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Development Review Hearing

November 19, 2025 ·4:00 PM Final

Hybrid Meeting City Hall Council Chambers/Virtual 1500 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95050

Agenda — 15 items

  1. 1 The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Development Review Hearing meeting in a hybrid manner (in-person and method for the public to participate remotely) o Via Zoom: o https://santaclaraca.zoom.us/j/92950218717 Meeting ID: 929 5021 8717 o Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833 How to Submit Written Public Comment Before Development Review Hearing Meeting: By email to PlanningPublicComment@santaclaraca.gov by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting. Those emails will be forwarded to Staff and will be uploaded to the Development Review Agenda as supplemental meeting material. Emails received after 12:00 P.M. cutoff time up through the end of the meeting will form part of the meeting record. Please identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email. Note: Emails received as public comment will not be read aloud during the meeting. Agendas, Staff Reports and some associated documents for Development Review Hearing items may be viewed on the Internet at https://santaclara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at Santa Clara City Hall, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body.
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
  3. 3 Declaration of Procedures 25-1639
  4. 4 REQUEST FOR EXCEPTIONS, WITHDRAWALS AND CONTINUANCES
  5. 5 CONSENT CALENDAR
  6. 1. Development Review Hearing Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2025 25-1616
  7. 7 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
  8. 8 GENERAL BUSINESS
  9. 2. Public Hearing: Determination of Consistency with the Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and Action on the Architectural Review (File # PLN24-00474) to Allow the Development of 142 Residential Units and Associated On- and Off-Site Improvements for the Property Located at 1400 Coleman Avenue. CEQA Status: Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration. 25-958 Approved Staff Recommendation
  10. 3. Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00227) for a 959 Square Foot Second Story Accessory Dwelling Unit Addition to an Existing One-Story Single-Family Residence on a 5,724 Square Foot Lot at 749 Clara Vista Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332. 25-1101 Approved Staff Recommendation
  11. 4. Public Hearing: Action on the Architectural Review (PLN25-00355) for an 800 Square Foot Two Story Accessory Dwelling Unit to an Existing 2,069 Square Foot One-Story Residence located at 4939 Avenida De Los Arboles. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15303 (Class 3 -- New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). 25-1564 Approved Staff Recommendation
  12. 5. Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00267) for the Demolition of an Existing Residential Building to Construct a 2,282 Square Foot Four-Bedroom, Three-Bathroom Two-Story Single-Family Residence with a 400 Square Foot Attached Garage on a 5,012 Square Foot Lot at 3037 Harding Avenue. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332. 25-1572 Approved Staff Recommendation
  13. 6. Public Hearing: Action on an Architectural Review (PLN25-00295) for a 621 Square Foot First Floor Addition and a 397 Square Foot Second Floor Addition to an Existing Two-Story 2,081 Square Foot Single-Family Residence with a 500 Square Foot Attached Garage on a 7,351 Square Foot Lot at 2892 Mesquite Drive. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332. 25-1589 Continued
  14. 14 ADJOURNMENT
  15. 15 MEETING DISCLOSURES The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitation period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge, which is not filed within that 90-day period, will be barred. If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above section in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clara, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies. If a member of the public submits a speaker card for any agenda items, their name will appear in the Minutes. If no speaker card is submitted, the Minutes will reflect "Public Speaker." In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Santa Clara will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities, and will ensure that all existing facilities will be made accessible to the maximum extent feasible. The City of Santa Clara will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities including those with speech, hearing, or vision impairments so they can participate equally in the City’s programs, services, and activities. The City of Santa Clara will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Agendas and other written materials distributed during a public meeting that are public record will be made available by the City in an appropriate alternative format. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 1 408-615-2220 with your request for an alternative format copy of the agenda or other written materials. Individuals who require an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or any other disability-related modification of policies or procedures, or other accommodation, in order to participate in a program, service, or activity of the City of Santa Clara, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 408-615-3000 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.