Fountain Oaks Ranch
Summary
SCH Number
2026071249
Lead Agency
Santa Clara County
Document Title
Fountain Oaks Ranch
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Existing land use: one single family home, agricultural structures, well and septic system. Zoning: Exclusive Agriculture, 20-acre lot size minimum General Plan: Agriculture Medium Scale
Document Description
Construct 175 single-family residential units and 44 duet (attached) residential units, totaling 219 residential units; along with utility infrastructure including water supply, wastewater treatment facilities with leach fields, and storm drainage systems. and circulation and parking on approximately 54.9 acres. Common area improvements would include a detention basin, neighborhood park, and landscaped open space parcels. All of the 44 duet units would be deed-restricted affordable housing for low-income households. The existing structures at 2215 Tennant Avenue would remain. The project would also dedicate right-of-way to the County along Tennant Avenue and Hill Road. The project would be constructed in a single phase over approximately 3 years. The project is being processed under Senate Bill 330 (Housing Crisis Act) as a Builder’s Remedy project, and would require approval of a Major Subdivision and Grading permit.
Contact Information
Name
Katherine Waugh
Agency Name
Dudek
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Charu Ahluwalia
Agency Name
County of Santa Clara
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Paul Latala
Agency Name
The Latala Group
Job Title
CEO
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Morgan Hill
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Tennant Avenue, Hill Road
Zip
95037
Total Acres
54.9
Parcel #
817-20-008 and 817-20-010
State Highways
US 101
Railways
Caltrain South County Connector
Schools
Barrett Elem, Nordstrom Elem, Live Oak High, El Toro Health Scie
Waterways
Tennant Creek, Foothill Creek, Corralitos Creek, East Little Llagas Creek
Township
9S
Range
3E
Other Location Info
Schools: Barrett Elem, Nordstrom Elem, Live Oak High, El Toro Health Science Academy
Base: Mount Sizer
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 17, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Residential (Units 219, Acres 54.9), Water Facilities (On-Site Public Water System)(Type On-Site Public W, MGD 0.116), Waste Treatment:Other (On-Site Wastewater Treatment)(MGD 0.046)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Grading, SB 330 Housing Accountability Act
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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