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3.3
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
MEMORANDUM
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DATE:
July 8, 1994
TO: City Council
FROM: Randal R. Tsuda, Zoning Administrator
SUBJECT: JULY 14,1994 STUDY SESSION-REVIEW OF SITE PLAN FOR
SILICON GRAPHICS CAMPUS AND ADJOINING PUBLIC PARK
RECOMMEND A nON
Review and comment on the conceptual site plan for the Silicon Graphics campus
and the adjoining public park.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
As the City Council is aware, staff and Silicon Graphics are currently negotiating
agreements for the development of the Farmer's field site. Concurrently, Silicon
Graphics (SGI) and staff are working on designs for the 21.6-acre SGI development
and the adjoining 5-acre public park.
The purpose of this item is to brief City Council on the development issues and
status of the design for the SGI project, and to allow Council an opportunity to
provide input at an early stage. At the study session, SGI's design team will present
a conceptual site plan for the campus development. The designs are preliminary
and continue to be revised and refined. SGI will be presenting site plans; elevations
have not been developed at this time.
The Site Plan and Architectural Review (SPAR) Committee informally reviewed
the project at their meeting of June 30, 1994. The SPAR Committee was supportive
of the overall design. Staff and the SPAR Committee have made the following
general comments on the design:
1. Improve the entryway treatment to the site.
2. Improve integration between the park and campus along the site's northerly
property line.
3. Evaluate alternatives to the location of the cafetorium/ entry building.
4. Evaluate the massing of the northerly building group.
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As the Council is aware, the North Bayshore Precise Plan allows a floor area bonus if
a number of incentives are met. SGI is preparing to design, construct and pay part of
the cost for the adjoining public park as one of the means to qualify for the floor area
bonus.
SGI's design team will show Council an early concept of the park design. SGI has
made significant changes to the park design based on input from staff. Staff believes
the concept is now consistent with the Precise Plan and with the recommendations
of the North Bayshore Advisory Committee. The design is still preliminary. The
intent is to illustrate how the campus development and park will interrelate. The
Parks and Recreation Commission will be requested to review the park design in
detail and provide their comments as the proposal is refined.
Staff and SGI will provide additional details on these comments and the project as a
whole at the meeting.
Prepared by:
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Randal R. Tsuda
Zoning Administrator
Approved by:
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Elaine Costello
Community Development Director
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Nadine P. Levin
Assistant City Manager
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Kevin C. Duggan
City Manager
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cc: Mr. Donald Young, SGI
Mr. David Sabalvaro, Studios
Mr. Dan Tuttle, The SW A Group