Commission upholds incompleteness finding for Circle Hill 20‑unit project; developers urged to supply technical studies

The Santa Clara County Planning Commission on Sept. 25 denied an appeal and upheld a Department of Planning and Development determination that the formal application for the Circle Hill Housing Development Project was incomplete as of the county’s Aug. 1, 2025 letter. The proposed project calls for a major subdivision and grading approval for 20 housing units (16 single‑family homes and four accessory dwelling units) on a roughly 97.5‑acre parcel in a hillsides zoning district.

Senior planner Laura Tran told the commission the county issued five rounds of incomplete letters, beginning with a May 3, 2024 first incomplete letter, and that after several resubmittals the Aug. 1, 2025 (fifth) incomplete letter identified seven outstanding items the county needed to deem the formal application complete. “The fifth incomplete letter dated 08/01/2025 identifies seven incomplete items that are summarized and include: a site plan that identifies all existing and proposed structures and legal access, a proposed floor plan and elevation plan, an energy conservation plan, obtaining…