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Council amends zoning to add townhome overlay for 20865 McClellan Road despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
After a public hearing and more than an hour of council questions and public comment, CupertinoCity Council voted 4-1 to add the townhome combining district (R3TH) to Site 24 at 20865 McClellan Road to align zoning with the adopted housing element; Councilmember Wong voted no.
Cupertino City Council voted 4-1 on Feb. 12 to add the townhome combining district to the zoning for 20865 McClellan Road (Priority Housing Site 24), changing the site's zoning label from R3 to R3TH so it matches the housing element adopted last year.
The action addressed what staff called a clerical oversight during the city—s 2024 housing element rezoning. Planning staff told the council the site is a one-acre property long included in the housing-element inventory and was intentionally designated to allow townhome development; adding the townhome combining district does not change the density permitted on the parcel (the site remains at the 10to 20 dwelling units-per-acre range cited in the housing element) but specifies the housing form the element assumes.
The council hearing drew several detailed questions from members about the practical differences between the R3 and R3TH designations…
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