Bay Area Vipassana Center Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024030083
Lead Agency
Santa Clara County
Document Title
Bay Area Vipassana Center Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/28/2026
Document Description
The Project is a retreat center for teaching and practicing Vipassana meditation. The Project proposes to construct 18 structures totaling 53,260 square feet, demolish an accessory structure (barn), and install on-site improvements including a new 97,000-gallon water tank, driveway, access road, parking lot, new landscaping, sewage collection lines, septic tanks, effluent collection lines, wastewater treatment system. Project construction would take 6 years.
Contact Information
Name
Lara Tran
Agency Name
County of Santa Clara
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Brian McNamara
Agency Name
Bay Area Vipassana Center
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Gilroy
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Redwood Retreat Road, El Matador Drive
Zip
95020
Total Acres
54.59
Jobs
30
Parcel #
756-30-024
State Highways
Route 152
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Little Arthur Creek, Uvas Creek
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
County of Santa Clara
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
Department of Planning and Development, 70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95110
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
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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