On November 13, 2018, the City Council adopted the Tasman East Specific Plan (Specific Plan) to guide the transition of an underutilized 45-acre industrial neighborhood east of the Great America Transit Center into a pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented development, providing for the addition of 4,500 new residential units near transit and jobs. The Specific Plan also incorporates approximately 100,000 square feet of neighborhood-oriented and convenience retail and 10 acres of open space, including various outdoor recreational facilities and landscape features, such as a community garden, a public plaza, pocket parks and paseos.

Included with the Specific Plan and the accompanying Environmental Impact Report are analyses of various infrastructure impacts and requirements to support the proposed development within the Specific Plan. In coordination with developers within the Specific Plan, the City is established an Infrastructure Impact Fee for the Specific Plan area to create an equitable distribution of area-wide and common infrastructure costs for all residential developments within the Specific Plan and to finance capital facility and infrastructure costs to serve these developments. The City prepared a nexus fee study for applicable infrastructure such as traffic signals, traffic safety devices, pavement rehabilitation, sanitary sewer facilities and structures, storm drainage facilities, and potable and recycled water facilities. The nexus fee study concluded that total infrastructure costs equal $30,289,894 which resulted in a proposed Infrastructure Impact Fee of $6,731 per new residential unit within the Specific Plan area for fiscal year 2020-2021. In addition, the Infrastructure Impact fee will be adjusted annually to account for inflation.

On November 17, 2020, the City Council held a public hearing to discuss the proposed ordinance, resolution, and nexus fee study. The City Council approved this item and below is a link to the City Council Agenda for this item.

November 17, 2020 Public Hearing regarding the Tasman East Specific Plan Infrastructure Impact Fee

On December 15, 2020, the Ordinance that was introduced on November 17, 2020 was adopted by the City Council. Below is a link to the adopted Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2026).

For any questions or comments, please email Michael Liw, Assistant Director/City Engineer, Department of Public Works at mliw@santaclaraca.gov or call at 408-615-3002.

Ordinance No. 2026