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CC 12-21-2021 Item No. 24 Westport Development_Staff PresentationDecember 21, 2021 Westport Development (M-2021-002, ASA-2021-007, EXC- 2021-003) 21267 Stevens Creek Boulevard CC 12-21-2021 Item No. 24 Subject Consider modifications to the approved Westport Development project which include adjusting unit mix in the assisted living facility (Building 1) to 123 assisted living units and 35 memory care rooms, reclassification of approximately 8,000 square feet of public dining area to private dining, reducing the underground parking to reflect adjustments in uses, and reduction of massing on the top floor to accommodate a sixth-floor aqua therapy pool City Council Action December 7, 2021 Continue item to 12/21/2021 Place dining facility at a different location in building, so the ground retail portion is not modified from the approved project. Explore potential for one of townhouses or rowhouses be affordable as a Below-Market-Rate (BMR) unit for- sale or for-rent; and Explore extending subterranean garage under Building 2. Project Data Approved on August 18, 2020 Proposal Presented on December 7, 2021 Revised Proposal Units within Building 1 131 123 123 Total number of units within the Westport Development 267 259 259 Residential Density 33.79 du/acre 32.78 du/acre 32.78 du/acre Height of Structures Building 1 – 79.5 feet No Change No Change Memory Care Rooms 27 35 35 Building 1 Parking Residential 81 80 No Change Residential Care 27 28 No Change Retail 103 41 71 Total Building 1 211 149 179 Building 1 Retail Stevens Creek Boulevard frontage 91%100%100% Rear of building 57% 57% 83% Retail Square Footage 17,600 10,000 17,600 3,500 square foot retail unit will be added to sickle portion facing Mary Avenue Parking ramp will now go under the Central Green. Approximately 14,100 square feet of retail along Stevens Creek Blvd. Increase of 4,100 square feet of retail from originally approved project. Reducing parking space count by 32 spaces, instead of 62 to account for increase in retail. Addition of Retail Addition of Retail Approved Building 1  Ground Floor Proposed Building 1  Ground Floor Unit Mix Count Table 1 Unit Comparability Between Buildings 1 &2 Approved Building 1 (131 Units)Studio One Bedroom Two Bedroom Average Unit Size 537.7 s.f. 691.3 s.f. 1,087 s.f. Unit Count 26 74 31 Mix Percentage 20% 56% 24% Proposed Building 1 (123 Units) Studio One Bedroom Two Bedroom Average Unit Size 530 s.f. 710 s.f. 1,110 s.f. Unit Count 12 75 36 Mix Percentage 10% 61% 29% Building 2 (48 Units)Studio One Bedroom Two Bedroom Average Unit Size 518.6 s.f. 615.7 s.f. 843 s.f. Unit Count 928 11 Mix Percentage 19% 58% 23% Unit Mix Count BMR Manual’s standard of “comparability.” ●Shall be comparable to market rate units in terms of unit type, number of bedrooms per unit, quality of exterior appearance and overall quality of construction. Unit size should be generally representative of the unit sizes within the market-rate portion of residential project. Interior features and finishes in affordable units shall be durable, of good quality and consistent with contemporary standards for new housing. Building 1 Physical Modifications 71.5 feet63.5 feet 71.5 feet Common Open Space ●Required - Heart of the City Specific Plan is 38,850 square feet (Proposed 259 units x 150 square feet) ●Entitled - 44,945 square feet ●Proposed – 44,100 square feet Environmental Review/EIR An Initial Study was prepared and a Final EIR (State Clearinghouse 2019070377) was certified for project. Proposed changes to project would not have any new or substantially more severe significant environmental impacts. Denial of Proposed Modifications of Westport Project Is inconsistent with the BMR Manual’s standard of comparability as the Below Market rate units in Building Approval of Proposed Modifications of Westport Project Is consistent with the BMR Manual’s standard of comparability That HOC Exception for original project was approved because development frontage is adjacent to the on-ramp for Highway 85. Commercial component is not required to be located along secondary streets such as Mary Avenue. Next Step The City Council’s decision will be final unless reconsidered within 10 days of the decision.