City of Santa Clara
General Plan Amendment Applications
2010 to Present
GPA # Project File Number Description Notes
#73
1410 El Camino Real ‐ The
Presidio PLN2010‐08180
GPA# 73 from Gateway Thoroughfare to High Density Residential (3,025 sq.ft. of commercial use and 40 residential units) 11.09.2010 ‐ City Council Approved #74 2875 Lakeside Drive PLN2010‐08051
GPA #74 ‐ General Plan Text Amendment for lot coverage; (5‐ story, 107 room extended stay hotel with podium parking at grade and 4 floors above) Withdrawn
#75 5403 Stevens Creek Blvd PLN2011‐08988
GPA #75 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Low Intensity Office R&D to High Intensity Office R&D (Two 6‐story office buildings totaling 295,500 sq.ft. & one below and above grade parking structure w/ a total of 1,118 on‐site parking spaces; demolish existing commercial building [I‐Hop]) 07.17.2012 ‐ City Council Approved #76 45 Buckingham Drive PLN2013‐09799
GPA #76 from Community Mixed Use to High Density Residential (Four‐story, 222 unit multi‐family residential development with wrap parking structure w/ 375 on‐site parking spaces; demolish of existing commercial building) 03.18.2014 ‐ City Council Approved #77 2585 El Camino Real PLN2013‐09805
GPA#77 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Community Mixed Use to High Density Residential (60 condominiums at 43 DU/AC) 08.27.2013 ‐ City Council Approved #78 2611 El Camino Real PLN2013‐09744
GPA #78 General Plan Amendment from Regional Mixed Use to High Density Residential (183 multi‐family residential project; demolish commercial) 09.15.2013 ‐ City Council Approved #79 166 Saratoga Avenue PLN2013‐10111
GPA #79 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Community Mixed Use to Medium Density Residential (33 townhomes) 12.09.2014 ‐ City Council Approved #80
2620‐2800, 2423‐2475
Augustine Drive PLN2014‐10256
GPA #80 ‐ General Plan Amendment from High Intensity
Office/R&D to Community Commercial [Retail Center] and Light Industrial to High Intensity Office/R&D [Office Phase II & III] (up to 1,243,300 s.f. of office space and up to 125,000 s.f. of retail space for a total (inclusive of Office Phase I) of up to 2,000,100 square feet of development) 06.10.2014 ‐ City Council Approved #81 1313 Franklin Street PLN2014‐10542
GPA #81 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Community Mixed Use to Regional Mixed Use (44 residential condominium units and 14,500 s.f. retail) 01.13.2015 ‐ City Council Approved #82 1701 Lawrence Road PLN2014‐10320
GPA #82 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Medium Density
Residential to Low Density Residential (9‐unit townhome project; demolish two commercial buildings and a single family residence) 04.07.2015 ‐ City Council Approved #83 5155 Stars & Stripes PLN2014‐10554
GPA #83 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Parks/Open Space and Regional Commercial to Urban Center/Entertainment District (up to ~9.16M s.f. of office, retail, residential, hotel and entertainment facilities; new open space, parking, roadways, and infrastructure; demolish existing structures) 06.28.2016 ‐ City Council Approved #84
2505 Augustine Drive, 3333
Octavius Drive PLN2014‐10577
GPA #84 ‐ General Plan Amendment for Santa Clara Square Office Phases II and III (Light Industrial to High Intensity Office/R&D) (6‐8 story office buildings) 11.18.2014 ‐ City Council Approved #85 2780 El Camino Real PLN2015‐11360
General Plan Amendment #85 from Regional Mixed‐Use to
Density Residential (158 apartments; demolish bowling alley) Withdrawn #85 2780 El Camino Real PLN2017‐12669
General Plan Amendment #85 from Regional Mixed‐Use to
Medium Density Residential (58 townhomes; demolish bowling alley 5/22/2018 ‐ City Council Approval
#86 Lawrence Station Area Plan PLN2014‐10500
GPA #86 ‐ General Plan Amendment for Lawrence Station Area Plan from Low Intensity Office/R&D to Medium, High, and Very High Density Residential (up to 3,500 residential units and up to 104k s.f. commercial, plus parkland, roads, and infrastructure) 11/29/2016 ‐ City Council Approved 1/24/2025
GPA # Project File Number Description Notes
#87 1205 Coleman Avenue PLN2016‐12318
GPA #87 ‐ General Plan Amendment for the Santa Clara Station Focus Area to allow residential development at 51 ‐ 100 du/ac and commercial development at a minimum 0.20 FAR (up to 1,600 residential units and approximately 220k s.f.
