REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Land Use Option for the Preparation of Proposed Amendments to the Moffett Park Specific Plan and Analysis in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on April 26, 2021.
During the public hearing, twelve members of the public spoke, including Moffett Park property owners and businesses, and advocates for mixed use and environmental protection. Representatives of Lockheed Martin indicated that they are requesting a new site to study for potential housing and are no longer interested in pursuing residential on their northwestern site due to a better understanding of the environmental concerns. The former site was referred to as Lockheed 1 and the new site is referred to as Lockheed 2 during the Planning Commission deliberations.
The Planning Commission made several recommendations. They first voted to approve Alternative 1, "Recommend to City Council Land Use Option of: Office/R+D/Industrial of (an additional 10 million square feet over existing and approved) with Mixed-Use Residential east of Mathilda (up to 18,500 housing units and 500,000 square feet of commercial/retail)." The vote was 5-0, with 1 Commissioner absent and 1 Commissioner recused.
The Planning Commission moved and approved two additional areas to recommend to City Council to be studied as potential housing sites. With these additional study areas, there was no recommended change to the development program; number of housing units and additional square feet of office space remain as recommended by staff.
* The first additional recommendation was to include the Jay Paul-owned property at Mathilda and Innovation Way as a potential housing site to study. The vote was 3-2, with 1 Commissioner absent and 1 Commissioner recused.
* The second additional recommendation was to include the Lockheed Site 2 (between Lockheed Martin Way and First Street and east of E street) as ...
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