HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 06-23-2026 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA
10350 Torre Avenue, Council Chamber and via Teleconference
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
6:45 PM
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1) Appear in person at Cupertino Community Hall:
a. During “Oral Communications”, the public may comment on matters not on the agenda,
and for agendized matters, the public may comment during the public comment period for
each agendized item.
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b. Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Cupertino Planning Commission, City
Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
c. Comments addressed to the Planning Commission received by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the
meeting will be included in written communications published and distributed before the
beginning of the meeting.
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but through the end of the Planning Commission meeting, will be posted to the City’s
website by the end of the following business day.
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advance by clicking on the link below to access the meeting:
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to the meeting from a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code
54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda.
i. Speakers are required to notify the City Clerk via email to cityclerk@cupertino.gov prior
to noon on the date of the meeting during which they plan to participate and comment from
the remote location noticed to ensure the City Clerk is prepared to accept their comment.
ii. If the teleconferencing device malfunctions impeding access to the meeting from the
remote location, the speaker may alternatively participate via the other options for remote
participation provided above.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Approval of the May 26, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
Recommended Action: Approve the May 26, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
1 - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
OLD BUSINESS - None
NEW BUSINESS - None
STUDY SESSION
2.Subject: Study Session on Housing Element update to add capacity at all income levels.
Receive staff’s presentation and provide direction on housing
site selection strategies to add capacity to accommodate the City’s moderate- and
lower-income Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), as required by state law.
Staff Report
1 - Map 1 - Central, Eastern and Northern parts of City
2 - Map 2 - Western part of City
3 - Map 3 - Southern part of City
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
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FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should
call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for
assistance. In addition, upon request in advance by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and
writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate
alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will
be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section
2.08.100 written communications sent to the City Council, Commissioners or staff concerning a matter
on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City website and kept in packet archives. Do
not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not
wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made
publicly available on the City website.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject: Approval of the May 26, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
Approve the May 26, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
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DRAFT MINUTES
CUPERTINO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
At 6:45 p.m. Chair Tracy Kosolcharoen called the regular Planning Commission meeting to order
and led the Pledge of Allegiance in the Cupertino Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350
Torre Avenue and via teleconference; and Teleconference Location Pursuant to Gov. Code
54953(b)(2): C-174 Anand Vihar, Delhi, Delhi 110092, India
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Tracy Kosolcharoen, Vice Chair Steven Scharf and Commissioners Seema Lindskog
(participated remotely) and Santosh Rao. Absent: Commissioner David Fung.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approval of the May 12, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
Recommended Action: Approve the May 12, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
MOTION: Rao moved and Scharf seconded to approve the May 12, 2026, Planning
Commission Minutes. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Kosolcharoen,
Scharf, Lindskog, Rao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Fung.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS –
2. Subject: Capital Improvement Programs Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and Five-year Plan.
Recommended Action: Receive presentation and provide input on the proposed
Capital Improvement Programs Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and Five-year Plan as related to the
City’s General Plan.
Written communications for the item included a staff presentation.
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Commissioners made ex-parte disclosures.
Planning Manager Piu Ghosh introduced Senior Planner Gian Martire, who gave a
presentation.
Commissioners asked questions which staff responded to.
Chair Kosolcharoen opened the public comment period and the following people spoke:
• Robert George
• Fred Drinkwaiver
• Rhoda Fry
• Jean Bedord
• David Hou
• Hank
• Jennifer G
• Jeff Ronne
Chair Kosolcharoen closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Rao moved and Kosolcharoen seconded to approve all proposed projects by
Public Works with a special recommendation to look at expediting the pickleball sound
attenuation.
MODIFIED MOTION: Rao modified his motion to endorse staff recommendation on the
2026/2027 CIP Funding, with a special recommendation to expedite pickleball if possible.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Lindskog made a friendly amendment to the motion to
expedite as long as they still do the work of exploring multiple options and doing the noise
measurements to make sure it is the best possible solution (Rao did not accept this friendly
amendment and the motion was not voted on).
