Development Review Program

Annual Report 2016

Web version

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Spring 2017

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I. Background

II. Key Themes of 2016 At-a-Glance

III. Data Snapshot

a. Development Review Activity

b. Projects Under Construction

III. Key Themes of 2016

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Pruneyard Expansion, CampbellEl Camino Hospital, Mountain View

Key Themes of 2016 Annual Report

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• 126 total development projects reviewed, 23% increase from 2015

Development Boom Extends Through 2016

• Estimated 3,000 units currently under construction

New Development Drawn to BART and Milpitas Transit Area

• $35.5 M total voluntary contributions, compared to $6.1 M in 2015

Public and Private Partners Collaborating on Funding Challenges

• Improved street frontages when new development occurs

Focus on the Pedestrian

• SB 743 and Next NetworkEmerging Trends for

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VTA reviews, analyzes, and tracks land use developments within and near

Santa Clara County to improve land use/transportation coordination, promote

alternative travel modes, and encourage a balanced approach to addressing

congestion.

• Development Review Program – Comment on development and plan

applications, track and report project approvals.

• Major Development Construction – Track significant development projects.

• Congestion Management Program (CMP) Monitoring Report – Track and

analyze land use approval data submitted by Member Agencies

(15 cities plus County of Santa Clara)

Background

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Map shows major projects (greater than 100 units residential or 50,000 sq. ft. non-residential) known to VTA staff to be under construction or completed in 2016.

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Map shows major projects (greater than 100 units residential or 50,000 sq. ft. non-residential) known to VTA staff to be under construction or completed in 2016.

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1. City Place, Santa Clara

• Largest approved development in SC County

• Up to 6.7 M s.f.

• Office, retail, and hotel uses

• Up to 1,360 residential units

• Approved June 2016

2. Cilker Orchards, San José

• 2.35 M s.f. industrial use

• New jobs base in North San Jose

• Proposed

http://www.relatedsantaclara.com/the-project/ Cilker Orchards NOP

Development Boom Extends Through 2016 | Employment Focus

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3. Stanford University General Use Permit 2018, SC County

• 2.3 M net s.f.academic space

• 40K s.f. child care or transit hub facilities

• Proposed

4. Peery Park Specific Plan, Sunnyvale

• 2 M net s.f. office

• 200K s.f. retail

• Approved September 2016

5. Diridon Transit Oriented Development, San José

• 1 M s.f. office

• 40K s.f. retail

• 325 residential units

• Approved May 2016

Development Boom Extends Through 2016 | Employment Focus

Stanford GUP 2018 Application and Summary, page 24 http://diridon.net/slider/Peery Park Specific Plan, September 2016

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1. Lawrence Station Area Plan, Santa Clara

• 3,500 residential units

• 104K s.f. retail

• Approved Nov. 2016

2. Stanford University General Use Permit 2018, SC County

• 3,150 net on-campus residential units

• 450 affordable units

• Proposed

Linda A. Ciero/ Stanford News Servicehttp://santaclaraca.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning-

division/specific-plans/lawrence-station

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3. Lawrence Station Area, Sunnyvale

• 2,300 residential units

• 1.4 M s.f. office

• Approved Dec 2016

4. Garden City, San José

• 871 residential units

• 400K s.f. office

• 15K s.f. retail

• Mixed use

• Proposed

5. Pear Ave Mixed Use, Mountain View

• 850 residential units

• 130K net s.f. office

• First housing in North Bayshore Plan Area

• Proposed

Lawrence Station Area Plan NOP, City of Santa Clara, Sept. 2015 http://sjdistrict1.com/2016/03/garden-city-project-proposal-submitted/ Mtn. View EPC Submittal, November 2015

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• Under construction in 2016:

3,000 residential units

• Approved in 2016

• 1,553 residential units

• 47,000 s.f. retail

• 6,000 of 7,100 residential units

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City of Milpitas – May 2016

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• 4 development projects in 4 cities confirmed voluntary

contributions in 2016

• Total 2016 contributions - $35.5 M ($6.1 M in 2015)

• Santa Clara Pedestrian Undercrossing (committed in 2015)

currently under construction

VTA Comments on Project

Member Agency (CEQA authority)

defines Contributions

VTA and Agency Execute

Agreement for Transportation

Funding

Public and Private Partners Collaborating on Funding Challenges

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• Mitigation of project’s impact on

freeway segments

• 726K net s.f. office development

• $380,000 to SR 237 Express

Lanes Phase 2 project

• $11 M to US 101/SR

237/Mathilda Interchange

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• $5.9 M to Santa Clara

Pedestrian Undercrossing

(2015)

• Provides and enhances station

access for office tenants, Avaya

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• Improved mobility and gap

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Pedestrian Undercrossing

Voluntary Contribution Highlight | Coleman Highline, San José

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• Pedestrian safety and access is

influenced by the width and

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sidewalk and roadway.

• VTA reviewed 126 total

development projects in 2016

• 102 included pedestrian

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• 50 included references to

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Frequency of VTA Comments126 Total Projects

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Industrial / Commercial Uses

Street Level Activation

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Focus on the Pedestrian | The Pierce, San José

• SOFA District, San José

• New widened sidewalks, curb

bulb outs, and street-level

retail

• New bike maintenance

workshop and parking lane

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Project Frontage – Sidewalk BufferPedestrian Pathways

• New 12-foot wide buffered

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• New pedestrian paseos

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Focus on the Pedestrian | Sobrato Mixed Use, Sunnyvale

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Section View

Section ViewBuffered Sidewalks/Parking Lane/Bike Lanes

Attached Sidewalk/Bike LanesCourtesy – Google Maps VTA created using streetmix.net. Dimensions are approximate.

VTA created using streetmix.net. Dimensions are approximate.

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2016 Condition 2016 Condition

Focus on the Pedestrian | Riverview Apartments, San José

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Next Network/ Land Use

Transportation Integration

SB 743

LOS VMT

Auto Level of Service to

Vehicle-Miles-Traveled

85%Ridership

15%Coverage

Next Network Balance

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Emerging Trends for 2017

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