PALM AVENUE PLANNED DISTRICT (PLN2014-00020): 42410 Palm Ave
See SummerHill Homes proposal
City Council accepted SummerHill Homes' bid on July 14, 2015
July 14th Agenda
Planned District lot layout approved by City Council on July 8, 2014
7/8/2014 Agenda
Planning Commission recommended approval on June 12, 2014
The newly posted Environmental Review Initial Study has the most current plans.
The proposed Palm Avenue Planned District is located at the rear of 42410 Palm Ave. It is in the Mission San Jose Community Plan Area.
The City voted at the June 18, 2013 City Council meeting to abandon 7.6 acres of land that had been part of a 19.8 acre parcel designated as parkland. The parcel had been purchased from the Souza estate in 1999 and had not been developed into a city park in the 14 years that ensued. By abandoning that section of the parcel, the funds that had previously been allocated to develop it could be moved to develop another park. The remaining 13 acres fronting Palm Ave. are still designated as parkland.
The City will now attempt to sell the 7.6 acres to a housing developer. In order to get the best price for the parcel, the City processes the re-zoning before putting it on the market. The proposed Palm Avenue Planned District (PLN2014-00020) will have an Environmental Review, then be presented to the Planning Commission and finally be presented to the City Council.
City Engineering staff have conducted a rough study to determine that approximately 31 homes at current neighborhood density could be built on the site.
Once the Planned District re-zoning is approved and a developer purchases the parcel, the Tract Map and detailed project plans will have to be approved through the normal development application process.
The entire 19.8 acre parcel bordering Interstate 680 was owned by the Souzas. The developed parcel on San Marco was owned by the Tibbitts. The Dillons of Four Winds Growers owned the land to the north and east of the Tibbitts towards Mission Creek.
Four Winds Growers moved their main operations to Watsonville and in 2012 the Dillons sold their parcels to the developer of Mission Creek Planned District. In the past, Four Winds Growers has leased land from the Tibbitts, the Souzas and the City of Fremont.
Four Winds Growers continues to lease land from the City of Fremont in both the parkland parcel and the abandoned parcel. It is common for the City of Fremont and other Bay Area cities to have agricultural operations assist in keeping land in open space, including park land, by doing weed abatement and keeping vandalism in check until the parcels are developed.
The proposed Palm Avenue Planned District is not part of, or an extension of, the Mission Creek Planned District. We do not know what the City will propose as the access route to the 7-acre parcel.
The public may arrange to view the development plans by contacting the Application's City Staff Project Planner: Wayland Li wli@fremont.gov
