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City of Santa Clara
City Council
August 29, 2023
Item 8 RTC 23-897
CITY OF
Direction to Staff on the
Revised El Camino Real
1852
Specific Plan Land Use Plan
THE MISSION CIT
Andrew Crabtree, Director
Community Development Department
1 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Background - Land Use Policy and Regulatory Framework
• General Plan - vision, long-term land use plan, land use policies > Focus Area - area identified in General Plan to accommodate growth • Priority Development Area - area designated with State for higher density, transit-oriented growth
• Specific Plans / Neighborhood Plans - detailed policies for a particular portion of the City
• Zoning - implementation tool that establishes specific land use regulations and physical standards for new development
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POST MEETING MATERIAL
1 City of
Santa Clara
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Background - 2010 General Plan El Camino Real Focus Area "The General Plan vision for El Camino Real is to transform this Focus Area from a series of automobile- oriented strip-malls to a tree-lined, pedestrian- and transit-oriented corridor with a mix of residential and retail uses." Regional Reichal
Community Mixed Use Community Mixed-Use
Regional Mixed Use Community Mixed Use
Begonel boxed Use seect and pedestin
3 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Background - Recent State Laws
• SB 35 / AB 1485 - Streamlined approval process
• SB 166 - No net loss of housing capacity
• SB 167 / AB 678 / AB 3194 - Housing Accountability Act • AB 1515 - Planning and zoning housing
• SB 330 / SB 8 - Housing Crisis Act
• AB 1584 - Housing Omnibus
• AB 2011 / SB 6 - Project Reviews
• AB 1763 / SB 290 / AB 634 / AB 571 - Density Bonuses
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2 City of
Santa Clara
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Background - El Camino Real Specific Plan (ECRSP) Process • 2010 General Plan Update changed corridor to residential / mixed-use • 2010 - 2017 Land use approvals for 13 Projects (1,292 Units) • 2017 - City Council direction to prepare Specific Plan to provide more detailed policies for new development
• 2017 - 2021 staff worked with consultant and Community Advisory Committee to prepare a draft Specific Plan
• June 15, 2021 - City Council direction to modify Specific Plan • June 30, 2070 - Last day of MTC Grant funding
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Background - Recent City Council Direction on Revised Plan • September 13, 2022 - Direction to:
> Prepare a significantly modified (reduced density) Specific Plan > Retain enough density (4,400 residential units) and elements of the prior Specific Plan to be consistent with the prior draft EIR > Do an economic feasibility analysis of both (original and revised) plans • March 2023 - Approved consultant agreement and scope of work > Selected Raimi & Associates, Inc. for services to revise the El Camino Real Specific Plan
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3 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Revised Plan - Priorities
1. Align Land Use Plan with 4,400 residential units capacity
2. Reduce density along sensitive interfaces (proximity to single-family, particularly on the north side of the plan area
3. Add a new, lower density land use designation
4. Revise the Land Use Plan to be consistent with existing/recent entitlements
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Revised Plan - Key Changes
• Consistent with 4,400 residential units
• Adds new low density land use designation, Corridor
Residential - Low (12-25 du/ac)
• Changes 64 properties to Corridor Residential - Low
(12-25 du/ac)
• Seven properties were redesignated to Corridor Residential and Corridor Mixed Use, respectively, to reflect recently approved or pending projects
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4 City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
EI Camino Real Specific Plan
Revised Plan - 4 Mixed-Use / Residential Designations
Regional Corridor Corridor Mixed-Use Corridor Corridor
Mixed-Use • 45-65 DU/AC Residential Residential - Low
• (Activity Center) • Commercial • 26-45 DU/AC • 12-25 DU/AC • 55-100 DU/AC frontage required (4-story) (3-story)
• Minimum FAR 0.2 at some locations
City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
New Draft Land Use Plan
Land Use Designation 0.125 0.25 0.5 Miles
Regional Commercial Mixed Use Corridor Residential - Low - is minute walk Corridor Mixed Use Public/Quasi-Public
Ground Floor Commercial
Corridor Residential
Required WIN Recent/Pending Projects
:: Land Use Change Parcels
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
New Draft Land Use Plan
0 0,125 0.25
Directly abuts a single-family residential parcel
+ 25 minute walk
Across the street from a single-family residential parcel Directly abuts or across the street from a multi-family residential parcel Recent/Pending Projects
I Land Use Change Parcels 11
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Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
New Draft Land Use Plan - Properties Modified from Prior Plan Civic Corter Dr made
Land Use Designation 0.125 0.25 0.5 Miles
Regional Commercial Mixed Use Corridor Residential - Low → İS minute walk Corridor Mixed Use Public/Quasi-Public
Ground Floor Commercial
Corridor Residential Required
Recent/Pending Projects
] Land Use Change Parcels 12
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City of
Santa Clara
The Center of What's Possible
El Camino Real Specific Plan
Next Steps
• Staff and the consultant draft updated specific plan and policies consistent with the revised Land Use Plan
• Begin CEQA process
• Reconvene the ECRSP Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to comment on the revised Draft Specific Plan policies and standards Recommendation
• Receive staff presentation related to prior Council direction and direct staff to proceed with finalization of the proposed draft ECRSP Land Use Plan 13
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City Council
ATTA CLARA CARD August 29, 2023
Item 8 RTC 23-897
Direction to Staff on the
Revised El Camino Real
1852 Specific Plan Land Use Plan
THE MISSION CIN 00c0cccca
Andrew Crabtree, Director
Community Development Department
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