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Lindskog moved to expedite the pickleball courts as long as we
explore all possible options and look at the noise impact of each option and pick the best
possible one with the cost impact ratio in mind (This motion did not receive a second and
was not voted on).
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Kosolcharoen made a friendly amendment to the motion that
all neighboring residents be notified of the pilot and be asked for feedback. (Rao and
Kosolcharoen accepted the friendly amendment). The motion, as amended, carried with
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the following vote: Ayes: Kosolcharoen, Scharf, Lindskog, Rao. Noes: None. Abstain:
None. Absent: Fung.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Commissioner Rao reported on the concern from residents around the evacuation study and what
actions the City will take on fire evacuation given the concerns around the four hours to evacuate some
of the higher traffic corridors and more projects being proposed in that area.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING - None
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:03 p.m. Chair Kosolcharoen adjourned the regular Planning Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
Subject: Study Session on Housing Element update to add capacity at all income levels.
Receive staff’s presentation and provide direction on housing site selection strategies to add capacity
to accommodate the City’s moderate- and lower-income Regional Housing Needs Allocation
(RHNA), as required by state law.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3308
CUPERTINO.GOV
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
Meeting: June 23, 2026
Subject
Study Session on Housing Element update to add capacity at all income levels
Recommended Actions
Receive staff’s presentation and provide direction on housing site selection strategies to
add capacity to accommodate the City’s moderate- and lower-income Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA), as required by state law.
Discussion
Background
The Housing Element is a State-mandated General Plan element that identifies and
quantifies the City’s housing needs and establishes strategies, including identification of
prospective housing sites, to address the City’s obligations under State law. The City’s
current Housing Element was adopted in May 2024 to address a Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) of 4,588, of which 57.5% were assigned to affordable income levels,
including Moderate income or Lower income households. The City’s Below Barket Rate
(BMR) housing requirements for new development are 15 to 20%, depending on the type
of occupancy.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
recommends, but does not require, that jurisdictions maintain a buffer of 15 to 30% above
their RHNA to ensure an adequate housing capacity exists at all income levels, as
required by Government Code Section 65863 (SB166). Accordingly, the City’s adopted
Housing Element includes a total residential capacity of 5,881 units, representing an
overall buffer of 28%. However, the buffer is much smaller in the affordable categories:
only 8% (157 units) in the Very low- and Low-income category and 12% (92 units) in the
Moderate-income category. By contrast, the above moderate/market rate income category
had a 53% buffer (1,044 units).
There are 58 individual properties in the Priority Housing Sites Inventory, 40 of which
have an adopted minimum residential density greater than 50 dwelling units per acre.
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However, several residential developments on Priority Housing Sites have recently been
proposed and approved at lower densities and with proportionally fewer Low- and
Moderate-income units than anticipated in the Housing Element (SummerHill I, Dividend
I, Toll Brothers, Harvest Properties). In addition, modifications to State law allowed the
City’s largest pipeline project, Vallco Town Center/Rise Development, to modify its
affordability requirements. Additionally, the Hamptons entitlement for 600 new rental
units is approaching expiration. As a result, the City is reviewing its Priority Housing Sites
inventory to ensure continued compliance with State law. Under Government Code
Section 65589.5, the City has 180 days from the date that it was initially unable to make the
required housing inventory findings to identify additional sites and/or upzone existing
Priority Housing sites. An informational memo was provided to the City Council in
January 2026 as background on this issue and a Study Session was held with the City
Council on March 3, 2026.
The identification and rezoning of new housing sites and/or upzoning of existing sites
requires an amendment to the Priority Housing Sites Inventory in the Housing Element
of the General Plan. Pursuant to Government Code section 65585(b), the amended
document must be reviewed and certified by HCD, similar to the process the City
followed for its 2024 Housing Element update.
