City Council and Authorities Concurrent, September 22, 2026
Votes on Deferral of ordinance amending Title 18 to establish Chapter 18.68 Replacement Housing Unit Regulations, unanimous
What happened
Santa Clara City Council approved (4-1, Park dissenting; Cox recused) the University Station Residential project at 451-475 El Camino Real — a pre-annexation of a 0.94-acre landlocked San Jose parcel, general plan pre-designation to Santa Clara Station Regional Mixed Use, pre-zon…
- Jurisdiction
- Santa Clara, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Deferral of ordinance amending Title 18 to establish Chapter 18.68 Replacement Housing Unit Regulations
Council voted to defer consideration of the introduction of an ordinance amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Santa Clara City Code to establish Chapter 18.68, replacement housing unit regulations implementing state law. Staff had taken the item to the Planning Commission, which had additional questions; staff will do more work and bring it back, potentially before the end of 2026 or early 2027. Passed unanimously.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Santa Clara City Council approved (4-1, Park dissenting; Cox recused) the University Station Residential project at 451-475 El Camino Real — a pre-annexation of a 0.94-acre landlocked San Jose parcel, general plan pre-designation to Santa Clara Station Regional Mixed Use, pre-zon…
Key Decisions (4)
Deferral of ordinance amending Title 18 to establish Chapter 18.68 Replacement Housing Unit Regulations
Closed session authorization of initiation of litigation (Item 1B)
Informational report on proposed citywide prohibition on sale of nitrous oxide products
University Station Residential - annexation, pre-designation, pre-zone, and vesting tentative map at 451-475 El Camino Real
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
University Station Residential
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Developer cited over 215,000 sq ft of vacant retail within…
Housing Demand
Multiple residents, Catalyze SV, and council members pushed for higher…
Infrastructure
Santa Clara is preparing a Santa Clara Station Area Specific…
Sentiment
Council annexed a landlocked San Jose parcel partly to capture…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: a staff member, the clerk, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 5 members of the public.
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