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Santa Clara County · Bay Area · California

Housing blocked in Cupertino

2 documented cases, 2,719 units proposed. 6 decision records, 1 denial, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

2
documented cases
2,719
units proposed
0
cases denied
79
avg. months of delay

Decisions coming up

Scofield Drive and Vista Heights

Cupertino · Santa Clara County · 50 units · 10 affordable
Petitions over expired applications · Santa Clara County Superior Court
Date not yet set
Builder's remedy applicationApplication completeness dispute

YIMBY Law and the California Housing Defense Fund sued in April 2025 after the city declared two builder's remedy applications expired. HCD issued a notice of violation in July 2025, and the Los Gatos ruling in January 2026 rejected the same legal theory. No Cupertino ruling reported.

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Documented cases

Vallco Town Center / The Rise
2,669 units · 2015
Approved
Scofield Drive and Vista Heights Builder's Remedy Projects
50 units · 2024
Litigated

Mechanisms used

Voter Approval Requirements (Measure J/R and similar)2 uses
Builder's Remedy1 use
California Environmental Quality Act1 use
Discretionary Review1 use
Height and Density Limits1 use

Decision records

6 decision records, 1 denial, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Decision records are kept per case; open a case above to read them with their sources.

Recurring organizations

Organizations and developers that appear in two or more documented cases here. Individual officials and residents are not listed.

No organization appears in more than one case yet.

Housing element and permit activity

Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

No HCD permit leads imported for this jurisdiction.

The permit leads layer covers only some jurisdictions so far; a missing import says nothing about permit activity here.