Analysis
The City has three sources of credit for housing units developed at specified income
levels:
1. Deed-restricted units through State or County programs in affordable housing
projects – Since adoption of the Housing Element, only two projects on Priority
Housing Sites have been proposed as entirely affordable housing developments –
Mary Ave Villas (entitled on property owned by the City) and the Wolfe Road
Teacher Housing (under review on property controlled by the County). At the
same time, the approval and development of townhome ownership units , on both
Priority Housing Sites and non-Priority Housing Sites, have consistently added
Moderate-income units through the City’s BMR program. As a result, the City has
less of a concern meeting Moderate-income housing goals than its Lower-income
housing goals, which remain the primary ongoing concern.
2. Deed-restricted units through the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing
Mitigation Program - The City’s BMR housing requirements are 15% Lower
income units, including Very Low-income units, for new rental developments,
such as apartments, and 20% Moderate income units, including Median- and
Moderate-income units, for new owner-occupied developments, such as
townhomes and condominiums. However, the City’s RHNA requires the City to
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plan for 57.5% of the 6th Cycle Housing Element units to be affordable to Very Low,
Low and Moderate income households. This mismatch between RHNA
affordability targets and the City’s BMR requirements creates an inevitable gap as
sites develop, unless projects on Priority Housing sites develop largely as
affordable housing projects or provide affordable units at percentages greater than
the City’s BMR Program, both of which are unlikely.
3. Non-deed restricted units which are available at income levels akin to deed-
restricted levels. An example of non-deed restricted units for which the City could
get credit is higher-density apartment units which rent at levels verifiably
affordable to Low or Moderate income households - essentially, units that are
affordable by design due their smaller size and higher density. At present, the City
has only one project (Hanover, located at Stevens Creek/Finch Avenue) under
review that potentially meets these criteria. However, this type of development
project offers the best opportunity to add a greater number of both total and
affordable housing units.
Current Development Patterns
To date, the City has not seen any interest in 100% affordable housing projects, despite
ongoing efforts in outreach with affordable housing developers, other than the two
affordable housing projects described above. Both Mary Avenue Villas and Wolfe Road
Teacher Housing are proposed right at the 50-unit per acre density, which is the
minimum for their land use designations. Prior discussions with other affordable housing
developers suggest that development at a substantially higher density would be
necessary for competitive applications for tax credit programs beyond what is typically
available.
The City has seen a significant interest in ownership townhome projects at or below the
20-unit per acre density, which is currently the most lucrative and prevalent project type
in the South Bay Area. Examples include Dividend II, Dividend III (Pacific Resources
Center), SummerHill II (Evulich), SummerHill III (Bandley). The City has additionally seen
the use of State law (SB330) by developers to lock in densities lower than anticipated on
Priority Housing Sites in order to develop this more lucrative building type (Toll Brothers
(United Furniture), SummerHill I (Fontana/Staples), Dividend I). This housing type has
effectively become the modern, vertical equivalent of a single-family subdivision.
On the other end of the spectrum, Hanover is proposing 363 units on a 2.67 acre site (~136
du/ac) (19220 and 19300 Stevens Creek Blvd). Due to the small size of the proposed units
(e.g., the majority of the units are either studios or one-bedroom), the potential future
rents at this development may allow the City to claim lower income level categorization
for some or many of these units, even though these not deed restricted affordable
housing. This affordability determination would be subject to HCD’s agreement, but
other jurisdictions have successfully used this approach.
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Policy Considerations
Based on current development patterns and other related policy efforts underway in the
City, several key considerations emerge:
1) There are enough sites in Cupertino (much of the City already allows residential
development through existing land use designations) to accommodate new townhome-
style development outside the City’s Priority Housing Sites Inventory. Since the City
approved several townhome projects over the last year, it continues to maintain a buffer
at the Moderate income level. Although not necessary, the City could consider adding a
limited number of housing sites to help maintain an adequate buffer across all income
categories.
