420 Acacia Avenue

Application #: 24PLN-00027

Request for Final Map to Divide an Existing 35,574 Square Foot Parcel, for a Single Lot Residential Condominium Development consisting of 16 Residential Condominium units.

Environmental Assessment: Exempt.

Zoning District: RM-30; CS;R-1 (Multiple Family Residential, Service Commercial, Commercial Neighborhood, Single Family Residential).

Application #: 23PLN-00058 & 23PLN-00059

Request by Acacia Camino Investors LLC for a Vesting Tentative Map Subdivision and Major Architectural Review to Allow the Construction of an Approximately 35,354 Square Foot (sf) Multi-Family project consisting of 16 two and three-bedroom condominium units in four 2 and 3-story buildings on an approximately 0.8-acre (35,753 sf) property on Acacia Avenue in Palo Alto. The Project would replace a paved, 68-space surface parking lot. The Project includes two Units provided at Below Market Rate and, Accordingly, Requests Concessions and Waivers Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law. A Compliant Senate Bill Pre-Application was Submitted on January 4, 2023; therefore this Project is will be Processed in Accordance with SB 330.

Environmental Assessment: The project is exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (infill exemption). A transportation analysis is included as an attachment to this report.

Documentation to support a Class 32 (infill) exemption(PDF, 4MB)

Zoning District: The project site has a split zoning designation of RM-30 (Multiple Family Residential) and R-1 (single-family residential)

Public Hearings & Staff Reports

12/13/2023 PTC
1/22/2024 Council

SB 330 Explanation

Senate Bill SB 330 allows for an applicant to submit a preliminary application for a housing development project. SB 330 has two key phases: a pre-application phase and a formal submittal phase. The purpose of the pre-application is to collect specific site and project information to determine the zoning, design, subdivision, and fee requirements that will apply to the housing development project throughout the review and entitlement process. Once a compliant SB 330 pre-application is submitted, the project can only be subject to those land use regulations that are adopted and in effect on the date of the pre-application. With a few narrow exceptions, the City is prohibited from applying new ordinances, policies, standards and/or fees to the development. In addition, once a formal application is complete, the City is limited to five total hearings on the project.

The City can ask for only certain information during the pre-application phase. This provides some guarantees to the applicant that City land use requirements will be not be changed mid-stream. During the pre-application phase, the City may hold outreach meetings that will not be counted towards the five hearing limit applied to the formal process. The applicant must submit a formal application for a development project within 180 calendar days of submitting a complete pre-application.

Previous Application

Application #: 23PLN-00002

SB 330 Pre Application for a 16-unit Multi-family Residential Townhome Project. The Project will Provide 15% Below Market Rate On-site and Have Requested Concessions and Waivers in Accordance with the State Density Bonus.