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City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org Planning Commission REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Date: 10/18/2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. Meeting Location: Zoom.us/join – ID# 831 6644 9012 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, EMERGENCY ADVISORY NOTICE On March 19, 2020, the Governor ordered a statewide stay-at-home order calling on all individuals living in the State of California to stay at home or at their place of residence to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Additionally, the Governor has temporarily suspended certain requirements of the Brown Act. For the duration of the shelter in place order, the following public meeting protocols will apply. Teleconference meeting: In accordance with Government Code section 54953(e), and in light of the declared state of emergency, all members of the Planning Commission, city staff, applicants, and members of the public will be participating by teleconference. How to participate in the meeting • Submit a written comment online up to 1-hour before the meeting start time: menlopark.org/planningpubliccomment * • Access the meeting real-time online at: zoom.us/join – Meeting ID# 831 6644 9012 • Access the meeting real-time via telephone (listen only mode) at: (669) 900-6833 Regular Meeting ID # 831 6644 9012 Press *9 to raise hand to speak *Written and recorded public comments and call-back requests are accepted up to 1 hour before the meeting start time. Written and recorded messages are provided to the Planning Commission at the appropriate time in their meeting. Recorded messages may be transcribed using a voice-to-text tool. • Watch the meeting • Online: menlopark.org/streaming Subject to Change: Given the current public health emergency and the rapidly evolving federal, state, county and local orders, the format of this meeting may be altered or the meeting may be canceled. You may check on the status of the meeting by visiting the City’s website www.menlopark.org. The instructions for logging on to the webinar and/or the access code is subject to change. If you have difficulty accessing the webinar, please check the latest online edition of the posted agenda for updated information (menlopark.org/agenda).

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda October 18, 2021 Page 2 City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org Regular Meeting A. Call To Order B. Roll Call C. Reports and Announcements 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 and court reporter transcript from the August 23, 2021, Planning Commission meeting. (Attachment) F. Public Hearing F1. Use Permit/Melissa McJannet/654 Hermosa Way: Request for a use permit to demolish an existing two-story residence and detached garage, and construct a new two-story residence with a basement and an attached garage on a substandard lot with regard to minimum lot width in the R-E (Residential Estate) zoning district. The proposal also includes a new detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which is a permitted use. (Staff Report #21- 049-PC) F2. Use Permit/Jenny and Chris Buddin/1750 Bay Laurel Drive: Request for a use permit for excavation within the required right side and rear setbacks for two basement lightwells associated with a new two-story residence with a basement and attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a standard lot in the R-1-S (Single-Family Suburban Residential) zoning district. (Staff Report #21-050-PC) F3. General Plan Amendment and Rezoning/City of Menlo Park/105-155 Constitution Drive and 1395 Chrysler Drive: Request for a general plan amendment to change the land use designation of an approximately 3,600 square-foot portion of an existing approximately 8.9-acre parcel from Commercial Business Park to Public/Quasi-Public and to change the land use designation of an approximately 3,600 square-foot portion of an existing approximately 5,000 square-foot parcel from Public/Quasi-Public to Commercial Business Park. In addition, the area with a resulting Public/Quasi-Public land use would be rezoned to the P-F (Public Facilities) district, and the area with a resulting Commercial Business Park land use would be rezoned M-3-X (Commercial Business Park, Conditional Development District). The requested entitlements are associated with a lot line adjustment to construct a new City-owned pump station at 1395 Chrysler Drive. - Item continued to the

Planning Commission Meeting Agenda October 18, 2021 Page 3 City of Menlo Park 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025 tel 650-330-6600 www.menlopark.org November 1, 2021 meeting F4. Development Agreement Annual Review/Cyrus Sanandaji, Presidio Bay Ventures/1300 El Camino Real and 550 Oak Grove Avenue: Annual review of the property owner’s good faith compliance with the terms of the Development Agreement for the 1300 El Camino Real project. (Staff Report #21-051-PC) G. Study Session G1. Study Session/Cyrus Sanandaji/1300 El Camino Real: Study session on a request for a zoning text amendment to modify Municipal Code Chapter 16.92 (Signs-Outdoor Advertising) with regard to a previously approved architectural control, below market rate housing agreement, environmental review, and use permit for a new mixed-use office, residential, and retail development on an 6.4-acre site in the SP-ECR/D (El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan) zoning district. (Staff Report #21-052-PC) H. Informational Items H1. 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: November 1, 2021 • Regular Meeting: November 15, 2021 J. Adjournment At every regular meeting of the Planning Commission, in addition to the public comment period where the public shall have the right to address the Planning Commission on any matters of public interest not listed on the agenda, members of the public have the right to directly address the Planning Commission on any item listed on the agenda at a time designated by the chair, either before or during the Planning Commission’s consideration of the item. At every special meeting of the Planning Commission, members of the public have the right to directly address the Planning 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 Planning 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 by request by emailing the city clerk at jaherren@menlopark.org. Persons with disabilities, who require auxiliary aids or services in attending or participating in Planning Commission meetings, may call the City Clerk’s Office at 650-330-6620. Agendas are posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or Section 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: 10/13/2021)