City of Palo Alto Downtown Parking Garage at 375 Hamilton Ave
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017052040
Lead Agency
City of Palo Alto
Document Title
City of Palo Alto Downtown Parking Garage at 375 Hamilton Ave
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/18/2026
Document Description
The proposed project would involve construction of a six-story public parking garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. The project would replace the existing city-owned surface parking lot with a public parking structure containing approximately 265 parking stalls, including accessible parking spaces and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The project would also include bicycle parking, utility relocation, sidewalk and pedestrian improvements along Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street, landscaping, stormwater treatment features, and a publicly accessible plaza at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Waverley Street. The parking structure would be designed to accommodate future photovoltaic panels above the uppermost parking level.
In accordance with CEQA, the City of Palo Alto prepared an Addendum to the previously certified 2019 Environmental Impact Report for the Parking Structure at 375 Hamilton Avenue. The Addendum determined that the revised project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, and that none of the conditions requiring preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 or 15163 have occurred. Therefore, the previously certified 2019 EIR
remains adequate for the project, and an Addendum is the appropriate CEQA documentation pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.
Contact Information
Name
Claire Raybould
Agency Name
City of Palo Alto
Job Title
Manager, Current Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palo Alto
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
375 Hamilton Avenue
Zip
94301
Total Acres
0.67
Parcel #
120-15-086
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City Council of the City of Palo Alto
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
Planning and Development Services Department
250 Hamilton Avenue, 5th Floor
Palo Alto, California 94301
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Addendum to a Previously Certified Environmental Impact Report)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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