2) Although the City cannot control the use of state law, one important factor in
affordable housing production is that, while the Housing Element establishes minimum
residential density standards for Priority Housing Sites, the City does not currently
require minimum residential densities on sites that are not designated as Priority
Housing Sites. This creates an incentive to develop at the density that is most financially
attractive for certain project types, which is currently townhomes at roughly 20 units per
acre. These owner-occupied projects are only required to provide moderate-income units
under the City’s BMR program, not lower-income units, and they do not add a
meaningful number of total units toward the City’s RHNA targets.
State law, specifically AB 2011, already allows residential development at specified
minimum densities along defined, major commercial corridors. However, because that
law includes labor requirements, developers have used it infrequently. The City could
consider adopting a local version of similar regulations — without the labor requirements
— to allow higher-density residential development along major transportation corridors,
while excluding selected commercial sites that the City wishes to retain as retail or service
centers. The City could also consider establishing minimum densities along these
corridors, as well as higher maximum densities on some sites, to encourage this type of
development.
3) Continued development at 20 units per acre is not productive for lower-income
housing and would require the City to identify substantially more sites and land area for
residential development. For example, the City could upzone a minimum of 20 acres in
the 65-80 units per acre range (this is the City’s most dense land use range) to get to an
adequate buffer of lower-income units. By contrast, if sites were developed at only 20
units per acre, the City would need more than 80 acres to produce the same number of
units. In addition, because the City’s BMR requirements for ownership housing do not
require lower-income units, simply establishing a minimum density of 20 units per acre
on Priority Housing Sites would not ensure any lower-income production. For these
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reasons, the City should consider densities of at least 65 units per acre to better support
lower-income housing production.
4) With proposed projects on two Priority Housing Sites within neighborhoods, one on a
neighborhood connector (Linda Vista Drive) and the other on a minor collector
(McClellan Road), there has been heavy neighborhood opposition. Similar, and sustained
opposition has continued due to the upzoning of a site at the terminus of Adriana Avenue
within the Pharlap neighborhood. To reduce future neighborhood opposition, the City
should focus on sites located along or adjacent to major transportation corridors and
avoid adding new Priority Housing Sites within neighborhoods. Corridor sites can
generally support greater density and make a stronger contribution toward the City’s
RHNA targets. At the same time, the City continues to implement Housing Element
policies and state laws that allow more modest increases in neighborhood density.
5) A State mandated evacuation study prepared as part of an ongoing Health and Safety
Element update has indicated that, in the event of a catastrophic emergency, the
evacuation network is capacity-constrained in several west-side neighborhoods,
primarily west of Highway 85. The City should therefore avoid increasing density within
these neighborhoods or along the following evacuation routes: Bubb Road north of
Hyannisport Drive, McClellan Road up to Bubb Road, Foothill Blvd, and Stevens Creek
Boulevard west of Highway 85.
6) State law requires cities to offer an in-lieu BMR fee option that allows developers of
rental projects to pay a fee instead of providing BMR units on site. This could further
reduce the actual production of lower-income housing units. To offset this risk, the City
should have an in-lieu fee that is high enough to compensate for the lost unit production,
which it currently does not have. The City will be commencing an update to its BMR fees
shortly to ensure that adequate fees are established.
Taken together, these considerations support the following actions:
1. Identify new or upzone existing Priority Housing Sites at minimum densities of 65
units per acre or higher;
2. Site selection:
a. Focus on or adjacent to arterials and avoid neighborhoods;
b. Avoid streets that have existing capacity constraints in the event of
emergencies;
3. Establish a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre, or a similar density,
for non-Priority Housing Sites along major corridors;
4. Adopt a local program to allow higher density residential development on non-
Priority Housing Sites, with exclusions for commercial properties, akin to AB2011.
