May 19, 2025 www.paloalto.gov
800-814 San Antonio
Avenue
Pre-screening
Presenter
Emily Kallas, Senior Planner
2 COUNCIL PRE-SCREENING PROCESS
• Required for legislative changes, including rezoning, before a formal application.
• Provides early feedback only; no formal decisions
are made.
• Councilmembers are expected to refrain from
forming firm opinions, as the proposal may return for
future formal action.
3 • Prescreening for a proposal to amend
an existing Planned Home Zoning (PHZ)
to allow for:
o Construction of 120 residential
units in a five-story structure with
underground parking
o Exterior proposed to be generally
the same as the project approved in
2024 (23PLN-00010).
CONCEPTUAL PROJECT
4 PROJECT LOCATION
Location
• San Antonio Road near Leghorn
Street
• In the Housing Incentive Program
(HIP) area
Other nearby housing projects
• 762 San Antonio
• 788 San Antonio
• 824 San Antonio
• 3997 Fabian
COMPARISON TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT
5 Previously Approved Project Proposed Prescreening
Unit Count 75 (ownership units) 120 (undecided if owner or rental) Setbacks (above grade) Complies with Special Setback and Zoning Code
No change
Setbacks (below grade) Encroaches up to 8 ft into Special Setback 0 setback along points at rear
Encroaches up to 13 ft 9 in into Special Setback
0 ft along parts of side and rear
Height 60 ft 8 in 60 ft 8 in
FAR 3.0:1 (114,893 sf) 3.0:1 (114,888 sf)
Parking 148 spaces 179 spaces (148 required per new HIP) Unit Mix 7 1-bed, 52 2-bed, 16 3-bed 23 studio, 41 1-bed, 50 2-bed, 6 3-bed BMR Distribution 6 very-low, 5 low, 4 moderate TBD
COMPARISON TO NEIGHBORING PROPOSED PROJECT
5 800 Proposed Prescreening
(Current Study Session Discussion)
788 Proposed Prescreening
(Previous Study Session Discussion)
Unit Count 120 (undecided if owner or rental) 168 (rental units) Setbacks Below grade encroachment into San
Antonio Road special setback
Complies with CS zoning district, including
special setbacks
Height 60 ft 8 in 85 ft
FAR 3.0:1 (114,888 sf) 3.31:1 (189,884 sf)
Retail Space 1,087 sf 0 sf
Parking 179 spaces 73 spaces
Unit Mix 23 studio, 41 1-bed, 50 2-bed, 6 3-bed 47 studio, 90 1-bed, 31 2-bed BMR Distribution TBD (20% of units at 80% AMI) TBD (20% of units at 80% AMI) 8 Project Timing
• In advance of the San Antonio
Coordinate Area Plan
Setbacks
• Encroaches into the special
setback
• Encroaches into the side and
rear setbacks
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Parking and Services
• Increased refuse needs
Housing Tenure and Affordability
• BMR not specified
• Ownership vs. Rental undecided
7 RECOMMENDED MOTION
Staff recommends that Council conduct a prescreening and provide informal comments regarding the applicant’s request to amend the previously approved Planned Home Zoning (PHZ).
Comments provided during the prescreening process are not binding on the City or the applicant.
Emily Kallas, AICP
Senior Planner
[email protected]
650-617-3125