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DATE: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
TO: State Clearinghouse
State Responsible Agencies
State Trustee Agencies
Other Public Agencies
Interested Organizations
FROM: George Schroeder
Associate Planner
City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014-3202
SUBJECT: Notice of Preparation (NOP) of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Cupertino
General Plan Amendment, Housing Element Update, and associated Rezoning Project
LEAD AGENCY/SPONSOR: City of Cupertino Planning Division
PROJECT TITLE: Cupertino General Plan Amendment, Housing Element Update, and Associated Rezoning
Notice is hereby given that the City of Cupertino will prepare an EIR for the General Plan Amendment, Housing
Element Update and associated Rezoning Project (Project) and will hold a public scoping meeting to receive
comments on the scope of the EIR, as detailed below. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15206, the
Project is considered a project of statewide, regional, or areawide significance. The City of Cupertino, acting as the
Lead Agency, determined that the Project could result in potentially significant environmental impacts and that an
EIR is required.
This NOP has been prepared for the EIR for the proposed Project in compliance with Section 15082 of the
CEQA Guidelines. The City is soliciting comments on the scope and content of the EIR. The City will prepare an
EIR to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the Project at a programmatic level consistent
with CEQA Guidelines Section 15168.
The proposed Project, its location and potential environmental effects are described below.
Members of the public and public agencies are invited to provide comments in writing as to the scope and content
of the EIR. The City needs to know the views of your agency as to the scope and content of the environmental
information that is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed Project.
Your agency will need to use the EIR prepared by the City when considering your permits or other approvals for
the Project.
NOP - CUPERTINO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND ASSOCIATED REZONING EIR
MARCH 5, 2014
Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible date, but no later
than the close of the 30 -day NOP review period at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2014. If you submit comments
on the scope of the EIR, you will automatically be added to the City's distribution list for future notices and
information about the environmental review process for Project. If you do not wish to submit comments on the
scope of the EIR, but would like to be added to the City's mailing list, you can submit your contact information,
including email address with a request to be added to the mailing list.
Please send your comments or you request to be added to the City's mailing list to George Schroeder, Associate
Planner, at the address shown above or email to GeorgeS@cupertino.org with "Cupertino General Plan
Amendment, Housing Element Update, and Associated Rezoning" as the subject. Please include the name of a
contact person for your agency.
A Scoping Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at the Cupertino Community Hall (10350
Torre Avenue, next to the library).
A copy of this Notice of Preparation and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting is also available online at
www.cupertinogpa.org.
Name: George Schroeder, Associate Planner Signature:—
NOP - CUPERTINO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND ASSOCIATED REZONING EIR
MARCH 5, 2014
This section describes the location and provides a summary of the proposed Project.
PROJECT LOCA SON
As shown on Figure 1, Cupertino is located on the southern portion of the San Francisco Peninsula in Santa Clara
County. The city is generally bounded by the cities of Los Altos and Sunnyvale to the north, Santa Clara and San
Jose to the east, Saratoga to the south, and unincorporated Santa Clara County to the west and southwest. The city
is accessed by California State Route 85 (SR 85) and Interstate 280 (I-280).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City of Cupertino is currently undertaking a community-based planning process to review land use
alternatives as part of a focused General Plan Amendment. Proposed alternatives include options for City-wide
development allocations (office, commercial, hotel and residential), as well as building heights and densities for
major mixed-use corridors including city gateways/sub-areas/nodes (Figure 2), special centers (Figure 3), and
seven study areas (Figure 4). The primary purpose of the proposed General Plan Amendment is to replenish, re-
allocate, and increase citywide office, commercial, hotel, and residential allocations in order to plan for anticipated
future development activity while keeping with the community's character, goals, and objectives. The secondary
purpose of the General Plan Amendment is to consolidate development requests by several property owners for
amendments to the General Plan by reviewing seven study areas. The potential land use alternatives and changes to
urban design and mobility policies would require amendments to the current City of Cupertino General Plan
(2000-2020) adopted by the City Council on November 15, 2005.
The City is also updating its Housing Element to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
for the 2014-2022 planning period and meet its fair share housing obligations of 1,064 units, and amending
Chapter 19.56 (Density Bonus) of the City's Municipal Code to be consistent with the current Housing Element
Program 12 (Density Bonus Program). Refer to Figure 5 for the potential Housing Element sites.
The project may also include changes to the City's zoning map to improve consistency with the General Plan to
incorporate changes to Housing Element policies as requited by State Law or as adopted by the City Council.
Consistent with Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines, a program -level EIR will be prepared to analyze the
potential impacts of the General Plan Amendment, Housing Element Update, and associated Rezoning. The seven
study areas and Housing Element sites will be studied at site -level for overall development envelope and traffic
generated. However, consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c), the EIR will not evaluate the impacts of
specific, individual developments that may be allowed under the proposed General Plan and any such subsequent
projects will be required to be examined in the light of the program -level EIR to determine whether an additional
environmental document may need to be prepared. Such subsequent environmental review could result in a
Negative Declaration, a Mitigated Negative Declaration or a Subsequent EIR.
