Approval of an Amendment to the Guadalupe Gardens
Master Plan
Mukesh (Mookie) Patel, Director of Aviation
Ryan Sheelen, Senior Planner
Item # 5.1
May 6, 2025
Coleman and Hedding Commercial
Development Project Overview
2 1. Guadalupe Gardens Master Plan
Amendment
2. General Plan Amendment & Rezoning
3. Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
4. Future RFP and Site Development
N
Coleman Avenue
Asbury Street
W Hedding St
Taylor Street
3 FAA Corrective Action Plan
• City Council: October 2021
• Implement FAA Corrective Action
Plan
• City Council: February 2022
• “Prototype Park” concept developed
to activate Guadalupe Gardens with
uses such as Prototype Dog Park,
Disc Golf, and Urban Agriculture
4 • Fair market value
requirements vs community
benefit
• FAA Community Benefit
Approval: September 2023
1. Open space
recreational uses
2. Commercial
development along
Coleman Ave and
Hedding St. for revenue
generating purposes
Balanced Approach
Coleman Avenue
W Hedding Street
Asbury Street
Guadalupe Gardens Street
Closures and Vacations
5 • City Council Actions:
• April 2023 – Temporary street
closure extensions
• October 2024 – Formal street
closure & vacation
• Efforts continue to prepare the
property for activation uses
Approval of an Amendment to the Guadalupe Gardens
Master Plan
Mukesh (Mookie) Patel, Director of Aviation
Ryan Sheelen, Senior Planner
Item # 5.1
May 6, 2025
Coleman and Hedding General Plan
Amendment and Planned Development
Rezoning
File Nos. GP 18-012 and PDC23-009
City Council
May 6, 2025
Item 10.2
Presenter:
Ruth Cueto, Principal Planner
Site and Project Description
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
• Project comprised of four, mostly
vacant, non-contiguous sites
• Located within:
• Inner Safety Zone
• City-approved Airport Influence
Area
• General Plan Amendment to amend
the General Plan land use designation
from Open Space, Parkland and Habitat
and Light Industrial to Combined
Industrial/ Commercial.
• Planned Development Zoning to rezone
the site from no designation, OS Open
Space, Li Light Industrial, and R-2 zoning
districts to the OS(PD) Planned
Development zoning district.
General Plan
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Existing General Plan Designation: Open
Space, Parkland and Habitat and Light
Industrial
Proposed General Plan Designation:
Combined Industrial/Commercial
Zoning
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Existing Zoning: No designation, OS Open
Space, LI Light Industrial, and R-2 Two-family
Residences
Proposed Zoning District: OS Open Space
(PD) Planned Development
General Development Standards
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
Standards Standard CIC Zoning District OS(PD) Zoning District Uses
As allowed in CIC (Example:
Manufacturing, Office, R&D, Retail,
Public Eating Establishments, Vehicle Uses)
Restricted to CIC uses that are
Inner Safety Zone compatible
Setbacks Front: 15
Rear and Side: 0
As allowed in CIC except for
0 front setback along Walnut St
Height Max 50 feet Determined by the FAA airspace
requirements
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Max 12 Max 0.60
Population Density n/a 120 people per acre
Other Restrictions
Uses that may cause a hazard to aircraft are not permitted Exterior lighting shall not interfere with aircraft operations Above-ground storage or fuel or hazardous materials prohibited 50-foot Coleman Avenue Widening Reservation Area
Environmental Review
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
• Environmental effects were found not to be significant for the following resource areas:
• Aesthetics, Agricultural and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Energy, Geology and Soils, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Population and Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire • Impacts that can be mitigated to below significance thresholds with implementation of mitigation measures for the following resource areas:
• Biological Resources, Archaeological Resources, GHG Reduction, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Noise, and Transportation
Comments Received on the Draft EIR
www.sanjoseca.gov/planning
• The City received eight written comment letters during the EIR public circulation period. The main concerns raised included:
• Burrowing owls and nesting birds protection
• Sensitivity for tribal cultural resources on the project site • Textual Changes to update water-management-related maps, ordinances, plans, and permit information
• Request to prepare a Local Transportation Analysis and Travel Demand Management Program
• All comments were addressed in the First Amendment/Final EIR posted on March 28, 2025. None of these comments raised new significant issues. • Recirculation of the EIR is not required.
Coleman and Hedding General Plan
Amendment and Planned Development
Rezoning
File Nos. GP 18-012 and PDC23-009
City Council
May 6, 2025
Item 10.2
Presenter:
Ruth Cueto, Principal Planner