Administrative Zoning Hearing

City of Mountain View Agenda Administrative Zoning Hearing Wednesday, September 27, 2023 4:00 PM Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Zoning Administrator virtually may join the meeting at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85261011237, or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID: 852 6101 1237. When the Zoning Administrator announces the item on which you wish to speak, click on the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Zoning Administrator calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself. 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. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING 5.1 918 Rich Avenue, Greg Xiong, Ardenview Homes, LLC, PL-2021-154 and PL-2021-155, APN: 189-33-028 Recommendation: Request for a Development Review Permit to construct a five-story, 32-unit residential condominium development with one level of underground parking, including a 27.5% State Density Bonus with a concession and waivers from development standards, a Vesting Tentative Map to create 32 residential condominium lots, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove two Heritage trees on a vacant 0.71-acre project site; and that the project has prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration per the City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 9/22/2023 Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda September 27, 2023 CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the west side of Rich Ave between Rich Place and El Camino Real in the R3-1 (Multiple-Family Residential) district. Project Planner - Aki Snelling Attachments: Staff Memo Findings Report Plan Set Draft Subdivision Conditions Vesting Tentative Map Initial Study/Draft MND and MMRP Public Comment 6. ADJOURNMENT OF SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE HEARING 7. PUBLIC HEARING 7.1 150-190 South Whisman Road, Mitchell Kalcic, PL-2022-035: APN; 160-64-017 Recommendation: Conditional Use Permit to allow a conversion of an existing multi-building 70,000 square feet industrial park into research and development office use, a Development Review Permit for façade and site modifications, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove two Heritage trees on a 5.36-acre site.; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities”) of the CEQA Guidelines. The project site is located at the terminus of Kitty Hawk Way at the southwestern corner of South Whisman Road and East Evelyn Avenue in the MM (General Industrial) zoning district. Project Planner: Edgar Maravilla Attachments: Staff Memo Draft Findings Report Plan Set 7.2 2224 Old Middlefield Way, Vadim Osipov for Osipova Ballet Academy, PL-2023-041: APN; 147-07-079 Recommendation: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a dance studio to occupy four tenant spaces totaling 5,955 square feet of an existing multi-tenant commercial building, and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (“Existing Facilities”). This project is located on the north side of Old Middlefield Way between North Rengstorff Avenue and Independence Avenue in the CS (Commercial Services) district. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/22/2023 Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda September 27, 2023 Project Planner: Vinson Kwan Attachments: Staff Memo Draft Findings Report Plan Set Public Comment 8. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: 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. The agenda and staff reports may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com. Questions or comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Zoning Administrator or the Project Planner listed on the agenda for the item at (650) 903-6306 or planning.division@mountainview.gov. The Zoning Administrator may take action on any matter noticed herein. The Zoning Administrator's consideration of and action on the matters noticed herein are not limited by the recommendations indicated on the agenda. 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. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting 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 nonagenda item may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three 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. 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. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 9/22/2023 Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda September 27, 2023 ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING HEARING REVIEW PROCESS The Zoning Administrator is the approval body for all applications requiring a Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Planned Unit Development, Development Review Permit, or Planned Community Permit and can provide a recommended action on permits that require City Council approval. The Subdivision Committee is the approval body for all applications requiring a new or modified subdivision map, including lot line adjustments, parcel maps, and tentative maps, and can provide a recommendation action on subdivision maps that require City Council approval. 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 on projects being heard: • Conditionally approve the project. • Continue the project indefinitely and will be re-noticed. • Continue the project to a specific date. • Take the project under advisement - pending additional information for staff’s review. • Deny the project. The decisions of the Zoning Administrator are final unless appealed to the City Council by filing an appeal with the City Clerk within 10 calendar days of the date of findings. No building permits shall be issued during this 10-day period. City of Mountain View Page 4 Printed on 9/22/2023