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Item No. 2
Idlewild
Shopping
Center/United
Furniture Site
Presentations
10075 E. Estates & 19610 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Idlewild Shopping Center/United
Furniture Site
DP-2024-004, TM-2024-005
ASA-2024-008 & U-2025-004
Subject
●Consideration of a new residential
development project consisting of 55-
townhomecondominium units and 10 ADUs,
housed within ten three-story buildings, on
three contiguous parcels, totaling 2.72-
acres, located on the south side of Stevens
Creek Boulevard at the present location of
the Idlewild Shopping Center/United
Furniture.
●Applicant: Nick Kosla (Toll Brothers)
Background – Idlewild
Shopping Center
●2.68-acre site built
out in 1960.
●United Furniture
anchor tenant.
●Within the Heart of
the City Specific
Plan
Background - Applications
●Site Zoned for in July 2024 as a HE Site
(65 – 80 DU/acre).
●SB330 application in February 2024,
locking in lower density (25 DU/acre)
and other objective standards.
●July 31, 2024, Development
Application was submitted.
Application Request – Building 1
Modification
●55-unit townhome project
●10 ADUs
●11 BMR
●6 Median Income (100-
120% AMI)
●5 Moderate Income
(80-100% AMI)
●Resulting density is 20.52
DU/acre
●10 three-story buildings ranging
from 2,020 – 2,567 square feet
●Qualify for Density Bonus
Analysis – Density Bonus - Waivers
●Side Setbacks – Western Side
●Required – 20’-8”
●Proposed – 10’ (Building Face)
●Rear Setback – Richwood Drive
●Required – 62’-2”
●Proposed – 9’ (Building Face)
●Building Form – Terracing adjacent to Single Family
●Not terracing to the required 1.5:1 setback to height ratio.
●Lot Coverage
●Required – 40%
●Proposed – 43%
●Elimination of Retail Requirement
●Design Standards for Common Landscape and Open Space
Analysis – Density Bonus
Parking Reduction
●Density Bonus Law allows qualifying projects to provide parking
at a ratio of 1 parking space per studio to one-bedroom unit; 1.5
parking spaces per two- or three-bedroom unit; and 2.5 parking
spaces per four- or more-bedroom unit.
●Required is 118 spaces.
●Providing 2 enclosed per unit, and 9 additional spaces
unenclosed, or 119 spaces.
Design
Environmental Review
●A Categorical Exemption memorandum and a Notice of
Exemption has been prepared to demonstrate
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)
●The project scope falls within the Class 32 CEQA
Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15332
(Infill Development Projects) and it has been determined
that the project will not result in any significant effects on
the environment.
●The project will be conditioned to comply with the
Environmental Standards adopted by the City pursuant to
Chapter 17.04 of the Municipal Code.
Modified Condition 7 – DP-2024-004
Environmental Remediation and Ongoing Monitoring
Prior to the issuance of any building permits for residential construction on the project site, the
applicant shall obtain written clearance from the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental
Health (SCCDEH), confirming that the site has been adequately investigated and remediated for
contamination associated with the former dry-cleaning operations. The clearance documentation
shall verify that all recognized environmental conditions have been addressed and that contaminant
concentrations meet applicable residential cleanup standards established under State of California
regulatory guidance for unrestricted residential use OR submit a long-term mitigation and monitoring
plan approved by SCCDEH to the City of Cupertino Community Development Department as
described below.The applicant shall submit copies of the final “No Further Action”letter,Remedial
Action Completion Report, or equivalent documentation issued by SCCDEH to the City of Cupertino
Community Development Department prior to issuance of any grading or building permits.
If the SCCDEH…
Recommended Action
That the Planning Commission adopt the proposed draft
resolutions to recommend City Council:
1.Find the project exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and
2.Approve the following permits:
a.Development Permit (DP-2024-004)
b.Use Permit (U-2025-004)
c.Architectural & Site Approval Permit (ASA-2024-008)
d.Tentative Final Map (TM-2024-005)
Next Step
The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to
the City Council (December 16) for its decision on the project. The
City Council’s decision will be final unless reconsidered by the
Council within 10 days of their decision. If the project is approved, the
applicant may apply for building permits at that time.
10065-10075 E. Estates Drive, Cupertino, CA
Idlewild Shopping
Center
Toll Brothers is an award-winning
Fortune 500 company and the
nation’s leading builder of luxury
homes. Founded in 1967, the
company embraces an unwavering
commitment to quality and customer
service.
Toll Brothers has been one of
Fortune Magazine's World's Most
Admired Companies for 11+ years
in a row, has been named National
Builder of the Year by Builder
Magazine, and is the first two-time
recipient of Builder of the Year from
Professional Builder Magazine.
Stevens Creek Bld.
Unit 1
Unit 2 ADU
Unit 3
Unit 4