Project Description
Stanford University is proposing to construct an approximately 170,000-square-foot hotel facility comprised of 120 guest rooms and related facilities, five extended-stay villas, a restaurant, spa/fitness center, and  approximately 100,000 square feet of office space in multiple buildings at a currently undeveloped 21-acre property located at 2825 Sand Hill Road. The project site is the same one on which a 350-room Westin hotel of approximately 345,000 square feet was proposed in the late 1980s.

Required Review
The proposed project would require the following applications to be reviewed by the Planning Commission for its recommendation to the City Council for final action:

• General Plan Amendment: Change from Professional and Administrative Offices land use designation to Retail/Commercial land use designation;
• Rezoning: Change from C-1-C (Administrative, Professional and Research District, Restrictive) to C-4-X (General Commercial - Conditional Development District);
• Conditional Development Permit: Establish specific uses and development regulations and review architectural designs;
• Heritage Tree Removal Permit: Removal of two heritage trees; and
• Environmental Review of the proposed project in the form of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

Current Status

Throughout the process, there will be multiple opportunities for public input. The following public meetings are planned:

Staff Reports and Related Documents
2006

2005

Contact Person
Deanna Chow, Senior Planner
E-mail: dmchow@menlopark.org
Phone: 650.330.6733