City Council and Authorities Concurrent
June 23, 2026

6/23/26 Item #14
1 City Council Item #14 RTC 26-5243250 Jay Street (PLN25-00559)Lakshmi Rajagopalan, Assistant Director of Community DevelopmentJune 23, 2026 Request•Determinethe project to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 (Class 15 - Minor Land Divisions) •Adoptthe Checklist under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 for Future Redevelopment•Adopta Resolution recommending the City Council approve the Vesting Tentative Map (PLN25-00559) to Merge Four Existing Legal Parcels Into One Legal Parcel, With No Construction or Site Improvements Located at 3250 Jay Street. 23250 Jay Street1 2 6/23/26 Item #14
2 3Project Site•Parcels One, Two, and Three:•7.9 Acres•General Plan: High Intensity Office R&D•Current Zoning: HO-RD•Lands of the City of Santa Clara:•843 square feet •General Plan: Light Industrial •Current Zoning: LI•Surrounded by:•North: Highway 101•East: LO-RD•South: HO-RD•West: San Tomas Expressway3250 Jay Street Lands of the City of Santa Clara
Parcels Two and Three
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3 Future Redevelopment Proposal •A Preliminary Application (PRE24-00061) to demolish two existing office buildings and construct a new 155,000 to 165,000 square-foot office/R&D/manufacturing building was submitted in 2024. •CEQA Exemption Checklist 15183 for Future Redevelopment 53250 Jay Street 63250 Jay StreetThe 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 minimum lot size, setbacks, and other development standards would be maintained.–The Proposed future redevelopment also meets the applicable development standards of the Zoning Code in that the minimum lot size, setbacks, and other development standards would be maintained.Consistency with Zoning Code5 6 6/23/26 Item #14
4 Consistency with General PlanThe subdivision would be consistent with the General Plan land use designation of High Intensity Office R&D and Light Industrial in that no changes to the existing buildings are currently proposed as part of the Tentative Map.For the Redevelopment Proposal, the proposed 154,500 square foot building is consistent with the General Plan Designation of High Intensity Office / R&D standards by creating a new building that would be used for High Intensity Office uses or Research and Development uses. The proposal also includes landscaped areas for employee activities. 73250 Jay Street Public Outreach•On June 10, 2026, a notice of public hearing of the June 23 public hearing was published in the Weekly, a newspaper of general circulation. •On June 11, 2026, the notice of public hearing for this item was mailed to 55 property owners and tenants within 500 feet of the project site. •At the time of this staff report (June 18, 2026), no comments have been received by the Planning Division in support or opposition to the project. 83250 Jay Street7 8 6/23/26 Item #14
5 CEQA Evaluation•The lot merger was found to be exempt from CEQA Guidelines Section 15315 (Class 15 - Minor Land Divisions), in that the project involves merging of urbanized land into fewer than four parcels and is served by existing municipal facilities.•In addition, the applicant requests adoption of a CEQA Section 15183 Exemption Checklist (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) for future redevelopment of the site.93250 Jay Street Recommendation1.Determine the tentative map to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15.2.Adopt the Checklist under CEQA Guidelines Exemption Sections 15183 for the future redevelopment of the site. 3.Adopt a resolution in the form presented to approve the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map to merge the four parcels at 3250 Jay Street, making the required findings and subject to conditions of approval.103250 Jay Street9 10 6/23/26 Item #14
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City Council Item #14 RTC 26-5243250 Jay Street (PLN25-00559)Lakshmi Rajagopalan, Assistant Director of Community DevelopmentJune 23, 202611 12