Fiscal Benefits
• 150 to 333 full-time jobs including significant “middle-income” jobs • City would receive ~$124K to 132K in recurring general fund revenue:
– $1.3M to 1.4M over 10-years in current dollars (FUSD would receive $1.1M over same period)
• $66,000 in one-time impact fees
• Traffic signal and sidewalk improvements
7 City Council Public Hearing
Recommendation
Planning Commission recommended to the City Council the following:
• Adoption of a Negative Declaration, prepared and circulated in accordance with CEQA guidelines
• Adoption of a Resolution to amend the General Plan land use designation of the property from Regional Commercial to Tech Industrial
• Adoption of an Ordinance to rezone the subject property from Regional Commercial (C-R) to Tech Industrial (I-T)
• Approval of a Discretionary Design Review Permit
• Approval of the removal of 47 City-protected trees
8 City Council Public Hearing
Thank You
9