CC Resolution No. 01-040RESOLUTION NO. 01-040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY CUPERTINO
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE
GENERAL PLAN TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT ALLOCATION, BUILDING
HEIGHT AND SETBACK RATIO FOR A MIXED USE OFFICE/
RETAIL/RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino has received an application for a General Plan
Amendment as described in this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the applicant requests to amend the General Plan Land Use and Housing
Elements generally in the block contained by Rodriguez Avenue to the north, Torre Avenue to
the east, Pacific Drive to the south and De Anza Boulevard to the west, to allow a mixed use
project in the existing Town Center development encompassing about 12.3 acres replacing
130,500 sq. ft. of professional medical office space with preliminarily 223,338 sq. ft. of new
corporate office space, 194 apartments, 31,960 sq. ft. of retail/commercial space, 41,739 sq. ft. of
existing medical office space and 1,941 parking spaces including 180 underground spaces for
City Hall and the Library, planned around a central 0.5 acre civic park in an active pedestrian
environment that complements and provides links to City Hall and City Center.
WHEREAS, the applicant has satisfied the following criteria for considering a general
plan amendment:
1. The amendment appears to support the following existing General Plan goals and objectives:
· Community Identity: Policy 2.1 Diversity of Land Use and Policy 2.2 Heart of the City;
· Housing Variety: Policy 2-13: Full Range of Housing Opportunities and Policy, Policy
2-17 Housing Variation in the Urban Core;
· Urban Design: Policy 2-24 Urban Focal Points, Policy 2-25 On-site Environments and
Policy 2-26 Public Open Space Development;
· Transportation: Policy 4-2 Traffic Capacity and Land Use Limitations and Policy 4-3
Coordination of Street Improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cupertino
that after careful consideration of the brochure titled "Civic Park, Cupertino - A Community
Place", the revision dated January 12, 2001, the information booklet containing site comparisons
and local project references, facts, exhibits, testimony and other evidence submitted in this
matter, the request to initiate a public hearing to consider a General Plan amendment is hereby
authorized subject to the "Project Conditions" in Attachment A;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the sub-conclusions upon which the findings and conditions specified in this resolution are
based on and contained in the public hearing record concerning this application, as set forth in
the minutes of the City Council Meeting of February 5, 2001, and incorporated by reference as
though fully set forth herein.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 5th day of February, 2001, by the following vote:
VOTE:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ATTES~i':
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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ATTACHMENT A
PROJECT CONDITIONS
In order to address the City Council's concerns, the applicant shall evaluate or incorporate the
following components as indicated below in order to create a development suitable for the site
and to address impacts to the neighborhood:
1. Incorporate adequate housing into the development to reasonably offset the added employees
generated by the office use. A minimum of 194 housing units shall be provided in Phase I
and additional residential units will be provided in Phase II.
2. Evaluate the provision of for-sale residential units in Phase I or Phase II of the development.
3. Analyze and evaluate at minimum, the following enhancements to the existing circulation
system to optimize functioning of the system and to manage additional traffic due to the
development:
a. Analyze the best locations for signalized intersections on De Anza Boulevard taking into
account the effect of new and/or relocated signals on traffic patterns along Rodriguez
Avenue and Pacifica Drive, and the left turn movement into Town Center Lane from
south-bound De Anza Boulevard;
b. Provide offsite enhancements to Rodriguez Avenue to make it pedestrian friendly and
link it to City Center including: full or partial closure; diagonal parking; trellises;
crosswalks with special pavers; traffic calming; bike and pedestrian facilities; etc.);
c. Provide neighborhood calming measures to reduce through traffic in adjacent
neighborhoods;
d. Evaluate effect of ramp meters at Saratoga/Sunnyvale and not at Stevens Creek on
regional cut-through traffic;
e. Redesign McClellan Road/De Anza Boulevard to a T-intersection and improving
pedestrian crossing to the south of the intersection while reducing neighborhood impacts
on Rodriguez Avenue and Pacifica Drive;
f. Evaluate signal progression and spacing to optimize and enhance the flow of traffic on
De Anza Boulevard from the Hwy 280 ramps to Bollinger Road;
g. Illustrate the role of Town Center Lane as an alternative to the commercial/residential
grid on Civic Park Drive;
h. Based on the traffic impact report, mitigate traffic generated by the project through site
improvements, payment of the project's share of area-wide improvements and
transportation demand management (TDM) techniques;
4. Conduct a preliminary analysis of services and equipment (tim, police, recycling, PG&E,
water, sewer, schools, etc.) to ensure that they are adequate to meet demand caused by the
development and, if necessary, provide reimbursement for the project's share of services and
equipment necessary to meet demand;
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5. Provide a minimum of 180 parking spaces in the underground garage at Rodriguez and Torre
Avenues for City Hall and the Library;
6. Provide ground floor retail uses along Civic Park Drive and the cross street immediately east
in building G-3;
7. Incorporate a bookstore or a news/magazine stand with a coffee shop in one of the ground
floor retail spaces along Civic Park Drive;
8. Face buildings CO-l/G-4 and CO-2/G-5 along Civic Park Drive with small ground floor
office spaces which could be converted to retail in the future;
9. Commit to assessment of the economic feasibility of the ground floor spaces in CO-1 and
CO-2 to accommodate retail in the future;
10. Evaluate the possibility of providing ground floor office/retail along Torre Avenue in
Building A-1;
11. Incorporate exemplary architecture, high-quality natural materials such as marble, stone and
brick, and landscaping that significantly enhances the project and sets an example for
buildings that follow;
12. Work with staff and the Design Review architect to redesign corporate offices with enhanced
materials, design details, scale and openings to make them compatible with the medical
office/retail and residential buildings along Civic Park Drive;
13. Provide special pavers such as brick, along Civic Park Drive and its intersections at De Anza,
and Torre Avenue, and on pedestrian crossings within the project, across Rodriguez Avenue
and across Torre Avenue;
14. Provide street trees and well designed streetscape elements such as benches, streetlights,
bollards, low level lighting, etc., along Civic Park Drive, Rodriguez (between De Anza and
Torre Avenues) and Torre (between Rodriguez Avenue and Pacifica Drive);
15. Assess options with and without the pinch points formed by the buildings at the intersection
of Civic Park Drive and Torre Avenue and provide the option that best meets urban design
goals;
16. Incorporate public art located so as to be visible from De Anza Boulevard, Torte Avenue and
within Civic Park;
17. Incorporate high quality environmental graphics with a consistent design theme including:
gateway features at primary entrances; markers; and directional signage to guide pedestrian
and auto circulation;
18. Contribute the sum of $30,000 towards the preparation of a Town Center Master Plan
indicating a mix of uses on the seven (7) acres south of Town Center Lane; and
19. Provide a mixed use development consisting of residential and hotel/retail in Phase 2
(redevelopment of site containing three existing medical office buildings). The mixed use
development in Phase 2 will be integrated into Phase 1 with the help of high-quality
architecture, landscaping and streetscape design.