996 Loraine Avenue Mixed-Use Development
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025061276
Public Agency
City of Los Altos
Document Title
996 Loraine Avenue Mixed-Use Development
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
The project proposes to demolish the existing one-story, approximately 2,240 square foot commercial building, surface parking lot, and landscaping, and construct a new three-story, mixed-use building. The proposed mixed-use building would include approximately 962 square feet of ground floor retail, a total of 12 residential units (totaling 10,230 square feet) on the second and third floors, and an approximately 1,824 square foot landscaped rooftop terrace. The building would have a maximum height of 51 feet, two inches at the top of the elevator tower. The project would utilize the State Density Bonus Law to exceed the allowed maximum building height and requests waivers to the front and side setbacks, third story step-back, building recess guidelines, window and balcony orientation at the side yard, specifications for windows at the side yards, and parking and loading requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Sean Gallegos
Agency Name
City of Los Altos
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Altos
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Statewide
Cross Streets
Loraine Avenue and Miramonte Avenue
Zip
94022
Total Acres
0.2
Jobs
1
Parcel #
189-15-086
State Highways
85 and 82
Railways
Caltrain
Airports
None
Schools
Covington, Loyola, and Covington Bach
Waterways
Adobe Creek, Hale Creek and Permanente Creek
Township
7S
Range
2W
Section
4
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 21080.66
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets all the statutory exemption conditions and requirements pursuant to PRC 21080.66. The project site is less than 20 acres, located within the Los Altos city limits, on a previously developed rectangular lot that is surrounded by at least 75% urban uses. The project proposes land uses consistent with the General Plan and Zoning designation for the site, at a density of 60 units per acre. The site is not located in a coastal zone or subject to a certified local coastal program, nor is it designated as Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance. There are no wetlands on-site. The site is not: located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone; identified as a hazardous site on the Cortese list; or location within an earthquake fault zone, special flood hazard area, or regulatory floodway. The project site is not identified for conservation or under a conservation easement. The site is fully developed with urban uses and does not contain any sensitive habitat. The project would not demolish a historic structure or include transient lodging. Tribal consultation and a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment have been completed for the project, and the necessary conditions of approval are required. The project site is more than 500 feet from a freeway and would not be subject to prevailing wage requirements because it is not a 100 percent affordable housing project or 85 feet or more in height.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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