Planning Commission

Planning Commission City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Date: 12/9/2019 Time: 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 A. Call To Order B. Roll Call C. Reports and Announcements Under “Reports and Announcements,” staff and Commission members may communicate general information of interest regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission. No Commission discussion or action can occur on any of the presented items. D. Public Comment Under “Public Comment,” the public may address the Commission on any subject not listed on the agenda, and items listed under Consent Calendar. Each speaker may address the Commission once under Public Comment for a limit of three minutes. Please clearly state your name and address or political jurisdiction in which you live. The Commission cannot act on items not listed on the agenda and, therefore, the Commission cannot respond to non-agenda issues brought up under Public Comment other than to provide general information. E. Consent Calendar E1. Approval of minutes from the November 18, 2019, Planning Commission meeting. (Attachment) F. Public Hearing F1. Use Permit and Variances/Hao Zhong/276 Hedge Road: Request for a use permit to add a second floor, as well as conduct interior modifications, to a single-family residence that would exceed 50 percent of the replacement value of the existing nonconforming structure in a 12-month period. The proposal would also exceed 50 percent of the existing floor area and is considered equivalent to a new structure. The subject parcel is a substandard lot with regard to minimum lot width and lot depth in the R-1-U (Single-Family Urban) zoning district. The proposal includes variance requests to construct a portion of the second-story addition within the required rear setback (on the functional left side) and for the structure to partially encroach into the daylight plane (on the right side). (Staff Report #19-086-PC) F2. Architectural Control, Variance and Major Subdivision/Vasile Oros/706-716 Santa Cruz Avenue: Request for architectural control for the demolition of an existing commercial building and the construction of a new three-story mixed use building with below ground parking, retail and parking

Agenda Page 2 City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org on the first floor, office on the second floor, and office and four residential units on the third floor in the SP-ECR/D (El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan) zoning district. The project includes a request for a major subdivision to create a vesting tentative map not to exceed four residential condominium units and one commercial area, with rights reserved for up to ten commercial condominiums, and a Below Market Rate (BMR) housing agreement for payment of an in-lieu fee in compliance with the City’s below market rate housing program. The project also includes a variance request for skylights on the third floor to exceed the 38-foot height limit. Removal of one on-street parking space on Chestnut Street would be required to meet fire access requirements. As part of the proposed project, two heritage trees would be removed: one on-site tree located in the parking lot at the rear of the property and one street tree on Chestnut Street. The Planning Commission will serve as a recommending body and the City Council will be the final decision making body and take action on the proposed project at a future meeting date. (Staff Report #19- 087-PC) G. Informational Items G1. Future Planning Commission Meeting Schedule – The upcoming Planning Commission meetings are listed here, for reference. No action will be taken on the meeting schedule, although individual Commissioners may notify staff of planned absences. • Regular Meeting: December 16, 2019 • Regular Meeting: January 13, 2020 • Regular Meeting: January 27, 2020 H. Adjournment At every Regular Meeting of the Commission, in addition to the Public Comment period where the public shall have the right to address the Commission on any matters of public interest not listed on the agenda, members of the public have the right to directly address the Commission on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the Chair, either before or during the Commission’s consideration of the item. At every Special Meeting of the Commission, members of the public have the right to directly address the Commission on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the Chair, either before or during consideration of the item. For appeal hearings, appellant and applicant shall each have 10 minutes for presentations. If you challenge any of the items listed on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Menlo Park at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any writing that is distributed to a majority of the Commission by any person in connection with an agenda item is a public record (subject to any exemption under the Public Records Act) and is available for inspection at the City Clerk’s Office, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 during regular business hours. Persons with disabilities, who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in Commission meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 650-330-6620. Agendas are posted in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a) or §54956. Members of the public can view electronic agendas and staff reports by accessing the City website at menlopark.org/agenda and can receive email notification of agenda and staff report postings by subscribing to the “Notify Me” service at menlopark.org/notifyme. Agendas and staff reports may also be obtained by contacting City Clerk at 650-330-6620. (Posted: 12/04/2019)