Randy Shinghai - yet more on VallcoFrom:
Randy Shingai
To:
Piu Ghosh; David Brandt; City Council
Cc:
City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office
Subject:
yet more on Vallco housing and office entitlements.
Date:
Thursday, March 01, 2018 8:10:47 AM
Dear Staff and Council,
My earlier assertion that the allocation of 389 housing units and 2 million sq. ft. of office
should not be considered entitlements is supported in the text of Measure D, The Vallco Town
Center Specific Plan Initiative, and in the 9212 Report prepared for Measure D. The
allocation of housing and office are subject to the approval of a Specific Plan by May 31,
2018. Sand Hill Property Company says so too.
Measure D text
Page C-19
Pursuant to General Plan Land Use Element Strategy LU -1.2.1 (Planning Area All ocat
ions) and Table LU -1 (Citywide Development Allocation Between 2014-2040), the Plan
Area is allocated 1,207, 774 square feet of commercial uses {consisting of a minimum of
600, 000 square feet of retail uses, of which a maximum of 30 percent may be
entertainment uses), 2 million square feet of office uses, 339 hotel rooms, and 389
residential dwelling units, provided that a Specific Plan for the Plan Area is adopted by
May 31, 2018.
Page D-3
The Plan Area, inclusive of the three properties, will have a General Plan land use
designation of Val/co Town Center Specific Plan. Table LU -1 of the General Plan Land
Use and Community Design Element provides a buildout development allocation for the
Vallco Shopping District Special Area : 1.2 million square feet of commercial uses (with
a minimum of 600, 000 square feet of retail uses, of which a maximum of 30 percent
may be entertainment uses); 2 million square feet office uses, 339 hotel rooms; and 389
residential dwelling units, provided that a specific plan for the Vallco Shopping District
Special Area is adopted by May 31, 2018.
Page D-34
A specific plan will be required to implement a comprehensive strategy for a
retail/office/residential mixed use development. The project applicant would be
required to work closely with the community and the City to bring forth a specific
plan that meets the community 's needs, with the anticipated adoption and
rezoning to occur within three years of the adoption of the 2014-2022 Housing
Element (by May 31, 2018). The specific plan would permit 389 units by right at a
minimum density of 20 units per acre.
If the specific plan and rezoning are not adopted within three years of Housing Element
adoption (by May 31, 2018), the City will schedule hearings consistent with Government
Code Section 65863 to consider removing Vallco as a priority housing site under
Scenario A, to be replaced by sites identified in Scenario B.
https://s3 . amazonaws. com/c-initiatives/Vallco-Initiative-Measure-text.pdf
Measure D's 9212 Report, Page 34
The Housing Element contains two lists of 'priority Housing Element sites " that can
accommodate the City's share of
regional needs. Scenario A, the preferred scenario, includes Vallco as a housing site.
Scenario B, the contingency
plan, removes Vallco as a priority site and transfers those units to other sites in the
event that a Specific Plan to
develop housing as part of a mixed-use project at Vallco is not approved by May 31,
2018.
httl2://www.cupertino.org/home/showdocument?id=l 1963
Please redact my e-mail address and include this in the NOP comments too.
Thank you,
Randy Shingai
San Jose
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