CC 02-02-2021 Item No. 15 General Plan Amendment Authorization_Staff PresentationFebruary 2, 2021
General Plan Amendment
Authorization
CC 02-02-2021 Item No. 15
Background
•Adopted on September 1, 2015
•Developed to address following issues:
•More orderly development
•Quality of life concerns with additional development
•Community engagement
•Avoid unnecessarily complex process
•Receive Council direction early
Work Program
•Council Study Session (July 7, 2020)
•Comments and direction
•Added to FY 2020 -21 Work Program
Local Cities with GPA Screening
•Campbell
•Mountain View
•Redwood City
•Santa Clara
•Sunnyvale
Procedure
•Applications Twice a Year
•Submittal Requirements
•Site & Arch. Design •Net Fiscal Impacts
•Affordable Housing •Environmental Sustainability
•Amendments
requested
•Voluntary Community
Amenities (if any)
•Traffic Impacts*•Student Generation*
Procedure
•Noticing Requirements
•Planning Commission Hearing*
•City Council Hearing
•Authorization
•Not-Authorized
•Resubmit once within 6 months*
Procedure (NEW)
•Modifying the Authorized General Plan
Amendment
•One time application for modification
request
•Submittal requirements
•Noticing Requirements
Planning Commission Meeting
•Planning Commission meeting 1/12/21
•Topics discussed included:
•Frequency of Applications
•Planning Commision Review
•Modification of Authorized Projects
•Recommended Approval 5-0, except
for frequency
Public Noticing and
Outreach
Notice of Public Hearing,Site
Notice &Legal Ad
Agenda
▪Legal ad placed in
newspaper (at least 10
days prior to hearing)
▪Display ad placed in
newspaper (at least 10
days prior to hearing)
▪Posted on the City's official
notice bulletin board (four
days prior to hearing)
▪Posted on the City of
Cupertino’s Web site (four
days prior to hearing)
Recommended Action
Conduct the public hearing and
Find actions exempt from CEQA; and,
Amend the Procedures for Processing of
General Plan Amendment Applications
Questions?