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Stanford announces plan to buy Notre Dame de Namur's 50-acre Belmont campus

Original post made on Sep 30, 2021

Stanford University has reached an agreement to "work toward" purchasing Notre Dame de Namur University's campus in Belmont, both universities announced on Tuesday.

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Posted by Steven Nelson
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Sep 30, 2021 at 4:46 pm

Steven Nelson is a registered user.

The reason Stanford (in Santa Clara County) is under Santa Clara County planning/zonning/development constraints is that SU is on unincorporated land (not City of Palo Alto land). In Redwoood City it is within the RWC borders and within that city's development control sphere.

This new SU campus, seems to be within the Belmont city limits - and will also come under their (city) development control sphers - and NOT San Mateo Co.

course - it seems SU in Santa Clara Co. is within some 'zone of influence' of Palo Alto planning - and hence PA has a smidgen of influence on SU main campus development


Posted by Tim MacKenzie
a resident of Monta Loma
on Oct 1, 2021 at 10:09 am

Tim MacKenzie is a registered user.

The largest landowner in Silicon Valley is expanding its footprint in San Mateo County. When the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors tried to force Stanford to mitigate the impact of its development as conditions of approval for the General Use Permit, the university decided to take its ball and go home. Now they are expanding in San Mateo County to continue their expansion plans without mitigation efforts for their growth.


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