Cordoba Center

Approval and Appeal and Resolution

The project was granted approval at the August 22, 2019 Planning Commission​ meeting. This action was appealed. There was a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors on December 17, 2019. On December 18th, the Board declared an Intent to Approve the project, and the Board of Supervisors issued an Resolution on March 24, 2020​.

Public Meetings

There were joint study sessions between the Planning Commission and San Martin Planning Advisory Committee for this projects, as well as a public outreach meeting for the Cemetery Project.

• Planning Commission and San Martin Planning Advisory Committee
  Thursday, May 2, 2019, No Earlier Than 6:30 p.m.
  Hiram Morgan Hill Room, Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center
  17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, California
• San Martin Planning Advisory Committee
  Thursday, May 16, 2019, No Earlier Than 7:00 p.m.
  Hiram Morgan Hill Room, Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center
  17000 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, California
• Planning Commission
  Thursday, May 23, 2019, No Earlier Than 1:30 p.m.
  Board of Supervisors' Chambers, County Government Center
  70 West Hedding St, San Jose, California

Final EIR

• Cordoba Center FEIR (April 2019)
• Appendix A - Supplemental Project Information
• Appendix B - Supplemental Drainage Information
• Appendix C - Updated Cemetery Plan and Wastewater Treatment Details
• Appendix D - Project Applicant Supplemental Traffic Analysis
• Appendix E - Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Letter to People’s Coalition for Government Accountability
• Appendix F - Fehr and Peers Traffic Count Data
• Appendix G - Final Groundwater Studies

Draft EIR 

• Notice of Availability
• Draft EIR
• Appendix A (Initial Study)
• Appendix B (NOP and Comments)
• Appendix C (GHG-Energy-Noise Modeling)
• Appendix D (AB 52 Outreach)
• Appendix E (Traffic Study)
• Appendix F (Groundwater Studies)

Project Description

The project proponent, South Valley Islamic Center (SVIC), proposes to develop the Cordoba Center, a multi-use religious and cultural center to serve the Muslim community of south Santa Clara County on a 15.8-acre site on Monterey Road within the unincorporated community of San Martin. The primary structures proposed include a two-story mosque and a two-story community center building, to be located on the southern portion of the project site, facing south (toward California Avenue). The western portion of the site would be used as a cemetery. A caretaker’s residence and orchard are proposed to be located along Monterey Road. SVIC current has 400 members. Maximum attendance at religious and cultural events is generally anticipated to be 300 individuals, although special events (4 times per year) could include as many as 500 attendees.

Revised Plans Submitted 4/23/2019

• Submittal Memo

• Project Revisions (landscape plan, impervious surfaces, special event traffic)
   

Project Description by Applicant​
 

Preliminary Architectural Plans  (Title Sheet, 5/23/2016)​​​​

• ​Architectural Site Plan
• Mosque Floor Plans
• Mosque Elevations
• Mosque Sections
• Community Building Floor Plans​
• Community Building Elevations
• Community Building Sections
• Caretaker and Maintenance Buildings
• Ramada and Bath House
   

Prelim Grading Plans​  (5/17/2016)
 

Septic System Plans  (4/15/2016)

• Septic Site Plan
• Soil Information
• Tank Layout
• Residential Septic System Plan
• Design Details for Caretaker Residence
• Non-Residential System Layout
• Non-Residential System Calculations
• Alternative System Requirements
• Component Specifications​
• Floor Plans
   

Prelim Landscape Plan​  (5/16/2016)​
 

​Anticipated Activities​​
 

Cem​etery Plans

• Plans and Grading

Con​​​tact:

For more information or to comment on this project, please contact Manira Sandhir or David Rader​.