Administrative Zoning Hearing

City of Mountain View Agenda Administrative Zoning Hearing Wednesday, September 14, 2022 4:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with California Government Code § 54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the City Council. All members will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. Members of the public wishing to comment on an item may be so in the following ways: 1. Email comments to planning.division@mountainview.gov or the project planner by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be forwarded to the Zoning Administrator for consideration. Please identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email. 2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting: Online: You may join the Zoom Webinar using this link: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/83146168859. You may be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. When the Zoning Administrator announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak. By phone: Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 831 4616 8859 When the Zoning Administrator calls your name to provide public comment, please press *6 to unmute yourself. When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to three minutes, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator). City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 9/9/2022 Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda September 14, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Zoning Administrator on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Zoning Administrator from acting on non-agenda items. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR None. 5. PUBLIC HEARING 5.1 2300 West El Camino Real, Adrianna Cook for Arris Studio Architects, PL-2022-155; APN: 148-36-012 Request for a two-year Permit Extension for a previously approved Provisional Use Permit to allow a hotel use and a parking reduction, a Development Review Permit and a Planned Community Permit to construct a new four-story, 75,358 square-foot, 153-room hotel with an expanded one-level underground parking garage, replacing an existing 71 guest room hotel, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove one Heritage tree on a 0.97-acre project site; and a determination the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15332 ("In-Fill Development Projects") of the CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the north side of West El Camino Real between Ortega Avenue and South Rengstorff Avenue in the P-38 (El Camino Real) Precise Plan. Project Planner: Erin Freitas Attachments: Staff Memo Findings Report Plan Set 6. ADJOURNMENT City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/9/2022 Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda September 14, 2022 GENERAL PROVISIONS Administrative Zoning Hearings are held regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. and may be held jointly with the Subdivision Committee. Questions or comments regarding agenda items may be directed to the Zoning Administrator or the Project Planner listed on the agenda, at (650) 903-6306 or planning.division@mountainview.gov. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 a minimum of 48 hours prior to the meeting which will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)) ADDRESSING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Zoning Administrator. Anyone wishing to address the Zoning Administrator or Subdivision Committee on a non-agenda item may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any topic up to 3 minutes. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Zoning Administrator may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator. HEARING PROCESS At the hearing, the applicant/agent will be asked to make a brief presentation on the proposal. Comments from the public shall be heard after the Zoning Administrator has opened the public hearing and prior to the Zoning Administrator taking action or making a recommendation. The Zoning Administrator can take the following actions at the hearing: • Conditionally approve the project. • Continue the project to date uncertain. • Continue the project to a specific date. • Take the project under advisement - pending additional information for staff’s review. • Deny the project. • Make a recommendation to City Council. The Zoning Administrator may take action on any matter noticed herein. The Zoning Administrator’s consideration of and action on matters noticed herein are not limited by the recommendations indicated on the agenda. Decisions of the Zoning Administrator are final unless appealed to the City Council within 10 calendar days. To file an appeal, any person may submit a completed appeal form and pay the applicable fee to the City Clerk’s Office. A copy of the appeal form may be obtained from the City Clerk or the City’s website. No building permits shall be issued during this 10-day period. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 9/9/2022