# Planning Commission Meeting - Oct. 07, 2026

The City of Santa Clara Planning Commission meeting was held October 7, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated October 8 UTC). The commission approved the consent calendar with an amendment to the August 26 minutes and continued a noticed public-hearing item to a date uncertain. For 3501 and 3511 Thomas Road, it unanimously recommended that the City Council approve a tentative map creating 24 commercial condominium lots and a common egress lot. The recommendation removes residential parks-and-recreation fee conditions and adds a condition requiring CC&Rs addressing shared utilities, fire-protection access, and ongoing maintenance. The project proposes no building changes; conditions include frontage, utility, and sewer improvements. The commission also recommended a CEQA categorical exemption. No contract awards, procurements, or city spending allocations were identified.

For the Agrihood site at 1816 Worthington Circle, the commission considered a proposed rezoning and subdivision map for 44 for-sale townhomes, including six moderate-income units, in place of the previously approved 160-apartment plan. The applicant cited financial infeasibility of the apartment project and discussed estimated total development costs of roughly $104 million for that plan versus about $60 million for the townhomes; these were developer estimates, not city budget allocations. After public comment and discussion of housing capacity and neighborhood impacts, the commission recommended approval of the addendum to the final EIR but recommended that the City Council deny both the rezoning and the vesting tentative map. The commission also reviewed planning priorities and a postponed joint meeting with City Council; no additional procurement activity was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Planning Commission Meeting - Oct. 07, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPBUsMhGHRE) - City of Santa Clara