Item 10.2
El Paseo and 1777 Saratoga Signature Project
(File Nos. PDC19-049 & PD20-006)
Presenters: Chris Burton, Director, PBCE & Robert Manford, Deputy Director, PBCE
Project Location
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Project Components
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• Rezoning from CG and CP to CG(PD)
Planned Development Zoning District
• Demolition of approximately 126,345
square feet of existing commercial space
and removal of 120 trees
• Construction of four mixed use buildings:
• 994 residential units
• 165,949 square feet of commercial
space
• 3.5 acres of publicly accessible open
space (1.1-acre public park)
• CUP and PCN for Off-Sale Alcohol at a
future grocery store
• Construction outside hours of 7:00 am
to 7:00 pm
Project Review
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• Project Reviewed for
Conformance with:
• Envision San Jose 2040
General Plan (Signature
Project Policy)
• Municipal Zoning Code
• Residential Design Guidelines
• City Council Policy 6-30:
Public Outreach
• California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)
Environmental Review
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• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) – circulated for 45 days, from October 15, 2021 to November 29, 2021
o Two project options (Education Mixed-Use Option and Non-Education Mixed-Use Option) analyzed.
o No Significant and Unavoidable impacts (under both options). o Less than significant impacts with mitigation measures incorporated to: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Hazardous Materials, Noise, and Transportation/Traffic.
o 70+ comments received.
• First Amendment to the DEIR (Response to Comments) – posted to City’s website on May 6, 2022; errata posted on May 13, 2022. • No re-circulation of DEIR necessary.
Staff Recommendation
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Recommend that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution certifying the 1312 El Paseo and 1777 Saratoga Avenue Mixed-Use Village Project Environmental Impact Report, and adopt a related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Approve an Ordinance rezoning an approximately 10.76-gross acre site from the CG and CP Zoning Districts to a CG(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.
3. Adopt a Resolution approving a Planned Development Permit to allow the demolition of approximately 126,345 square feet of existing commercial buildings, the removal of 120 trees (20 ordinance-size, 100 non-ordinance-size) for the construction of four mixed-use buildings consisting of 994 residential units and 165,949 square feet of commercial space, extended construction hours (15-hour concrete pours between 6:00 am to 9:00 pm daily over a 15-day period), and a Conditional Use Permit and Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity to allow off-sale alcohol (Type 21 ABC License) at a future grocery store in an approximately 40,000-square foot tenant space on an approximately 10.76-gross acre site.
Q&A / Discussion
Public Outreach
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• Two formally noticed community meetings held via Zoom. • October 5, 2020
• January 20, 2022
• Applicant has held over 40 meetings with neighbors and stakeholders throughout the planning process.
• Project Webpage was created for the project and updated regularly as new information was received.
Building Information
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Project
Information
Building 1 (El
Paseo)
Building 2 (El
Paseo)
Building 3 (el
Paseo)
Building 4
(Saratoga)
Commercial
Square Footage
64,176 sf 29,699 sf 66,838 sf 5,236 sf
Residential Units 267 units 273 units 206 units 248 units Maximum Height 127 feet, 6 inches 99 feet 130 feet 132 feet Maximum No. of
Stories
11 stories 9 stories 11 stories 12 stories
Presenters: Chris Burton, Director, PBCE & Robert Manford, Deputy Director, PBCE