CC Resolution No. 02-154RESOLUTION NO. 02-154
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY CUPERTINO
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE
GENERAL PLAN TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL ALLOCATION IN THE HEART OF
THE CITY PLANNING AREA BY 170 -300 UNITS FOR A MIXED USE
RESIDENTIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE DEVELOPMENT AT THE HEWLETT PACKARD
SITE NORTH OF STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD BETWEEN WOLFE ROAD AND
TANTAU AVENUE (APNs: 316-20-078/316-20-079/316-20-085)
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 to increase residential units in the amount of 170 housing units in the Heart of the City
planning area for a mixed-use residential/retail/office development at the 26-acre Hewlett
Packard site north of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Wolfe Road and Tantau Avenue.
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 plan titled "Hewlett Packard conceptual site plan", dated
August 9, 2002, letter dated July 26, 2002, the packet containing local project examples, facts,
exhibits, testimony and other evidence submitted in this matter, the request to initiate a public
hearing to consider a General Plan amendment for Application GPA-2002-03 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 heating record concerning Application GPA-2002-03, as set
forth in the minutes of the City Council Meeting of August 19, 2002, and incorporated by
reference as though fully set forth herein.
Resolution No. 02-1~4 CPA-2002-O~ Augus~ 19, 2002
Page 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 19m day of August 2002, by the following vote:
VOTE:
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AYES: Lowenthal, Chang, James, Kwok,
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sandoval
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
City~~
APPROVED:
Ma~or, City of Cupertino
Resolution No. 02-154 GPA-:2002-03 August 19, 200~'
Page 3
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. Evaluate expanding the housing component (minimum of 170 units to a maximum of 300
units) to reasonably offset office area in excess of the base FAR of 145,232 sq.f~ (not
including the headquarters bonus and commercial areas, if applicable). Approximately 2
housing units/1000 sq.ft, of gross office area are needed to offset the jobs created by the
office component.
2. Provide a 3-acre public park with lighting and electrical facilities for civic open air events
such as art and wine festivals and the farmer's market.
3. Evaluate a linear water and walkway feature that "follows" the line of the creek within the
park and provides a connection to the open space along Calabazas creek to the north and
south of the project site by using special pavers in the streets.
4. Design residential ground floor units with attractive stoops, porches, front entries and
landscaped front yards to provide a pedestrian-friendly streetscape.
5. Provide an extensive landscaped buffer and screening where residential uses abut a parking
garage. In no case shall the parking garage extend above the height of the residential units.
6. Design the corporate office and residential buildings (scale and architectural character) to
create a high-quality, pedestrian, mixed-use environment along Stevens Creek Boulevard.
7. Incorporate exemplary architecture, high-quality natural materials such as marble, stone and
brick, and landscaping that significantly enhances the project.
8. Provide special pavers for the street around the park, in the motor courts, parking spaces at
Vallco Parkway, and in pedestrian crossings within the project. Provide street trees and well-
designed streetscape elements such as benches, streetlights, bollards, lighting, etc., along all
interior streets, Vallco Parkway and the Stevens Creek Boulevard frontage.
9. 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.
10. Office buildings shall be 2-3 stories along Stevens Creek Boulevard and shall have maximum
heights of 3-5 stories set back from the frontage along Stevens Creek Boulevard.
11. Locate ground floor commercial uses and create an entry point at the intersection of Stevens
Creek Boulevard and the circular park road.
12. Provide ground floor commercial uses and a pedestrian-friendly streetscape along the
Stevens Creek Boulevard frontage to activate the street.
13. Create a pedestrian-friendly environment along Vallco Parkway by lining the street with
residential fronts, facing ground floors of the parking structures with office uses, on-street
parking, street trees and street furniture.
Resolution No. 02-154 CPA-2002-03 August 19, 2002
Page 4
14. Reduce height of parking structures (maximmn of 2-3 stories above ground) and locate
garage entrances away from the residential development.
15. Line Calabazas creek to the north of the project site with trees, a bike path, landscaping and
seating areas on Hewlett Packard property, and continue the trail connection with trees, a
bike path and landscaping towards Hwy 280 and westwards along the drainage area to Vallco
Mall and looping back to the development. The trails within and outside the project shall be
accessible to the public and shall provide pedestrian/bike connections.
16. Analyze and evaluate the following enhancements to the existing circulation system to
optimize functioning of the system and to manage additional traffic due to the development:
a. Evaluate reducing Stevens Creek Boulevard to two-lanes in each direction, and providing
on-street parking along the project frontage. If there are minimal impacts to the level of
service (LOS) at key intersections, then provide the above enhancements.
b. Evaluate redesigning Vallco Parkway to provide on-street parking and reduce the width
of the road.
c. Provide neighborhood calming measures to reduce through traffic in adjacent
neighborhoods along Tantau Avenue, and other neighborhoods that may be used as
through routes; and
d. 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.
17. Conduct a preliminary analysis of services and equipment (fire, 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.
18. Incorporate public art in the residential and office portions of the project.
G:~Planning\PDREPORTXCC\GPA-2002-03 res.doc