The 2480 & 2740 Hecker Pass Residential Project Builder's Remedy Project Draft EIR (Council District 3) was released for circulation on August 21, 2026, for a 45-day public review and comment period. The final day to submit comments for consideration is October 5, 2026. A copy of the DEIR is available at the Gilroy Library (350 W. Sixth Street), the City of Gilroy Community Development Department at City Hall (7351 Rosanna Street), and on-line. Comments can be sent electronically to CEQA@cityofgilroy.org or can be mailed to City of Gilroy Community Development Department c/o Aaron Campbell, 7351 Rosanna St, Gilroy, CA 95020.
A Notice of Availability was posted on and off site where the proposed project is to be located and published in a newspaper of general circulation. All project details can be found here. https://www.cityofgilroy.org/1008/2480-2740-Hecker-Pass-Residential-Projec
Legal documents received on August 17, 2026 by the City of Gilroy and Gilroy City Council represent a formal dispute between the Mana Camden Fund and the City of Gilroy regarding a proposed 116-unit residential development. Represented by Holland & Knight, the developer alleges that the city has engaged in an illegal "course of conduct" designed to effectively block the project through administrative delays and unreasonable environmental mitigation. The applicant asserts that the project is protected by the Housing Accountability Act and "Builder’s Remedy" provisions, which should exempt it from certain local zoning and specific plan constraints. Specifically, the correspondence challenges the city’s insistence on infeasible mitigation measures related to agriculture, historic preservation, and noise that would diminish the project's density. The developer concludes by demanding that the city cease its obstructionist tactics or face imminent litigation to enforce state housing laws.