hotel/retail/restaurant) 7/9/2019 ‐ City Council Approved #88 575 Benton Street PLN2015‐10980
GPA #88 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Santa Clara Station High Density Residential and Santa Clara Station Low Density Residential to Santa Clara Station High Density Residential and to include a policy to allow limited neighborhood commercial uses within the Santa Clara Station Focus Area on a 5.8‐acre site (318 apartments and approximately 22,000 s.f. commercial) 02/23/2016 ‐ City Council Approved #89 3905 Freedom Circle PLN2017‐12516
GPA #89 ‐ General Plan Amendment from High Intensity
Office/R&D to a Very High Density Residential to allow up to 1,100 residential units with 1,540 parking spaces, up to 2,000 square foot of commercial with 10 parking spaces and a 2‐acre public park. 6/7/2022 ‐ City Council Approval
#90 100 N. Winchester Boulevard PLN2015‐11231
GPA #90 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Regional Commercial to High Density Residential (92 market rate senior units) 01/12/2016 ‐ City Council Approved #91 575 Benton Street PLN2017‐12489
GPA #91 ‐ General Plan Amendment #88 from High Density
Residential to Very High Density Residential (355 apartment units, and ~22,000 square feet of retail) 7/17/2018 ‐ City Council Approved #92
2600 ‐ 2610 Augustine Drive,
3300 ‐ 3380 Montgomery
Drive, et. al. PLN2015‐10899
GPA #92 ‐ General Plan Amendment from Light
Industrial/Community Commercial to Regional Mixed Use, and Light Industrial to High Density Residential (1800 apartments, 40,000 s.f. retail, & associated improvements) 12/15/2015 ‐ City Council Approved #93 2500 El Camino Real, et. al. PLN2016‐11684
GPA #93 ‐ MARIANI General Plan Amendment from Community Mixed Use to Regional Mixed Use for the development of 332 Pending ‐ PC/CC after ECR SP Visioning #94 Tasman East SP PLN2016‐12400 Light Industrial to Transit Neighborhood 11/13/2018 ‐ City Council Approval #95 El Camino Real SP PLN2014 ‐10776
GPA #95 ‐ Up to 6,200 residential units beyond the 2,073 that were allocated under the 2010 General Plan and of which some of those residential units have been constructed in the project area.
Additionally, the Preferred Land Use Alternative would reduce the commercial space which currently exists in the project area by 315,000 square feet. Pending
#96 3005 Democracy Way PLN2017 ‐12924
High‐Intensity Office/Research and Development (R&D) to a new designation allowing high‐intensity mixed use development, including residential and office 6/7/2022 ‐ City Council Approval #97 Patrick Henry Drive Plan Patrick Henry
Drive SP
The Specific Plan will analyze two scenarios: 1) Up to 12,000 net new residential units and 310,000 net new square feet of non‐ residential uses, including retail and education facilities. 2) The same as the (1) but would substitute office for high‐density residential along the east edge of the Plan Area, amounting to an approximate total of 10,300 net new residential units,785,000 net new square feet of office, and 310,000 net new square feet of other nonresidential uses. 3/22/2022 ‐ City Council Approval #98 Freedom Circle Focus Area Freedom Circle
Focus Area
The Focus Area would allow, subject to a future planning study, 2,500 dwelling units beyond those anticipated in the Greystar General Plan Amendment (described below), and 2 million square feet of additional office space beyond that allowed under the current high‐intensity office designation. 6/7/2022 ‐ City Council Approval #99 Climate Action Plan PLN2018 ‐13646 Climate Action Plan Update 6/7/2022 ‐ City Council Approval #100 Zoning Code Update Zoning Code
Update
General Plan Text Amendment to remove the area limitation for manufacturing in the Low‐ and High‐Intensity Office General Plan Designations, and to allow Medical Sevices in the High Intensity Office General Plan Designation 12/19/2023 ‐ City Council Approval #101 1601 Civic Center Drive PLN21 ‐15206 General Plan Amendment from Community Commercial to High Density Residential 11/15/2022 ‐ City Council Approved GPA # Project File Number Description Notes
#102 Housing Element Update Housing Element
Update
Housing Element Update to meet the requirements of the City's 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) 1/31/2023 ‐ City Council Approval #103 Housing Element Update re‐
do
Housing Element
Update re‐do
Housing Element Update to meet the requirements of the City's 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) 6/27/2023 ‐ City Council Approval #104 The Alameda Mixed‐Use PLN22 ‐00448 General Plan Amendment from Neighborhood Mixed‐Use to Very High Density Residential 8/29/2023 ‐ City Council Approval #105 Downtown Precise Plan PLN2019 ‐13823 Downtown Precise Plan to implement the community’s vision and objectives for a vibrant, pedestrian‐oriented destination Downtown with a mix of residential, office, and civic uses. 12/5/2023 ‐ City Council Approval #103 PLN21 ‐15069 2805 Bowers
General Plan Amendment and Architectural Review to demolish the existing approximately 55,000 square foot 2‐stoy building and construct a new 4‐ story 244,068 square foot data center with a substation. 8/27/2024 ‐ City Council Approval
#96 PLN2017 ‐12924 3005 Democracy
Way
(Kylii) GPA from High‐Intensity Office/Research &Development (R&D) to a new designation Urban Center Mixed Use (residential density range is 60 ‐ 250 dwelling units per acre) and Urban Center Mission Point (minimum FAR is 1.5) allowing up to 3 million sf of office,1,800 residential units, and 100,000sf of retail/community amenities. 11/19/2024 ‐ City Council Approval #106 Housing Element Update Citywide
General Plan Amendment to update the Housing Element of the General Plan for the period of 2023‐2031 with revisions responding to requests from the state department of Housing and Community Development 5/7/2024 ‐ City Council Approval
#107 Zoning Map consistency Citywide
Actions on the Zoning Code Update Related to the Adoption of the Zoning Map, Including: General Plan Amendments to Change the Residential Land Use Designations on Identified Properties to Preserve Residential Capacity, per State Law; A "Cleanup" Ordinance to Amend Title 18 ("Zoning"); and Adoption of the Zoning Map, Consistent with the City's General Plan Land Use Diagram (30 parcels of City right‐of‐way designated for residential; approx. 20 parcels designated for residential that are developed with City facilities; and approx. 30 parcels designated for residential that are developed with houses of worship ) 7/16/2024 ‐ City Council Approval