Request for an El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan amendment to allow increased permitted uses on the ground floor, for all properties located within the Downtown/Station Area Main Street land use designation, which is located within the SP-ECR/D (El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan) zoning district. The proposed revision includes the following:
- Changing the animal boarding use from “not allowed” to ‘limited to “less than 5,000 square feet and no frontage along Santa Cruz Ave.;”
- Changing the animal retail sales and service use from “not allowed” to “permitted;”
- Changing the banks and financial institutions use from “not allowed” to “conditional;”
- Changing the business services use from “not allowed” to “conditional;”
- Changing both business and professional office and medical and dental office uses from “upper floors only” to “allow on ground floor and no frontage along Santa Cruz Ave.;”
- Changing personal improvement services from “on upper floors only” to “permitted;” and
- Changing general personal services from “on upper floors only” to “permitted.”
In addition, the application proposes to expand the definition of personal services in the El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan to include wellness uses such as medical spa.
The application will require review and action by the Planning Commission and City Council at a scheduled public meeting. The date of the public meetings have not yet been determined. Once the proposal is scheduled for a specific meeting date, a second notice will be mailed with specific information on the meeting date, time and place. The second notice will be mailed 15 days before the meeting date.
City staff has not completed review of the proposal(PDF, 478KB) as of the date of this notice. As a result of City staff review and public comment, the preliminary proposal may be revised before any public meeting on this item. If you are interested in viewing revised project plans, they will be available for review one week before the Planning Commission meeting, which will be advertised in the public hearing notice, and attached to the staff report which will be available online on the Thursday before the meeting.
Please submit comments and questions by May 2, 2025, in order for staff and the applicant to fully consider all comments and questions before the preparation of the staff report. Written correspondence is typically considered a public record and may be attached to staff reports, which are posted on the city website.
Si usted necesita más información sobre este proyecto, por favor llame al 650-330-6702, y pregunte por un asistente que hable español.