Santa Clara holds EIR scoping meeting for proposed Sutter Medical Center

The City of Santa Clara and project applicants held a public scoping meeting for the environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed Sutter Medical Center Santa Clara, city Senior Planner Nimisha Bridal said at the opening of the session. The city is the lead agency for the EIR; ICF is the lead consultant and Sutter Health is the project applicant.

The project site covers about 26.7 acres along Mission College Boulevard and includes two primary parcels that the team said would be split roughly into 13.6 acres for the hospital and 13.1 acres for parking. John Cook of ICF described the main components as demolition of existing buildings and construction of an eight‑story hospital of roughly 850,000 square feet and an eight‑story parking garage; he said the hospital structure would reach about 185 feet in height and include a rooftop helipad and a central utility plant.

"Scoping began with the distribution of the notice of preparation on April 10," Cook said, explaining that the city will use public and agency input during the scoping period to shape the draft EIR. The city then will publish a draft EIR for a minimum 45‑day public review period, file a notice of completion with the…