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Update - 11/1/2019

Stanford has withdrawn its long-term land use permit application and will focus on deepening engagement with local communities. Read the statement.

Resources

Resources

2018 General Use Permit Application

The 2018 General Use Permit Application was submitted on November 21, 2016 to the Santa Clara County Planning Office and is currently under review by the Santa Clara County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

View complete 2018 Application

Environmental Review

Santa Clara County released the Final Environmental Impact Report (final EIR) for Stanford’s proposed 2018 General Use Permit, which confirms earlier findings in the Draft Environmental Impact Report, described below, that almost all environmental impacts of new academic and residential facilities can be appropriately prevented or mitigated.

View Final Environmental Impact Report

Santa Clara County has published a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that describes the physical environmental consequences of Stanford’s proposed 2018 General Use Permit and outlines mitigation measures.

View Draft Environmental Impact Report

Santa Clara County also has published a Recirculated Draft EIR that describes the physical environmental consequences of adding housing units to the campus beyond the amount Stanford has proposed in its 2018 Genral Use Permit application.

View Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report

General Use Permit summaries and brochures

Stanford has prepared a number of documents that summarize the details about the 2018 General Use Permit and Draft Environmental Report.

Application summary

Learn more about the details of Stanford’s application for the 2018 General Use Permit.
Download the application summary and overview

Preparing for the future

Learn more about how Stanford and its neighbors can come together to plan for a future of education, discovery and community.
Download the preparing for the future brochure

Contributing to the community

Learn more about how the new GUP will extend Stanford’s ability to engage the community.
Download the community contribution brochure

Transportation

Learn how Stanford has kept traffic at 2004 levels while growing under the 2000 General Use Permit.
Download the transportation brochure

Housing

View key facts on Stanford's plans to provide more affordable local housing.
Download the housing brochure

Application and draft EIR summary

View key facts about the General Use Permit application and Draft Environmental Impact Report.
Download Stanford's brochure on the draft EIR

Draft EIR summary

Read Stanford’s summary of the Draft Environmental Impact Report.
Download Stanford's summary of the draft EIR

Frequently asked questions

Have questions about the General Use Permit?

View frequently asked questions

Peer-reviewed reports on transportation

The Draft Environmental Impact Report issued by Santa Clara County on Stanford's General Use Permit application draws on two technical reports that evaluate the transportation effects of the proposed permit, the Transportation Impact Analysis and the Vehicle Miles Traveled Report.

View Transportation Impact Assessment and Vehicle Miles Traveled Analysis

Reference documents

Review the 2000 General Use Permit, Community Plan, 2000 General Use Permit annual reports, fact sheets and more.

View reference documents