Lance Salame

Approval of General Plan Zoning Changes Hit a Snag

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The Santa Clara Planning Commission talked about zoning changes related to the General Plan, AB 1033 and its impact on local home sales.

With the zoning code updates approved in December, the Santa Clara Planning Commission was tasked on May 22 with approving zoning changes for individual parcels of land and making minor tweaks to the code’s language. It was supposed to be an easy fix without much debate, but it turned into a lot more. State law … Read more

Government Overreach Debate Hits Planning Commission

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The Santa Clara Planning Commission approved a tentative vesting map for a development on Lafayette Street and remodel plans for the Lincoln dealership.

A request for approval of a tentative vesting map for the site at 5185 Lafayette Street led to a larger debate over government overreach and other issues at the Dec. 6 Planning Commission meeting. The 198-unit housing development was initially on the consent calendar but was pulled by members of the community. A local business … Read more