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MARCH 5, 2014
PUBLIC AGENCY APPROVALS
The proposed Project will require adoption by the Cupertino City Council. The Planning Commission and other
decision-making bodies will review the proposed Project and make recommendations to City Council. While other
agencies may be consulted during the General Plan amendment process, their approval is not required for Project
adoption. However, subsequent development under the General Plan Amendment, Housing Element Update, and
associated Rezoning may require approval of local, regional, State, or federal agencies that may rely on the
programmatic EIR for decisions in their areas of expertise.
PROBABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFECTS OF THE PROJECT
The proposed Project could potentially affect the following environmental factors and each will be addressed in
the EIR:
" Aesthetics
■ Air Quality
■ Biological Resources
• Cultural Resources
• Geology/Soils
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology/Water Quality
■ Land Use and Planning
■ Noise
■ Population and Housing
■ Public Services
■ Parks and Recreation
• Transportation and Traffic
• Utilities and Service Systems
The following topics are likely to be associated with less -than -significant impacts and are not expected to be
evaluated in detail in the EIR:
a Agriculture and Forestry Resources " Mineral Resources
ATTACHMENTS:
Figure 1: Regional and Vicinity Map
Figure 2: Major Mixed -Use Corridors and City Gateways/Sub-Areas/Nodes
Figure 3: Cupertino Special Centers
Figure 4: Study Area Locations
Figure 5: Potential Housing Element sites
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County Clerk Recorder's Office State Clearinghouse
70 W. Hedding St., East Wing, 1St Fl P.O. Box 3044
San Jose, CA 95110 Sacramento, CA 95812-3044
Association of Bay Area Governments Metropolitan Transportation
Attn: Marisa Cravens Commission
1018t1, Street 101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607 Oakland, CA 94607
CA State Dept.of Transportation
Attn: Robert Pieplow or Current
10130 Bubb Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014
City of Saratoga
Attn: Planning Department
13777 Fruitvale Ave
Saratoga, CA 92070
City of San Jose
Attn: Planning Division
200 E. Santa Clara Street
Tower, 3rd Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
BAAQMD
Attn: Planning Department
939 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Roads and Airport Department
County of Santa Clara
Attn: Dawn Cameron
101 Skyport Drive
San Jose, CA 95110
SCC Fire Protection District
Attn: Gillory O'Brien
14700 Winchester Blvd.
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Recology
Attn: John Zirelli or Current
650 Martin Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Santa Clara VTA
Attn: Environmental Services Dept
3331 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
City of Santa Clara
Attn: Lorenzo Lopez, Eng. Dept
1500 Warburton Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050
City of San Jose
Attn: Karen Mack, PW Dept
200 E Santa Clara St., 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
RWQCB
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400
Oakland, CA 94612
Santa Clara County
Planning Department
70 W Hedding St. 7d' Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
Cupertino Sanitary District
Attn: Richard Tanaka
20833 Stevens Creek Blvd. #104
Cupertino, CA 95014
San Jose Water Company
Attn: Jim Bariteau
110 W Taylor St.
San Jose, CA 95110
Regional Clearinghouse Coordinator
c/o ABAG
P.O. Box 2050
Oakland, CA 94604-2050
CA State Dept. of Transportation
Office of Transit & Comm. Planning
Attn: Gary Arnold
111 Grand Ave MS 10-D
Oakland, CA 94623-0660
City of Sunnyvale
Attn: Andrew Miner, Planning Dept
456 West Olive Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
City of Santa Clara
Attn: Planning Division
1500 Warburton Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050
City of Los Altos
Attn: Community Development
Department
1 North San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Attn: Usha Chatwani or Current
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118
SCC Department of
Environmental Health Services
Attn: Richard Fuchs or current
1555 Berger Dr. #300
San Jose, CA 95112
Santa Clara County, Sheriff's Dept.
Attn: Captain Ken Binder
1601 S De Anza Blvd #148
Cupertino, Ca. 95014
California Water Service Company
Attn: Ron Richardson
949 B Street
Los Altos, CA 94024
Cupertino Union School District Fremont Union High School District
330 Distel Circle
Mid -Peninsula Open Space District Attn: Rick Hausmann Attn: Bill Flory or Current
330 is10301 Vista Drive 589 W. Fremont Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022 Cupertino, CA 95014 Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Foothill/DeAnza Community College West Valley -Mission Community
District College District
12345 El Monte Attn: Ed Maduli or Current
Los Altos, CA 94022 14000 Fruitvale Ave
Saratoga, CA 95070
Pacific Gas & Electric
Attn: Danny Miller or Current
10900 N Blaney Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014
MIG
Attn: Dan Amsden
800 Hearst Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
Hexagon
Attn: Gary Black
111 W. St. John Street
San Jose, CA 95113
P1aceWorks
Attn: Terri McCracken
1625 Shattuck Ave, Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94709
Santa Clara Unified School District
Attn: Bobbie Plough or Current
1889 Lawrence Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Attn: Ellen J. Garber
396 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-4421