101-Director's Report.pdf
Subject: Report of the Community Development Director
Planning Commission Agenda Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Main Street:
On September 4th, 2012, the Council approved the following project:
1. Modification (M-2012-03) to the previously-approved Master Use Permit (U-2008-01 and
M-2011-09) and Architectural and Site Approval (ASA-2011-24) for a mixed-use project
consisting of 130,500 square feet of retail, a 180-room hotel, a five-level parking garage
with two levels of underground parking, a total of 1,984 parking spaces (including 85 on-
street parking spaces along Vallco Parkway), 260,000 square feet of office, a 120-unit
market-rate live/work rental loft residential development with a 9,146 square foot retail
condominium unit, modifications to the parking garage and retail square footages and
footprints, and the following additional conditions:
2. Architectural and Site Approval (ASA-2012-10) application for the conceptual approval of
the 120-unit market-rate rental residential live/work rental building with a 9,146 square foot
retail condominium unit attached to the residential building, and modifications to the
parking garage and retail building footprints and sizes.
3. Modification to the Tentative Map (TM-2012-04) to subdivide the five (5) parcels into six
(6) parcels including one lot for the retail, park and town square, one parcel for each of the
two office buildings, one lot for the hotel, one lot for the market-rate rental residential
building with 9,146 square foot retail condominium unit, and one common area parcel for
the parking garage to serve the retail, hotel and office buildings.
The Council also added a condition to provide an additional 12 spaces in the residential
underground garage, 32 spaces on the rest of the site for use by the hotel, retail and office buildings.
The timeframe for the permits was reduced from a total of four (4) years to three (3) years since the
developer noted that he would be able to build the loft apartments in the first phase. Additionally,
in order to alleviate concerns regarding the narrowing of the eastbound section of Vallco Parkway,
the developer offered to provide a parking conversion fund to convert the angled parking along
Vallco Parkway to parallel parking, should the City have the need to restore an additional eastbound
lane.
Green Building Ordinance:
On September 4th, 2012, the Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 12-2099:
"An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino amending Chapter 16.58 of the
Cupertino Municipal Code to amend the Green Building Standards Code to include local
green building requirements"; and b. Adopted Resolution No. 12-097 incorporating Green
Building deposit fees, with the following recommendations:
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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• The threshold for triggering LEED/GPR certification for major non-residential and multi-
family renovation/addition projects shall be set at 35,000 square feet and above.
• Non-residential renovation/addition project defined as minor in size in the Green Building
Ordinance shall adhere to CALGreen’s minimum thresholds for triggering CALGreen
building requirements.
• Accept the proposed wording revisions to Section 101.10.2 – Alternative Green Building
Standards in the Green Building Ordinance from the Chamber of Commerce with the
exception of Subsection C.
• Revise the threshold language regarding major non-residential and multi-family
renovation/addition project to add the word “substantial” to clarify that the applicable green
requirements would be triggered if the project is either replacing or substantially altering the
HVAC system and the other defined criteria listed in the Green Building Ordinance.
• Set the Green Building Ordinance and the amended Fee Schedule effective date to July 1,
2013.
Upcoming Dates:
Date Event Time Location
Saturday,September 22 Fall Festival 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Memorial Park
Saturday and Sunday
September 22 & 23
Fine Arts League
Show
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Senior Center
Saturday, October 13 Diwali Festival 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Memorial Park
Saturday and Sunday
October 20 & 21
Ikebana Flower Show 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Quinlan Community
Center