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October 24, 2005 Subject Status Update of Stanford Outpatient Center/ Medical Clinics Project - Information only. Project Description Stanford Hospital and Clinics intends to remodel four existing commercial buildings located at 420,430,440 and 450 Broadway (within the Midpoint Technology Park / Office R & D campus) for an outpatient medical center and ancillary support purposes. Refer to Exhibit A for a site plan and Exhibit B for a more complete project description. Project History Stanford initially submitted site concepts to planning staff in the Spring of 2005. At that time staff expressed concern with the appropriateness of the medical use for the site. However the site is located in the IR (Industrial Restricted) zoning district and the Zoning Ordinance considers quasi-public uses (Le. a private non-profit... medical institution... having the primary purpose of serving the local community, including, but not limited to, private hospitals) a permitted use in the IR zoning district (Article 17.2.F). Staff also expressed concern over the potential loss of property taxes (estimated at approximately $276,000 per year1 and requested that Stanford prepare an economic analysis (although this is not usually a requirement of the environmental analysis). Stanford has recently submitted an Economic Analysis Study that staff is currently reviewing. A copy is attached under separate cover. Required Approvals In 1996, an Environmental Impact Report was prepared for the Midpoint Technology Park campus project. The Stanford project will require an update of this EIR in the form of either a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) or an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Staff has hired an environmental consulting firm that is currently preparing an environmental analysis to determine whether a MND or an EIR is necessary for the project. If it is determined that a MND is required, then such a document will be completed in approximately 2 - 3 months. If an EIR is required then that would be completed in approximately 4 - 6 months. Per Zoning Ordinance Article 46.10, the project will also require a Planned Development (PD) Amendment since the Midpoint Technology Park campus was originally developed as a Planned Development and the Stanford project is considered a change of land use; the project will also involve alterations to the site and existing commercial buildings. The Planning Commission will ultimately review and certify the environmental document 1 This includes the four addresses mentioned above for the Hospital/Clinic plus lands across the streets that the University has or will purchase.