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Council swaps one housing-site entry in certified housing-element inventory as part of settlement step
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the 2023–2031 housing element to remove 4701 Patrick Henry Drive from the site inventory and add the recently approved Mission Point site at 3005 Democracy Way; action was made contingent on finalization of a settlement agreement with Housing Action Coalition.
The Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to amend the city’s 2023–2031 housing-element site inventory, removing a development site at 4701 Patrick Henry Drive (Great America Technology Park) and adding a recently approved project at 3005 Democracy Way (Mission Point).
City staff said the amendment implements terms of a pending settlement agreement with the Housing Action Coalition (HAC) and preserves the city’s compliance with state housing-element requirements and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
Nut graf: The change does not reduce the city’s total capacity to meet RHNA but…
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