12/16/25 Item #8
City Council
December 16, 2025
Item #8 RTC 25-1660
4503 Cheeney Street
1852 Vesting Tentative Map
THE MISSION CITY
Afshan Hamid
Director of Community Development
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Santa Clara
The Conter of What's Possibl
Request for Council Action:
• Determine the project to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) formal pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - In-Fill Development Projects) • Adopt a Resolution approving the Vesting Tentative Map (PLN24-00044) or a common interest development tor the development of six single tami. ousing units located at 4503 Cheenev Street approved under Architectur Review application (PLN 24-00034), subject to findings and conditions of approval
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POST MEETING MATERIAL
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
ite Controls on
Project Site
• 18,651 square foot site
• General Plan: Low Intensity
Residential
• Current Zoning: R2
• Currently a single-family
home
• Surrounded by:
• To the east and west are
similar single-family planned
development parcels
• To the north and south are
single-family residential
homes. Zoning Map
4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
The Centur of What's Poscitile
Proposed Project
Six single family homes on a common interest
development with a shared driveway
• Each home to be about 2,772 square feet in
size
Each home will have four bedrooms, two and
a half baths, and a two-car garage
Each home will have a porch with an
overhang, a box window, mixed siding 338454379337-
materials, and other design enhancements
- Stucco, lap siding, aluminum garage doors,
composite shingle roof, etc.
Landscape proposed four 24" box trees and
ground covering along Cheeney Street and 3rd
Street.
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
The Center of Whats Possible
Project Timeline
• 9.13.2023: Preliminary SB 330 application
submitted
• 01.17.2024: Formal application submitted
• 08.2024: New Zoning Code Adopted
• 11.11.2024: Hybrid Community Outreach
• 12.11.2024: Development Review Hearing
for Architectural Review Permit, approved
• 10.08.2025: Planning Commission Review,
recommended approval 7-0
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VESTING TENTATIVE MAP
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2600 Great America Way City of
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Consistency with General Plan
• The subdivision would create additional residential development in proximity to jobs, incrementally advancing the City's goals to produce new housing
• The subdivision would provide a deed-restricted atfordable housing unit, which forwards Residential Land Use Goal 5.3.2-G3 to disperse attordable housing units across the City
The subdivision and project are compatible in both character and sıze wit neighboring low intensity residential development (Policy 5.3.1-P29) 7 7
4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
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Consistency with Zoning Code
• The subdivision map meets all zoning code standards and has been processed in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and Santa Clara City Code Title 17 (Subdivisions)
- The Subdivision map meets parcel area and parcel frontage 8 8
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
The Curter of What's Poan ble
Public Outreach
• On September 25, 2025, a notice of public hearing on this item was mailed to 354 property owners and affected tenants within 500 feet of the project site as required by the Santa Clara Public Outreach Policy. Staff has not received any public comments on the proposed project.
• A Community Meeting was held on November 10, 2024, eight residents were in attendance, comments focused on street parking, the project meets all off- street parking requirements
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
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CEQA Evaluation
• The action being considered is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - In-Fill Development Projects).
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
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Planning Commission Recommendation
• PC Discussion:
- Affordable housing - one unit of the six will be deed restricted to be a moderate- income affordable unit.
- Setbacks - Currently the project meets setbacks due to the waivers and concessions the applicant is entitled to due to their project meeting the state definition of an 'affordable housing project'
- Infrastructure impacts - the applicant has worked with public works, streets and do not puld waite borden me hutall vate proper and oratic eds are met - Parking - each unit will have a two-car garage, per Santa Clara City Code, all single- family homes are required to have two covered parking spaces. • PC recommended approval with a vote of 7-0
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
Thee Center of Whats Possible
Staff Recommendation
1. Determine the project to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - In-Fill Development Projects); and
2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Vesting Tentative Map (PLN24-00044) for a common interest development for the development of six single family housing units located at 4503 Cheeney Street, subject to findings and updated conditions of approval
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City Council
December 16, 2025
Item #8 RTC 25-1660
4503 Cheeney Street
1852 Vesting Tentative Map
THE MISSION CITY
Afshan Hamid
Director of Community Development
13 4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
Background
• Developer led Community
Meeting held on November 10,
2024
• Notices mailed to 500-foot radius
• 354 notices mailed
• Eight residents were in attendance
• Development Review Hearing
held December 11, 2024
• Architectural application approved
• No public speakers for the item at
the meeting
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4503 Cheeney Street City of
Santa Clara
The Conter of What Possible
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RIGHT ELEVATION
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