GP19-009, PDC19-039, and PD19-029

General Plan Amendment, Planned Development Rezoning, and Planned Development Permit for the development up to 5,900 residential units; up to 7,300,000 gross square feet (GSF) of office space; up to 500,000 GSF of active uses such as retail, cultural, arts, etc.; up to 300 hotel rooms; up to 800 rooms of limited-term corporate accommodations; up to two event and conference centers totaling up to 100,000 GSF; up to two central utility plants totaling approximately 130,000 GSF; logistic/warehouse(s) totaling approximately 100,000 GSF and approximately 15 acres of open space, all on approximately 80 acres. The project also proposes infrastructure, transportation, and public realm improvements. 

Environmental Leadership Development Project Application - In mid-2019, Google informed the City that it would apply to the State’s AB 900 program, also known as the Jobs and Economic Improvement through Environmental Leadership Act (California Public Resources Code Sections 21178-21189.3) that passed in 2011. For large development projects that both create jobs and meet a high standard of public benefits, AB 900 facilitates timely delivery of such community benefits by streamlining the judicial review process of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Governor must approve a project’s eligibility to participate in the AB 900 program.

For approved AB 900 projects, any legal challenges to the certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or the approval of the project described in the EIR is subject to the procedures set forth in Sections 21185 to 21186, inclusive, of the Public Resources Code. Such judicial actions would get filed in the Court of Appeal, and the Court issues its decision within nine months to the extent feasible. AB 900 does not affect the environmental impact analysis or public engagement under CEQA; in fact, the program enhances transparency requirements for timely posting of all EIR documents and materials on a public website once the draft EIR is circulated for public review. This website can be found at the following link:  downtownwestadminrecord.com.

LOCATION

Project site is generally bounded by Lenzen Avenue and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north; North Montgomery Street, Los Gatos Creek, the Guadalupe River, South Almaden Street, and Royal Avenue to the east; Auzerais Avenue to the south; and Sunol Avenue, Diridon Station, and the Caltrain rail line to the west.  The project also includes the area bounded by Los Gatos Creek to the west, San Fernando Street to the south, the Guadalupe River to the east, and Santa Clara Street to the north.

The following environmental documents were received and approved during the implementation phase (post-approval) of the Project: 

1. Addendum to Final EIR for Treatment of Stephen's Meat Sign_9-30-2022

The Project and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared in support of the Project were approved and certified in May 2021, respectively. 

Note: Due to the large file sizes for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, documents referenced in Appendix G listed below are available in the administrative record for the Project at downtownwestadminrecord.com.

There are four revised and/or new appendices associated with the Final Integrated Environmental Impact Report, which are listed under the document. The rest of the appendices from the Draft EIR remain unchanged.  

LANGUAGE TRANSLATION & ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

For this webpage, alternate languages may be selected through the Google Translate option located at the top of the page. For language and ADA assistance, see below:

• Reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, call (408) 793-4100 or 7-1-1 (TYY).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER

Shannon Hill
shannon.hill@sanjoseca.gov