Development Activity Projects

The Chestnut and Tenth Street Commercial Project proposes to demolish the existing Chestnut Center and construct a new 120-room hotel, carwash, four commercial buildings that include drive through services and a gasoline service station. The four commercial buildings and carwash would total approximately 19,649 square feet. The site would be subdivided into six separate parcels. The City of Gilroy Planning Division intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). Public review of the MND begins on June 25, 2021 and ends on July 26, 2021. If you have questions or comments contact Kraig Tambornini, at kraig.tambornini@cityofgilroy.org or (408) 846-0214.  

Please find the associated environmental review documents below. 

Response to Comments

Notice of Availability

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

Appendix A - Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Assessment

Appendix B - Arborist Report

Appendix C - Historic Resource Evaluation

Appendix D - Geotechnical Investigation Report

Appendix E - Phase I and Phase II

Appendix F - Noise and Vibration Report

Appendix G - Traffic Impact Analysis

For questions regarding this project please contact Melissa Durkin at (408) 846-0451 or melissa.durkin@cityofgilroy.org

The Glen Loma Ranch Development is located in the western rolling foothills of Gilroy Between Santa Teresa Boulevard and Uvas Creek. The site was historically part of Henry Miller's ranch enterprise and has been owned by the Filice family since the 1930s. The specific plan for this development was approved in 2005 after a process that involved city officials, planners, and input from the local community.

The site will feature 17 distinct neighborhoods filled with trails, open space, and a town center. The neighborhood will be in close proximity to schools such as Las Animas Elementary School, Ascencion Solorano Middle School, and Gilroy High School. The neighborhoods will also be in close proximity to Christmas Hill Park.

The project involves numerous phases that will build out the neighborhoods along with the related infrastructure projects such as streets, roundabouts, trails, parks, and much more. Learn more about this project and keep up to date on the latest developments through here.

Glen Loma Ranch Specific Plan

Rocky Knoll, Canyon Creek, and Malvasia II Tentative Map

Glen Loma Ranch Environmental Impact Report

Visit http://www.cityofgilroy.org/904/Housing-Element for more information and to sign up for updates.

The City of Gilroy has begun the process of updating its Housing Element. The City will host a series of community meetings and public hearings prior to its anticipated adoption in late 2022. The new Housing Element will cover the planning period from 2023 - 2030.

California state law recognizes that local governments play a vital role in developing affordable housing. In 1969, the state mandated that all California cities, towns and counties must plan for the housing needs of our residents—regardless of income. This state mandate is called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). As part of RHNA, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, or HCD, determines the total number of new homes the Bay Area needs to build—and how affordable those homes need to be—in order to meet the housing needs of people at all income levels. 

Each local government must then update the Housing Element of its General Plan to show the locations where housing can be built and the policies and strategies necessary to plan for RHNA and meet the community’s housing needs. The City's current Housing Element is for the planning period from 2015 - 2023. 

For questions regarding this project please contact Cindy McCormick at (408) 846-0253 or cindy.mccormick@cityofgilroy.org

For more information, visit http://www.cityofgilroy.org/905/Objective-Design-Standards

The City of Gilroy is creating objective standards for mixed-use and multi-family residential projects to conform with State law changes that require local jurisdictions to adopt objective standards and streamline the review and permitting processes for housing development.

UPDATE: On Thursday, September 2nd 2021, the Planning Commission will review a DRAFT set of comprehensive objective design standards.  The 9-2-21 Planning Commission meeting including the packet and video can be viewed in the Meeting Calendar. The  Planning Commission staff report  begins on page 428 of the packet.    

For questions regarding this project please contact Cindy McCormick at (408) 846-0253 or cindy.mccormick@cityofgilroy.org 

What are Objective Standards?

State law defines objective standards as those that “involve no personal or subjective judgement by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant and public official prior to submittal.” 

An example of an objective standard is “setback the front façade of the building at least 26-feet from the face of curb”, while a subjective standard would require “all new projects to be compatible with the character of the neighborhood”. 

The project includes a general plan amendment (eliminate the planned Cameron Boulevard extension through the property) and the subdivision of the 59.7-acre property into three parcels, with future development occurring in three phases: Phase 1 includes construction of 141,360 square foot delivery station, including 16,824 square feet of office and 124,536 square feet of warehouse; Phase 2 includes construction of a 266,220-square foot industrial building, including 10,000 square feet of office space and 256,220 square feet of warehouse; and Phase 3 would be for future commercial uses, with development proposed as part of Phase 3 subject to a separate CEQA review process. The project includes on and offsite improvements including modification to PG&E overhead utility lines, trail connection from the site to Llagas Creek, circulation and frontage improvements

The public review period begins on Friday July 30, 2021 and ends on Monday August 30, 2021. Comments in writing must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 30, 2021, and should be directed to Kraig Tambornini, at kraig.tambornini@cityofgilroy.org, or mailed to the City of Gilroy, Planning Division, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Public Hearings on the Project will be scheduled at a future date following close of the review and comment period.

Please find the associated environmental review documents below.

Notice of Intent to Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (NOI)

Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration

Appendix A - Project Plans and Submittal Materials

Appendix B - Secondary Channel Access Route

Appendix C - CalEEMod Results

Appendix D - Health Risk Assessment

Appendix E - Biological Resources Documents and Peer Review Letter

Appendix F - Geotechnical Engineering Study

Appendix G - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

Appendix H(a) - Transportation Analysis

Appendix H(b) - Transportation Analysis Appendices

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

Response to Comments and Revised MND

Revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)

The Hecker Pass Apartments project approval permits a 100-unit affordable housing apartment complex on 3.81 acres located at the southwest corner of Santa Teresa and Hecker Pass. The project was exempt from environmental review as an in-fill affordable housing development project.

Approved Plans

Notice of Exemption

Traffic Analysis

Contact Information:

Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner. Email: kraig.tambornini@cityofgilroy.org. Phone: (408) 846-0214

Developer: Jemcor Development Partners. Email: jemami@jemcorpartners.com. Phone: (415) 941-5832. Mail: 1700 S El Camino Real, Suite 400, San Mateo, CA 94402

The First and Kern Apartments project approval permits a 120-unit affordable housing apartment complex located at the southeast corner of First Street and Kern Avenue. The project is currently under construction. The project was exempt from environmental review as an in-fill affordable housing development project.

Approved Plans

Notice of Exemption

Traffic Analysis

Contact Information:

Project Planner: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner. Email: kraig.tambornini@cityofgilroy.org. Phone: (408) 846-0214

Developer: Jemcor Development Partners. Email: jemami@jemcorpartners.com. Phone: (415) 941-5832. Mail: 1700 S El Camino Real, Suite 400, San Mateo, CA 94402