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Santa Clara Unified approves Scott Lane Elementary master plan, certifies CEQA mitigated negative declaration
Summary
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the Scott Lane Elementary School Master Plan, certify a mitigated negative declaration under CEQA and render local zoning ordinances inapplicable to the project.
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the Scott Lane Elementary School Master Plan and certify a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mitigated negative declaration on March 12, 2025, adopting an associated mitigation monitoring and reporting program and rendering local zoning ordinances inapplicable to the project.
The board opened and closed a public hearing on the project and then approved two related resolutions. Trustee Rodderman moved to adopt Resolution No. 25-13 to find the district’s decision to render zoning ordinances inapplicable to the Scott Lane Master Plan appropriate; Trustee Muirhead seconded. The motion passed 7-0, with Student Trustee Brown also casting a yes vote. The board then adopted Resolution No. 25-14 certifying the CEQA mitigated negative declaration, adopting the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approving the Scott Lane Elementary School Master Plan; that motion was moved by Trustee Rotterman and seconded by Trustee Muirhead and passed 7-0.
Why it matters: The board’s actions clear the way for the district to proceed with the master plan under the district’s CEQA compliance findings and to move forward with project planning that, by the board’s vote, is to be treated as exempt from certain local zoning ordinance constraints. The adopted mitigation monitoring and reporting program attaches mitigation measures the district must monitor as it carries out the project.
Board members and staff offered no extended debate recorded in the transcript; the item was heard and approved during the meeting's action period following an opened public hearing.
What’s next: With adoption of the resolutions and certification of the mitigated negative declaration, district staff may proceed with project implementation steps that require the CEQA clearance and the zoning inapplicability finding. The mitigation monitoring and reporting program will document the district’s obligations as the project advances.
Votes and formal actions recorded in the meeting on this item are below.
