Administrative Zoning Hearing
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · November 9, 2022
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Administrative Zoning Hearing
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 4:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE HEARING
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting was conducted in accordance
with California Government Code § 54953(e) as authorized by resolution. Please contact
city.clerk@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. All members
participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan called the meeting to order at 4:01
p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Members Arango, Wright, Hagan
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4.1 350 Ellis Street, Shelley Hazlitt for API Design, PL-2022-147; APN: 160-53-015 and
160-53-016
** ITEM CONTINUED TO A FUTURE MEETING DATE **
Notices will be sent for a new meeting date.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 748 Mercy Street, Kristi Blewis for Los Altos United Methodist Church, PL-2022-201; APN:
2158-23-045
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan read the item into the record.
Senior Planner Aki Snelling gave an oral staff report.
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan opened the public comment portion of
the meeting and asked if anyone from the public wanted to speak.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Kristi Blewis, applicant representative
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Assistant Community Development Director Hagan closed the public comment portion of
the meeting.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
5.2 701-747 West Evelyn Avenue, Tim McEnery for Marwood Company, LLC, PL-2022-194;
APN: 158-20-015, 158-20-066
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan read the item into the record.
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson gave an oral staff report.
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan opened the public comment portion of
the meeting and asked if anyone from the public wanted to speak.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Tim McEnery, project applicant
• Weng Tam
Assistant Community Development Director Hagan closed the public comment portion of
the meeting.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
6. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING
6.1 2645-2655 Fayette Drive, Emeric McDonald for Octane Fayette LLC, PL-2022-198 and
PL-2022-199; APN: 148-16-008, 148-16-009
Member Hagan read the item into the record.
Senior Planner Jeffrey Tsumura gave an oral staff report.
Member Hagan opened the public comment portion of the meeting and asked if anyone
from the public wanted to speak.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Weng Tam
Member Hagan closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
Subdivision Portion of the Project:
Members of the Subdivision Committee discussed the item.
MOTION - M / S: Arango/Wright - Carried 3-0 to Conditionally approve the project.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
Development Portion of the Project:
Member Hagan reviewed the documents.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
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7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lindsay Hagan
Assistant Community Development Director
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Administrative Zoning Hearing
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 4:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE HEARING
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with
California Government Code § 54953(e) as authorized by resolution. Please contact
city.clerk@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. 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 do 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:
Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar at
https://mountainview.gov/meeting, with Webinar ID: 844 5821 9132. You may be asked to enter an
email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering,
you will receive an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. 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: 844 5821 9132.
When the Zoning Administrator announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone
participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number. 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).
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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
4.1 350 Ellis Street, Shelley Hazlitt for API Design, PL-2022-147; APN: 160-53-015
and 160-53-016
***THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE HEARD AT THIS MEETING AND WILL BE RE-NOTICED
FOR A FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING***
Request for a modification to a previously approved Planned Community Permit
and Development Review Permit (394-99-TOD) to construct minor site and
facade modifications to an existing office campus on a 19.6-acre project site; and
a determination the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301
("Existing Facilities") of the CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the west
side of Ellis Street between National Avenue and East Middlefield Road in the
P-41 (East Whisman) Precise Plan.
Project Planner: Erin Freitas
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 748 Mercy Street, Kristi Blewis for Los Alto United Methodist Church,
PL-2022-201; APN: 158-23-045
Request for a modification to a previously approved Provisional Use Permit to
allow extended hours of operation for a cold weather shelter for the unhoused at
an existing church located on a 0.31-acre project site; and a determination the
project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities") of
the CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the northwest corner of Mercy
Street and Hope Street in the P-19 (Downtown) Precise Plan.
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Project Planner: Aki Snelling
Attachments: Staff Memo
Findings Report
Previously Approved Plan Set
Business Description
5.2 701-747 West Evelyn Avenue, Tim McEnery for Marwood Company LLC,
PL-2022-194; APN: 158-20-015, 158-20-066
Request for a two-year permit extension for a previously-approved Planned
Community Permit and Development Review Permit to construct a new 4-story
commercial building with 28,090 square feet of office and 6,500 square feet of
retail, a roof terrace and three levels of underground parking accessed through
the future adjacent public parking garage on City Parking Lot 4, to replace existing
single story commercial buildings on a 0.25-acre project site, and a determination
that this project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15332 of the CEQA
Guidelines ("In-Fill Development Projects"). This project is located on the
southwest corner of West Evelyn Avenue and Hope Street in the P-19
(Downtown) Precise Plan.
Project Planner: Eric Anderson
Attachments: Staff Memo
Findings Report
Plan Set
Extension Request
6. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING
6.1 2645-2655 Fayette Drive, Emeric McDonald for Octane Fayette LLC, PL-2022-198
and PL-2022-199; APN: 148-16-008, 148-16-009
Request for a one year permit extension for a previously-approved Planned
Community Permit and Development Review Permit to construct a six-story,
44-unit condominium project with a State Density Bonus replacing 6 dwelling
units and a 6,900 square foot commercial building, a Provisional Use Permit for a
roof deck above the third floor, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to relocate
one and remove eight Heritage trees on a 0.67-acre project site; a Vesting
Tentative Map to create 44 condominium lots and one common lot associated
with the proposed project; and a determination that the project prepared an
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to CEQA Guidelines. This
project is located on the south side of Fayette Drive between Del Medio Avenue
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and San Antonio Road in the P-40 (San Antonio) Precise Plan.
Project Planner Jeffrey Tsumura
Attachments: Staff Memo
Findings Report
Plan Set
Subdivision Conditions
Vesting Tentative Map
7. ADJOURNMENT
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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.
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