Milpitas Planning Commission approves 487,000‑square‑foot Amazon distribution center at 1000 Gibraltar Drive

The Milpitas Planning Commission voted to approve a site development permit, environmental assessment addendum and tree‑removal permit for a new industrial building at 1000 Gibraltar Drive (also referenced as 1001 South Milpitas Boulevard) designed for warehousing and same‑day distribution.

The decision, adopted by unanimous vote, approves resolution number 25‑012 and the related entitlements: Site Development Permit SD24‑0006, Environmental Assessment EA24‑0002 and Tree Removal Permit TR25‑0021, subject to the findings and the conditions of approval included in the staff report.

City staff said the project, proposed by Panattoni Development Group and expected to be operated by Amazon, would demolish existing onsite buildings on the 28.96‑acre site and build a one‑story, tilt‑up concrete building totaling about 487,564 square feet (approximately 476,864 sf of warehouse space plus 10,700 sf of office). The building height is listed at approximately 46.5 feet to 49.5 feet to the top of the parapet. The plan calls for 781 vehicle parking stalls (318 minimum required), 50 oversized trailer parking stalls, 27 loading dock doors, and 24 bicycle parking stalls (12 short‑term, 12 long‑term). The project would remove 25 ordinance‑sized trees and plant 234 new trees for a net total of about 292 trees on the site.

Staff said the use — warehousing and distribution — is permitted in the M‑2 Heavy Industrial zoning district. Christina Fung, senior planner for the city, summarized project background, noting a prior, similar approval in 2021 (resolutions 21‑006 and 21‑007) whose entitlements expired in March 2024, and said the current application includes an addendum to the previously certified final environmental impact…