CC Resolution No. 16-013 Denying Authorization of Prospective Development Proposals to Proceed as General Plan Amendment ApplicationsRESOLUTION NO. 16-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
DENYING AUTHORIZATION OF PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
TO PROCEED AS GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Application No: GPAauth-2015-01; GP Aauth-2015-02
Applicant: City of Cupertino
Location: 10931 N. De Anza Blvd., 21255-21755 Stevens Creek Blvd.
WHEREAS, on September l, 2015, the City Council adopted procedures for considering future
General Plan amendments, including to review prospective applications twice a year and
decide which are authorized to proceed as a General Plan Amendment application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council decision to authorize one or more applicants to proceed with a
General Plan amendment application, does not in any way presume approval of any proposed
amendment or project; and
WHEREAS, the City received two applications by November 16, 2015, the deadline to be
considered in the 2016 first cycle of the General Plan Amendment application review process;
and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2016, the City Council held a public hearing to consider said General
Plan Amendment authorization applications; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Resolution is not a project within the meaning of section 15378 of the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change in the environment, either directly or ultimately. In the event that
this Resolution is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption
contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have
no possibility of a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted criteria for determining whether an application will
be authorized for processing as follows:
a. General Plan goals achieved by the proposed project, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(i) Site and architectural design and neighborhood compatibility;
(ii) Brief description of net fiscal impacts (sales tax, transient occupancy tax or other
revenue provided by the project), including the extent to which the project would
diversify the City's economic base;
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(iii) The provision of affordable housing; and
(iv) Environmental Sustainability.
b. General Plan amendments (and any other zoning amendments or variances) requested.
c. Proposed voluntary community amenities, defined as (i) school resources, (ii) public
open space, such as parks and trails, (iii) public facilities and utilities, such as library,
community center or utility systems and (iv) Transportation facilities with an emphasis
on city-wide bicycle, pedestrian and transit improvements, such as community shuttles,
pedestrian and bicycle bridges, and transit centers/stations
d. Staff time and resources required to process the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that after careful consideration of maps, facts, exhibits,
testimony, staff reports, public comments, and other evidence submitted in this matter, the City
Council of the City of Cupertino has determined that the following proposals are not authorized
to proceed as General Plan Amendment applications:
1. Goodyear Tire Site -10931 N. De Anza Boulevard -an application for a new nine-story,
~ 105 feet tall, 270-room hotel with ~5,727 s.f. of conference and restaurant facilities; and
2. Oaks Site -21255-21755 Stevens Creek Boulevard -an application for a new mixed-use
development project which includes a 280,000 s.f., 88 feet tall office building, a 200-room,
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buildings with 270 units (including 70 senior units of which 30 units would be
affordable) and 47,660 s.f. of retail/commercial uses
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino the
2nd day of February 2016, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Members of the City Council:
Vaidyanathan, Paul, Sinks, Wong
Chang
None
None
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City Clerk
APPROVED: