After lengthy public comment, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a planned affordable housing complex at 1601 Civic Center Drive with several added conditions. More than 100 people wrote letters and called in to the Aug. 3 Planning Commission meeting to express their opinion about the project proposed by Charities Housing. The … Read more
After two meetings and hours of debate, the Santa Clara Planning Commission has made recommendations to the City Council concerning SB9. As discussed at the last Planning Commission meeting, the City cannot do anything to prevent the implementation of SB9, however, it can create rules to guide how the housing act is implemented. SB9 allows … Read more
A plan to help Santa Clara deal with the implementation of SB 9, the new state law that allows single-family homeowners to divide their lots and create a second housing unit, stalled at the May 11 Planning Commission meeting. City staff presented commissioners with proposed amendments to the General Plan that would allow the City … Read more
Santa Clara’s Planning Commission has pushed the Climate Action Plan update to the City Council. The current Climate Action Plan was put into place in 2013. Since then, state laws have changed. These amendments will help Santa Clara comply with new requirements. The City talked to stakeholders, focus groups, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara Unified … Read more
What was supposed to be a routine item concerning a development proposal for two Santa Clara properties led to a larger discussion about the Planning Commission’s role within the City. The Planning Commission was asked to approve a tentative subdivision map for the properties at 1530 and 1540 Pomeroy Avenue. The developer wants to subdivide … Read more
Thursday night the Santa Clara City Council dismissed City Manager Deanna Santana in a 4-2 vote, with Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor and Council Member Kathy Watanabe voting “no,” and Council Member Suds Jain absent. The City Manager is an at-will employee, whom the Council can dismiss at any time and without cause. Santa Clara … Read more
With no planning items on the Planning Commission’s schedule, the commissioners used the Feb. 16 meeting to start looking at Santa Clara’s long-term planning goals. Several commissioners submitted ideas for topics they think the City Council should explore to deal with Santa Clara’s future growth. If the topics are still a topic of concern at … Read more
Santa Clara’s City Council will soon be asked to approve the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan. The City’s Planning Commission voted on Jan. 26 to approve four staff recommendations in the plan, pushing the entire document forward to the City Council for final approval. Recommendation 1 – Environmental Impact Report Commissioners unanimously approved Recommendation 1, … Read more
Santa Clara’s Jan. 10 Planning Commission meeting dealt with the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan, state housing laws implemented in 2021 and a proposed LED billboard visible from Hwy. 101. After much debate, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the Santa Clara City Council approve a single-sided LED billboard that can be seen from Hwy. … Read more
Thousands of Santa Clara voters cast their vote in the November 2018 elections. As of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 100 percent of all the precincts are reporting and the City will welcome new leadership as well as welcome back some familiar faces. Interestingly, more voters cast a vote for Measure M — the cannabis tax measure … Read more