375 Technology Drive - Hotel Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030999
Lead Agency
City of Watsonville
Document Title
375 Technology Drive - Hotel Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/25/2026
Document Description
The project includes construction of a 72,348-square foot, five-story, 70-foot-tall Holiday Inn Express hotel containing 95 rooms. The project includes 100 parking spaces, 80 of which will utilize mechanical stacking devices. The project also includes a request to amend Watsonville Municipal Code Section 14-16.505(c) - "Other Requirements" to include a 75-foot maximum height limit for hotel uses and a request for a variance for the front yard setbacks.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Orbach
Agency Name
City of Watsonville
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Watsonville
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Technology Drive and Westgate Drive
Zip
95076
Total Acres
1.11
Jobs
190
Parcel #
01510167
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
St. Paul & Pacific Railroad/Unio
Airports
Watsonville Municipal Airport
Schools
See NOD attachment
Waterways
Harkins, West Branch Struve, Gallighan, Hansen, and Watsonville Sloughs
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Watsonville Planning Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Cruz
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.watsonville.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/157
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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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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