Claremont
City Council
Agenda Item 5
5. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTHWEST SAN JOSE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP12) TO\nREDUCE THE FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN PLANNING AREA 1 FROM 60 FEET\nTO AN AVERAGE OF 15 FEET AND RELATED TEXT CHANGES TO ENSURE\nCONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE PLAN, FILE #16-SP02AMD1, TO ACCOMMODATE A\nNEW 120 ROOM RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ON THE SITE OF AN EXISTING 56\nROOM MOTEL LOCATED AT 721 SOUTH INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD (FORMERLY\nKNIGHTS INN). APPLICANT: ASHOK PATEL, OF SAGEMONT HOTELS AND SUSHIL\nCAPITAL.\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:\nA. Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nCLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE\nSOUTHWEST SAN JOSE SPECIFIC PLAN (SP12) TO REDUCE THE\nFRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN PLANNING AREA 1 FROM 60 FEET\nTO AN AVERAGE OF 15 FEET AND RELATED TEXT CHANGES TO\nENSURE CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE SPECIFIC PLAN, FILE\n#16-SP02AMD1, TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW 120 ROOM HOTEL TO\nREPLACE AN EXISTING 56 ROOM MOTEL LOCATED AT 721 SOUTH\nINDIAN HILL BOULEVARD (FORMERLY KNIGHTS INN). APPLICANT:\nASHOK PATEL OF SAGEMONT HOTELS AND SUSHIL CAPITAL LLC; and\nB. Find this item is exempt from environmental review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nAttachment(s): Draft Resolution Approving Amendment #16-SP02 AMD1\nLine of Sight Detail\nSouthwest San Jose Specific Plan (unamended)\nDraft Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of 12/20/22\nSupport Letter From Marriott International Inc.\nReference Letter from East West Bank