RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA TO APPROVE A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO PRE-DESIGNATE THE 0.94-ACRE PARCEL IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AS REGIONAL MIXED-USE FOR THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATED AT APN 230-09-021 PLN24-00279 (Architectural Review)
PLN24-00314 (Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map)
PLN24-00604 (Annexation)
PLN24-00603 (General Plan Pre-designation and Prezoning) Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2025050963)
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2024, Bixby Land Company (“Applicant”) filed a development application for the 10.96-acre site located at 451 El Camino Real (APN: 230-09-020 and 230-09-021) in the Santa Clara Station Focus Area, which is developed with two retail buildings, commercial services, four research and development buildings and a three-story hotel (“Project Site”); WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes the detachment of the 0.94-acre parcel (APN: 230-09-021) from the City of San Jose and its annexation to the City of Santa Clara; a General Plan pre-designation of the 0.94-acre parcel as Regional Mixed-Use; a prezoning of the 0.94-acre parcel as Mixed-Use Regional Commercial (MU-RC); and a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map application to allow the construction of a 297-unit apartment building and 111 townhouses with associated on- and off-site improvements (“Project”); as shown on the Development Plans and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map; WHEREAS, a Draft EIR was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City circulated copies of the DEIR to the public agencies which have jurisdiction by law with respect to the Project, as well as to other interested persons and agencies, and the City sought the comments of such persons and agencies for forty-five (45) days, beginning on April 10, 2026 and concluding on May 25, 2026 (“Comment Period”); WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (“MMRP”) has been prepared for implementation with Project development to reduce potentially significant impacts identified in the DEIR to less than significant; WHEREAS, on August 26 and September 2, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing, at the conclusion of which, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Council approve and certify the EIR, make the CEQA Findings, adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, approve a General Plan Pre-designation, approve a Prezoning, and approve a Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map; WHEREAS, on August 5, 2026, a notice of the public hearing on the proposed General Plan Amendment was published in the Santa Clara Weekly, for the City Council Hearing to be conducted on September 22, 2026; WHEREAS, on August 5, 2026, the notice of public hearing for the September 22, 2026, City Council meeting for this item was mailed to 524 property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the Project Site boundaries; WHEREAS, pursuant to SCCC Section 18.146.020, on August 5, 2026, notices of the public hearing of September 22, 2026, were posted at three public places, and on the City’s website; and WHEREAS, on September 22, 2026, the City Council held the public hearing to consider the Project, EIR, CEQA Findings, MMRP, and all pertinent information in the record during which the City Council invited and considered any and all verbal and written testimony and evidence offered in favor of and in opposition to the Project.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Council hereby finds that the above Recitals are true and correct and by this reference makes them a part hereof.
That the City Council finds and determines that the General Plan Amendment is in the interest of the public good for the following reasons:
The proposed amendment is deemed to be in the public interest, in that the project provides additional 13 townhomes on the 0.94-care parcel in an urbanized area served by existing municipal services and invests in public services and infrastructure with on- and off-site improvements; The proposed General Plan amendment is consistent and compatible with the rest of the General Plan and any implementation programs that may be affected, in that the Project Site is located in the Santa Clara Station Focus Area and is in close proximity to existing and planned transit facilities at the Santa Clara Transit Center and future Bay Area Rapid Transit Station and terminus along the Union Pacific Railroad corridor. The Project aligns with the goals and policies of the Santa Clara Station Focus Area in that the Project is an integrated mixed-use development that combines high density housing, commercial uses, park and open space to promote pedestrian, bicycle and transit use and maximize local and regional transit investments in bus rail service. The Project provides market rate and affordable housing units, contributes to the City’s housing stock, and lessens the jobs/housing imbalance in support of General Plan land use goals and policies. The Project is consistent and compatible with existing uses along El Camino Real, such as the office, university, hotel, retail, and future development of the Santa Clara Station Area as envisioned in the General Plan; C. The proposed amendment has been processed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Government Code and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in a Draft Environmental Impact Report (“DEIR”) was prepared in accordance with CEQA and the City circulated copies of the DEIR and Notice of Availability to the public agencies which have jurisdiction by law with respect to the Project, as well as to other interested persons, organizations and agencies, and the City sought the comments of such persons, organizations and agencies. The City prepared and circulated written responses to the comments received during the Comment Period and included those responses in a Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”), in accordance with CEQA; and D. The potential impacts of the proposed amendment have been assessed and have been determined not to be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, in that a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared for implementation with Project development to reduce potentially significant impacts identified in the EIR to less than significant levels and a set of CEQA Findings have been prepared.
3. That the City Council, pursuant to Government Code § 65353, hereby amends the General Plan by pre-designating the 0.94-acre parcel in the City of San José as Regional Mixed-Use to allow the construction of 13 for-sale townhouse units.
4. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILORS:
NOES: COUNCILORS:
ABSENT: COUNCILORS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS:
ATTEST: ______________________________
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments Incorporated by Reference:
1. None
Resolution/ 451 El Camino Real General Plan Amendment Page PAGE 1 of 4 Rev. 1/9/2024