Apple Facts

What, How and Where? - The Apple Park Memo

Archived Information

At its October 15, 2013 adjourned regular meeting, the Cupertino City Council approved the Apple Park project.

Most of the 175 acre area is located on the former Hewlett Packard (HP) campus and is bounded by I-280 to the south, Wolfe Road to the west, Homestead Road to the north and North Tantau Avenue to the east. The replacement and rebuild proposal includes:

  • Demolition of approximately 2.65 million square feet of existing office, research and development buildings;
  • Construction of:
  • An office, research and development building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet;
  • A 1,000 seat corporate auditorium;
  • A corporate fitness center;
  • A central plant;
  • Research facilities comprising up to 600,000 square feet located east and west of Tantau Avenue between Pruneridge Ave and I-280;
  • Associated parking

The City's Review consisted of:

AC2 Rendering

City Council Actions:

At the October 15, 2013 City Council meeting, the Council took the following actions and conducted the first readings on associated ordinances: 

  1. Adopted Resolution No. 13-082 approving the Certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and adoption of Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures (including adoption of Mitigation Measure TRANS-23 (Alternate) with minor text revisions and Mitigation Measure TRANS-27 (Second Alternate)), and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, EA-2011-12; 

  2. Adopted Resolution No. 13-083 approving a General Plan Amendment, GPA-2011-03;

  3. Adopted Resolution No. 13-084 approving: 
    • Development Permit to allow the demolition of approximately 2.66 million square feet of existing office, research and development buildings and the construction of 3.42 million square feet of office, research, and development buildings; 120,000 square feet (1,000 seat) corporate auditorium, 100,000 square feet corporate fitness center, and 25,000 square feet Valet Parking Reception uses; 92,000 square feet of utility plants; and associated parking facilities and ancillary buildings (such as security reception areas and landscape maintenance buildings) (DP-2011-04);
    • Use Permit to allow a corporate auditorium and fitness center at a new office, research and development campus (U-2011-11);  
    • Architectural and Site Approval to allow a new 2.82 million square foot office, research and development building with 2,385 basement parking spaces and a cafeteria, a 5,870 parking space structured parking facility with attached Central Plant, a 1,000 seat corporate auditorium, a fitness center, and associated site improvements including access tunnels, a surface parking lot, outdoor dining and recreational facilities and landscaping; (ASA-2011-14); and 
    • Tree Removal Permit to allow the removal of approximately 3,710 trees, of which, approximately 90 trees are proposed to be transplanted, and replacement with at least 6,200 trees to allow the construction of an office, research and development campus (TR-2011-39);  

  4. Adopted Resolution No. 13-085 approving a Vesting Tentative Map, TM-2011-03. 

The City Council also took the following legislative actions at the October 15, 2013 adjourned regular meeting: 

  1. Conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 13-2114: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino repealing Ordinance No. 1702 and Approving a New Development Agreement By and Between the City of Cupertino and Apple Inc. for the Development of a New Corporate Campus", DA-2011-01; and 

  2. Conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 13-2113: “An Ordinance of the Cupertino City Council approving the rezoning of an approximately 1.1 Acre Area from Park and Recreation (PR)to Planned Industrial Park (P(MP)) located at APN 316 06050 and 316 06 051”, Z-2011-03; and 

  3. Adopted Resolution No. 13-086, vacating a portion of Pruneridge Avenue, between Wolfe Road and Tantau Avenue, and various public easements; and

  4. Adopted Resolution No. 13-087, authoring the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Campus Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Apple Inc.) for a portion of Pruneridge Avenue; and 

  5. Authorized the City Manager to enter into an Extension of Agreement for Consultation Services with Baz Industries, the successor in interest to ACI Holdings, Inc.

All Council Actions are available here.

AB900, Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011 Application 

On June 29, 2012, the proposed Apple Campus 2 Project was certified as an Environmental Leadership Development Project (Leadership Project) by the Governor's Office pursuant to the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011 (AB 900).

On May 24, 2013 supplemental application materials were also found to be consistent with the certified application. Apple's application for obtaining this status and additional information regarding this Act is available here.

On September 27, 2013, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 743 (Steinberg), which, among other things, amends portions of Chapter 6.5 (Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011). 

Environmental Impact Assessment (CEQA)

In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed project has been prepared which consists of the:

Public Comments received after close of CEQA comment period

In addition responses to comments that were received after the close of the CEQA comment period were provided as follows:

  1. Responses to comments that were received between July 23, 2013 and September 19, 2013 are provided as follows:

    a. Responses to comments on the adequacy of the EIR were provided in an attachment to the October 2, 2013, Planning Commission staff report

    b. Responses to key comments on the project were provided in the body of the Planning Commission staff report.

  2. Responses to comments that were received between September 20, 2013 and October 4, 2013 are provided as follows:

    a. Responses to comments on the adequacy of the EIR are provided in an attachment to the October 15, 2013, City Council staff report.

    b. Responses to key comments on the project are provided in an attachment to the October 15, 2013, City Council staff report.

  3. Comments received between October 5, 2013 and 3:00 p.m. on the City Council hearing date of October 15, 2013 were provided as desk items.

Paper copies of all documents may be purchased at Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Ave., Cupertino 95014.

Public Meetings 

The following public meetings were held for this project: 

Environmental Review Committee Meeting on September 26 at 9:30 am 
Meeting Agenda

Joint City Council/Planning Commission Study Session on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 3 pm 
Meeting Agenda 
Meeting Video

Planning Commission Meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 5 pm 
Meeting Agenda 
Meeting Video 

City Council Meetings on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 5 pm  
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Video

City Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:45 pm
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Video

Apple Campus 2 DEIR Comment Public Meeting 
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 6:30 pm

Watch the meeting

Environmental Impact Report Scoping Session Apple Campus 2 Project
Thursday, September 8, 2011, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

The City of Cupertino held a public meeting to receive input on the scope of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The purpose of the meeting will be to gather questions to be studied as part of the environmental review process. 
Environmental Impact Report Scoping Session Presentation
 
Watch the EIR Scoping Meeting

Administrative Record

Apple Campus 2 - Actions Taken

Public Comment Filed After Close of Comment Period on Apple Campus 2 Draft EIR

Apple Campus 2 Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

Public Comments on Apple Campus 2 Draft Environmental Impact Report

Apple Campus 2 DEIR Reference Materials

Internal and Applicant Communications

Plans Submitted

Apple's Updated Proposal Documents - Submitted September 2013

Apple's Updated Proposal Documents - Submitted April 2013

Apple's Updated Proposal Documents - Submitted November 2012

Apple's Proposal Documents - Submitted May 2012 

Apple's Updated Proposal Documents - November 2011

Apple's Proposal Documents - Submitted August 2011