11/12/24 Item #6
City Council
November 12, 2024
Item #6 RTC 24-921
Public Hearing: Actions on a Rezone
from PD - Planned Development to HI
- Heavy Industrial & Variance for the
Property Located at 2201 Lafayette
1852 Street to Allow Reestablishment of
Industrial Uses for a Product
THE MISSION CIN Engineering Development and
Manufacturing Business
Reena Brilliot
Acting Director of Community Development
2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
The Cen
Request
• Rezone from Planned Development (PD) to Heavy Industrial; and • Variance for parking and potentially landscaping, subject to findings and the conditions of approval.
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Project Site
30 • 1.5 acres (64,898 sq. ft.) Mathew Street
• General Plan: Heavy Industrial
(HI)
• Zoning: Planned Development
(PD) 2199
• Approximately 24,000 sq. ft. 1- afayette Street
story building
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Santa Clara
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Land Use Designations
HI
Mathew Street Mathew Street
HI
He avy Heavy Industrials Lafayette Street HI HI!
Lafayette Street
Industrial
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LO-RD
Low Inten
He avy Office / R
HI
Industrial
General Plan Map Zoning Map
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Street View
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Santa Clara
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Background
• 2005: Rezone from Heavy Industrial Mathew Street
to PD and Tentative Map to create 13
800
three parcels.
• Specific COA restricting the use of 1
Parcel 2 to Construction Materials
retail showroom/warehouse. 2199
• Parking agreement: 10 parking spaces afayette Street 01 on Parcel 1 for Parcel 2.
• July 2023: Rezone Parcel 1 and 3
(700 Mathew Street) from PD to
Heavy Industrial.
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Project
• Minor Tennant improvements to
accommodate a change of use 800
• No change to the building footprint
• Add a 5-foot sidewalk and a 4-foot
planter strip with 24" box tree
2199
• Trash bins storage
• Bike Racks
• 15 Employees total
2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Rezone
• Zoning regulations of the old Heavy Industrial (MH) district of the Classic Code will apply to this application, while the parking requirements from the current Zoning Code (2024) apply.
• Setback: Provides the required 15 feet front setback
• Landscaping: Added landscaping to meet the requirement for a minimum 10 feet of required front yard to be landscaped.
• Parking: Provides 7 parking spaces on Parcel 1 where 18 parking spaces are required per the code (need for Variance)
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Existing Site Plan
Mathew Street
RLY NOTES
(E) BUILDING
2201 LAFAYETTE
10 Parking spaces for
Parcel 2 on Parcel 1
2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
Proposed Site Plan
70)
-7 Parking Spaces
(E) BUILDING
5' Sidewalk 220% LAFAYETTE Accessible Space
- 4' Planter Strip 8 4
- Property Line
Trash Collection
-Bike Racks Are a
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Planning Commission Recommendation
Curb Cut to
Remain
•8 Parking Spaces
(E) BUILDING
4°
Planter
Property Line
Strip
• 5' Sidewalk
Arcan Collection
*Existing ADA Space to Remain
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Santa Clara
Staff or Planning Commission Recommended Plans
• Planning Commission Recommendation:
- Would allow for 9 parking spaces (2 additional spaces) with one parking space (ADA space) in the front the building
- Only paving, no landscaping in the front setback
• Staff Recommendation:
- Would allow for 7 parking spaces with all, including ADA space, located in the back of the building. ADA space location in conformance to Building Code. • Approximately 8 staff per shift
• Some staff regularly working remotely
• Some staff (family members and friends) carpooling regularly - Would add landscaping to the front setback, conforming to Zoning Code 12 6
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2201 Lafayette Street City of
Santa Clara
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Variance Findings
• Staff & Planning Commission Recommendations:
- Unusual condition: Existing buildings were constructed in the 1970's with reduced parking.
- The proposed use would repurpose the industrial site vacant since April 2013. - The project would help extend the complete streets configuration along frontage - The variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of the substantial property rights of the owner.
Staff Recommendation: The project would help eliminate the substandard front landscaping conditions, conforming to the Zoning Code.
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Santa Clara
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Staff Recommendation
1. Determine the project is consistent with a Class | Categorical Exemption per Section 15301, Existing Facilities of the CEQA Guidelines;
2. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council approve the Rezone from Planned Development (PD) to Heavy Industrial (HI) for the property located at 2201 Lafayette Street, subject to findings and conditions of approval; and
3. Adopt a resolution approving the Variance for a reduction in parking spaces, including the required findings.
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City Council
November 12, 2024
Item #6 RTC 24-921
Public Hearing: Actions on a Rezone
from PD - Planned Development to HI
- Heavy Industrial & Variance for the
Property Located at 2201 Lafayette
1852 Street to Allow Reestablishment of
Industrial Uses for a Product
THE MISSION CITM Engineering Development and
Manufacturing Business
Reena Brilliot
Acting Director of Community Development
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