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Retention of Retail Considerations
Since 2014, the City has experienced an ongoing loss of retail uses, which historically
generated significant sales tax revenue. As a result, the City has faced declining sales tax
revenue over that period. A notable example is the former Vallco Mall, which was once
the single largest sales tax generator for the City, but became increasingly vacant in the
years following Valley Fair Mall’s expansion and the development of Santana Row in
west San Jose and Santa Clara, which accelerated with the broader rise of internet sales
and retailers. Although there remains steady interest in personal services1 and in food
uses2, there is currently limited demand for traditional retail stores that generate sales tax
revenue for the City. In addition, some retail businesses may not choose to locate in
Cupertino because established, successful, mid-size retail nodes located outside the City,
such as West Gate Shopping Center in San Jose and Sunnyvale Downtown, already serve
the broader “trade area3.” Finally, although the City has historically retained office uses,
since 2024 it has seen several office and retail buildings proposed for housing
redevelopment due to changes in state housing law, including SB 330, and reduced office
demand following COVID. If all the office buildings approved for housing
redevelopment through June 2026 are demolished, the City would lose approximately
238,000 square feet of office space. Similarly, since 2022, the City has approved housing
development which would demolish 87,000 square feet of retail/commercial space. This
equates to a loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.4 As a result, the City Council added a Work Program
item in 2025 to identify strategies to retain retail development within the City.
With respect to using residential densities as a tool to retain retail uses within the City,
the City could consider a strategy that concentrates allowable residential density to one
portion of the site while maintaining commercial development on another portion. This
approach could support the long-term viability of on-site retail by pairing it with higher-
density housing. More directly, existing commercial sites could be rezoned or
redesignated to eliminate the potential of residential development. This approach,
however, would have to occur in conjunction with upzoning related to Priority Housing
Sites to maintain compliance with State laws designed to prevent the overall loss of
residential development. While residential development on commercial sites can help the
City meet its RHNA targets, allowing residential development without minimum density
requirements may instead result in widespread townhome development that neither
1 Examples include foot spa, massage, childcare, specialized schools (such as karate, martial arts, etc.),
beauty uses (botox and other clinics)
2 These include specialty food (boba tea), fast food/casual restaurants (mainly take out) and sit-down
restaurants
3 A trade area in real estate is the geographic region from which a business or property draws the
majority of its customers.
4 The 2014 General Plan EIR assumed an office occupancy of 300 square feet per employee and a
commercial occupancy of 450 square feet per employee in the analysis.
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meaningfully advances RHNA compliance — particularly for lower-income units — nor
preserves retail and service uses for the community.
Potential Sites
Over the past several months, City staff has been contacted by several property owners
interested in adding sites to the Priority Housing Sites Inventory. These include:
• Kimco Property (Cupertino Village) for some portions of their site (e.g. existing hotel
site) at much higher densities – Recommended to be upzoned.
• Marina Plaza – increased density requested for the entire site to a minimum density
of 65 du/ac across the 5.03-acre site to accommodate 300+ units – Recommended to be
upzoned.
• AlphaX – four sites on the northeast corner of the intersection of N. Foothill Blvd and
Stevens Creek Blvd, including three parcels which allow residential development at
an existing density of 15 units per acre and one parcel with a land use density and
zoning that allows single family (R-1) uses – This, however, is not recommended due
to proximity to constrained evacuation routes and limited number of units generated.
• The Villages/Prometheus – verbally indicated an interest to allow development on the
parcel containing the clubhouse and amenity space for the apartment complex – There
is no recommendation on this site at this time.
Staff has prepared maps showing a broad range of sites that could potentially be added
to the Priority Housing Sites Inventory, upzoned as existing Priority Housing Sites,
and/or considered for retail retention strategies (See Attachments 1, 2 and 3). The range
of sites is intentionally broad because this is the beginning of the discussion regarding
where additional housing sites should be identified and where existing capacity should
be increased.
Next Steps
Staff will prepare a list of sites based on these strategies for the Commission’s
consideration.
Prepared by: Piu Ghosh, Planning Manager
Reviewed and Approved for Submission by: Luke Connolly, Assistant Director of
Community Development
Attachments:
1 – Map 1 (East, Central and Northern parts of City)
2 – Map 2 (Western part of City)
3 – Map 3 (Southern part of City)
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