Chao, Liang-Fang - 2-25-2018 511 p.m._RedactedFrom: Liang-Fang Chao ]
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 5:11 PM
To: David Brandt <Davidb@cupertino.or9>; Aarti Shrivastava <AartiS@cupertino.or9>; Catarina Kidd
<CatarinaK@cupertino.olg>; Piu Ghosh <PiuG@cupertino.org>
Cc: City Council <CityCouncil@cupertino.org>
Subject: Re: Vallco EIR NOP Provides Inaccurate Information on General Plan Allocation
I found the rationalization to allow 800 units of housing at Vallco from the 9212 Report of
Measure D:
The Initiative does not specify how many additional residential units may be developed in the
Vallco area "consistent with the General Plan." For purposes of analysis, this Report assumes
that the maximum number of residential units
that could be authorized with a CUP is 800, based on the following assumptions:
• The total number of residential units allocated citywide under the General Plan is 1,882.
• Of that total number, 1,400 residential units are specifically allocated to Priority Housing
Element Sites and 28 additional units have been approved, which leaves 454 units to be
allocated.51
By the time a developer of the Vallco area could apply for a CUP for additional residential units,
the City assumes that sufficient unallocated units (approximately 410) would be available to
develop a maximum of 800 units in the Vallco area. Moreover, the General Plan Strategy LU -
1.2.1 provides that allocations may only be transferred among planning areas provided "no
significant environmental impacts are identified beyond those already studied in the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)" for the General Plan. The General Plan EIR studied a
maximum 800 units for the
Vallco area. As a result, 800 is considered the likely maximum number of residential units
that could be developed within the Vallco area, consistent with the General Plan and with a CUP.
Sorry for my ignorance earlier. Now I understand where the "800 units" come from. However, I
believe many Cupertino residents would be as confused as me.
And it still doesn't explain when the City Council decided that the Specific Plan for Vallco
Shopping District would only evaluate 600,000 sgft of retail space and would be allowed to
double the residential allocation to 800 units?
Regards,
Liang