REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend a Land Use Option for the Development of Proposed Amendments to the Moffett Park Specific Plan and Analysis in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
The first step in working towards developing a plan for the Moffett Park Specific Plan area to become a mixed-use, eco-innovation district, as envisioned by the plan area's Guiding Principles, is to define the "Project" that will serve as the basis of the plan updates as well as the environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Staff recommends a "balance of uses" approach with areas in the plan for new mixed-use residential opportunities and additional office development potential. Features of the recommendation are:
* Mixed use development (retail and housing) limited to east of Mathilda Avenue,
* Office and industrial uses on the perimeter of the plan area on both sides (east and west) of Mathilda.
The recommended program for study considers up to 18,500 new housing units, up to 500,000 square feet of new commercial/retail uses, and up to 10 million square feet of net new office space (an approximate 8.47 million square foot increase above the adopted Moffett Park Specific Plan). A map of the staff recommended draft land use plan (for the purpose of study) is included as Attachment 2.
Once City Council provides direction on the recommended option, work will begin on the actual Moffett Park Specific Plan document, the related studies, and the required environmental review. Part of the effort will include a series of study sessions in the summer and fall of 2021 to continue exploring policy issues and the findings of the technical studies. It is anticipated that a draft plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report will be available for review by the summer of 2022.
BACKGROUND
A request for a General Plan Initiation (GPI) to consider updating the Moffett Park Specific Plan (MPSP) was submitted o...
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