4898 El Camino Real – Multi-Family Residential Development
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020051
Public Agency
City of Los Altos
Document Title
4898 El Camino Real – Multi-Family Residential Development
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/3/2026
Document Description
The project involves construction of an eight-story multi-family residential building with 85 dwelling units, including 10 very low-income units, on a 0.43-acre vacant site at the southeast corner of El Camino Real and Jordan Avenue. The development includes an underground automated parking garage with 95 vehicle spaces, long-term and short-term bicycle parking, and a rooftop deck for resident use. The building would have a maximum height of 109 feet, nine inches to the top of the elevator tower. The project utilizes State Density Bonus Law to request waivers for front setback, interior side setback, exterior side setback, rear setback, building height, upper-story step backs, vertical façade articulation, façade entrances, privacy and line of sight, parapet length and screening, pedestrian-scaled entrance, interior side yard landscaping, rear yard landscaping, driveway landscaping, transformer fence height, and loading space location. Site improvements include new sidewalks, street trees, planters, and curb ramps along both street frontages.
Contact Information
Name
Sean Gallegos
Agency Name
City of Los Altos
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Altos
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Jordan Avenue
Zip
94022
Total Acres
.043
Jobs
20
Parcel #
170-03-085
State Highways
SR82, and SR237
Railways
Caltrain
Airports
None
Schools
Bullis Charter, Los Altos High, Santa Rita, Almond, St. Nicholas
Waterways
Permanente Creek, Hale Creek, Adobe Creek, and Barron Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 (Class 32 – In-Fill Development Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt from environmental review under Section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because the 0.43 acre project site is considered an in-fill site that is substantially surrounded by urban uses and does not contain significant natural habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species; the proposed development is consistent with the General Plan and the CT Zoning District zoning standards except as modified by Density Bonus Law, and will not result in any significant impacts relating to traffic,
noise, air quality, or water quality; the site can be served by all required utilities and public services; and none of the circumstances described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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