Pacific Fusion: Planned Development Amendment (PD) 25-002, Subdivision (SUB) 25-001, Site Plan Design Review (SPDR) 25-005, and Conditional Use Permit 25-002
Summary
SCH Number
2025090399
Public Agency
City of Livermore
Document Title
Pacific Fusion: Planned Development Amendment (PD) 25-002, Subdivision (SUB) 25-001, Site Plan Design Review (SPDR) 25-005, and Conditional Use Permit 25-002
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/10/2025
Document Description
The project is a new, approximately 225,500 square-foot research and development facility and would include site improvements such as driveway access from West Jack London Boulevard, on-site landscaping and a surface parking lot. The facility would test and demonstrate commercially viable clean energy through fusion power. The project proposes modifications to allowable building heights for portions of the facility to accommodate specialized testing equipment. The project would also include public improvements to the project frontage along Jack London Boulevard, such as widening of the roadway with a median, landscaping, lighting, curb, gutter, and a Class I Trail, and a new signalized access into the site. The project includes consideration of an economic incentive program framework consisting of including unsecured property tax abatement, removal of construction tax, and formation of community facilities district.
Contact Information
Name
Emily LaDue
Agency Name
City of Livermore, Community Development Department
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Livermore
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
West Jack London and Discovery Drive
Zip
94550
Total Acres
51.9
Parcel #
904-3-1-4
State Highways
I-580
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Livermore Municipal Airport
Schools
Mohr Elementary, Rancho Las Positas Elementary, etc.
Waterways
Arroyo Mocho, Arroyo Las Positas, Cottonwood Creek
Township
3S
Range
1E
Section
11
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 21080.69
Reasons for Exemption
Pacific Fusion is considered “advanced manufacturing” because the project would create entirely new equipment and processes using science and engineering to generate, demonstrate, and test the effectiveness of fusion energy. A majority of the equipment, machinery, and systems would be custom created on site (without the use of off-the-shelf components), which requires high-precision tools and construction methods, a high-performance and advance workforce, and innovative business models.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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