Cambrian Park Plaza (Signature Project)

Project Scope

This project consists of:

Annexation (File No. Cambrian_37) of two unincorporated parcels (APNs 419-08-012 & 419-08-013) totaling 18.13 acres from the County of Santa Clara into the City of San Jose.

Planned Development Pre-zoning (File No. PDC17-040) from unincorporated to CP(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.

Planned Development Permit (File No. PD20-007) to allow the demolition of 168,460 sf of existing commercial strip mall and surface parking lot, the removal of 17 ordinance-sized trees and 34 non-ordinance trees, and the construction of a mixed-use project including the following:

Building 1 - 50,990 sf of retail/restaurant use on the ground floor and 305 multifamily residential units on the upper floors
Building 2 - 229 hotel rooms and 4,610 sf of commercial use
Building 3 - 125,740 square feet of assisted living (110 beds) and 50 senior independent living units
25 townhouse residential units and 48 single-family homes, including 27 accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
4.0 acres of open space
94 surface parking spaces, 1,012 underground parking spaces, and 146 garage parking spaces for a total of 1,252 parking spaces

Tentative Map (File No. PT21-007) to allow the subdivision of two existing parcels into 48 single-family residential lots and 7 parcels on an approximately 18.13-gross acre site.

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Visit the Signature Project page to learn about this project's status as a Signature Project.

Planning Staff Contact

Laura Meiners, Planner: Laura.Meiners@sanjoseca.gov

**Please submit comments to the email address above and include project file number PDC17-040 in the subject line of the email.**

Zoning

Existing: Unincorporated Santa Clara County
Proposed: Planned Development Zoning District (CP(PD)) (CP means Commercial Pedestrian)

Application Information

File Numbers: Cambrian_37, PDC17-040, PD20-007, and PT21-007
Submittal Date:
- September 21, 2017 (Cambrian_37 and PDC17-040)
- August 26, 2020 (PD20-007)
- March 12, 2021 (PT21-007)
Owner Name: Weingarten Nostat, Inc.
Applicant Name: Scott Henson, Weingarten Realty Investors
Applicant Project Webpage: https://cambrianvillage.com/village-plan/
More Information: Use www.SJPermits.org and search for Cambrian_37, PDC17-040, and PD20-007 or PT21-007

Site Location Data

Address/Street Location: 14200 & 14420 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124 (Southeast corner of Union Ave and Camden Ave)
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 419-08-012 and 419-08-013
City Council District: 9
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Architectural Plan Sets and City Comment Letters

PDC Plan Set - 1st Submittal on September 21, 2017 (Note: this is a 55 MB file)
1st City Comment Letter (dated October 20, 2017)
PDC Plan Set - 2nd Submittal on December 18, 2017 (Note: this is a 35 MB file)
2nd City Comment Letter (dated January 18, 2018)
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) – 1st Submittal on August 26, 2020
1st PD City Comment Letter (dated October 13, 2020)
Urban Design Review (UDR) Comments (dated December 11, 2020)
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) - 2nd Submittal on February 1, 2021
PD Plan Set Supplemental Information (Proposed Project Description, Senior Living Operational Overview, Updated Proposed Project Data A3.2)- received on 2/23/21
2nd PD City Comment Letter (dated March 10, 2021)
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) – 3rd submittal on May 19, 2021
3rd PD Comment Letter (dated June 10, 2021)
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) - 4th submittal on 8/30/21
4th PD Comment Letter (dated September 29, 2021)
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) - 5th submittal on 11/19/21
Cambrian Park PD Zoning Plan Set - 11/19/21
Tentative Map - 11/19/21
PD Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) - final submittal on 1/20/22
Cambrian Park PD Zoning Plan Set (Part 1, Part 2) - 1/20/22
Tentative Map - 1/20/22

Environmental Documents

An environmental impact report (EIR) is being prepared for the project. Information regarding the environmental review process and documents for public review are available in the Active EIRs website.

Contact for Environmental Analysis:
Environmental Project Manager Kara Hawkins
Kara.Hawkins@sanjoseca.gov

Public Outreach & hearings

Following community meetings and taking public input, this project is now proceeding through a public decision-making process as follows:

July 13, 2022 - Planning Commission Meeting
Recommended to City Council to:

Certify project EIR (File No. ER20-189)
Adopt and prezone the site to Planned Development Zoning (File No. PDC17-040)
Initiate annexation proceedings (File No. Cambrian No. 37)

August 9, 2022 - City Council Meeting
Council approved Planning Commission’s recommendation to:

Certify EIR (File No. ER20-189)
Adopt and prezone the site to Planned Development Zoning (File No. PDC17-040)
Initiate annexation proceedings (File No. Cambrian No. 37)

September 13, 2022 - City Council Meeting
See Agenda Item 22-1341

Order annexation of county land for proposed project (this action is about annexation only and does not include approving the project itself)

Date to be determined – LAFCO Certification
LAFCO will consider certification of the annexation as an administrative decision.

November 2, 2022 – Planning Director Hearing, 9:00 a.m.
Zoom link: https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/98872750116 To consider Planned Development Permit (PD20-007) and Tentative Map (PT21-007) (per Section 20.100.130 of the Zoning Code).

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

In addition to the formal project community meetings below, the District 9 Council Office and Project Applicant hosted several community meetings and gathered input.

Community Meeting - Thursday, November 5, 2020

See Video of Joint Community and Environmental Scoping Meeting, 11/5/20.
See Summary of Q&A from the meeting. The questions are listed verbatim in Column B and the staff responses are in Column C.
See Agenda and additional details

Community Meeting - Monday, March 5, 2018
See summary of Community Meeting Comments

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