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City of Cupertino approves facade renovations at Cupertino Village shopping center
Summary
At a July 16 administrative hearing, the City of Cupertino approved architecture and site approval (ASA 2024-010) for facade renovations to buildings B, C and D at Cupertino Village Shopping Center (10869 North Wolf Road) and found the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; a 14‑day appeal period applies.
At a July 16 administrative hearing, Luke Connolly, acting director of community development for the City of Cupertino, approved an architectural site approval for facade renovations to buildings B, C and D at Cupertino Village Shopping Center, located at 10869 North Wolf Road, and found the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The approval is subject to a 14‑day appeal period.
The staff presentation said the shopping center, built around 1969 with about seven building pads, includes several architecturally different pads; Kimco (applicant Cupertino Village LP) proposed updating the older pads to match the newer, more modern pads. "The recommendation is to approve this and to find that the project is also exempt from CEQA," John Martier, senior planner in the City of Cupertino's planning division, told the hearing.
Michael Straus, representing Cupertino Village LP (an affiliate of Kimco), told the hearing the ownership has invested in the center for about 20 years and is "thrilled to be continuing to try to invest in this shopping center." Architect Ricky Gallardo of MCG Architecture reviewed the design and said the proposal focuses on exterior facade improvements only: "There will be no expansion to the building square footage," he said. Gallardo described matching details such as stucco towers with metal caps, neutral earthy paint tones, stone tile bases, standing‑seam roofing and painted metal slats; the plan also includes screening parapets to conceal HVAC equipment and only minor changes to ADA parking striping.
Martier said the application (submitted in 2024 by Kimco) and subsequent consultant review (at least three rounds) addressed staff concerns and that the project reduces existing building massing in places and integrates architectural elements from newer pads. The applicant clarified that recent investments had already been made to courtyard areas and that storefronts and tenant improvements are not part of the current scope.
Connolly closed the public hearing, accepted the staff recommendation and approved ASA 2024‑010 and the CEQA exemption. He noted the decision becomes final if no appeal is filed within the 14‑day appeal period. The administrative hearing was adjourned at 5:14 p.m.
What happens next: the 14‑day appeal window begins on the date of the decision; if no timely appeal is filed the staff approval becomes the final action on the project.
