Administrative Zoning Hearing
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 11, 2023
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Administrative Zoning Hearing
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:00 PM Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View, CA 94041
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Zoning Administrator Hollister called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT - Members Hollister and Byrer
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Zoning Administrator Hollister opened the public comment portion of the meeting and asked if anyone from
the public wished to speak.
No members of the public wished to speak.
Zoning Administrator Hollister closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE.
5. JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 705 West Dana Street, Land Smith for Hope Dana LP, PL-2022-224
and PL-2022-226; APN: 158-23-030
Zoning Administrator Hollister read the item into the record.
Senior Planner Penollar gave an oral staff report.
Applicant Amanda Borden gave an oral presentation.
Zoning Administrator Hollister opened the public comment portion of the meeting and asked if anyone from
the public wished to speak.
No members of the public wished to speak.
Zoning Administrator Hollister closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
MOTION: M/S - Byrer/Hollister to conditionally approve the project.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
5.2 701-747 West Evelyn Avenue; Vincent Woo for Marwood MV Manager
LLC; PL-2022-050, PL-2022-060, PL-2022-196; APNs: 158-20-015,
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158-20-066
Zoning Administrator Hollister read the item into the record.
Advanced Planning Manager Anderson gave an oral staff report.
Applicant Vincent Marwood gave an oral presentation.
Zoning Administrator Hollister opened the public comment portion of the meeting and asked if anyone from
the public wished to speak.
No members of the public wished to speak.
Zoning Administrator Hollister closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
MOTION: M/S - Byrer/Hollister to conditionally approve the project.
ACTION: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
6. ADJOURNMENT
Respectfully submitted,
Aaron Hollister
Zoning Administrator
Approved on: November 8, 2023
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.
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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.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Administrative Zoning Hearing
Wednesday, October 11, 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
5.1 705 West Dana Street, Land Smith for Hope Dana LP, PL-2022-224 and PL-2022-226;
APN: 158-23-030
Recommendation:
Request for a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to
construct a new 3-story, 18,800 square foot commercial building with ground-floor
restaurant and upper floor office with one level of underground parking, replacing an
existing auto repair shop, a Provisional Use Permit to allow the restaurant use and
upper floor administrative office use, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove
one Heritage tree; and a lot line adjustment to modify an existing lot line on a
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0.23-acre project site; and a determination that the 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 Dana Street and Hope Street
in the P-19 (Downtown) Precise Plan.
Project Planner: Krisha Penollar
Attachments: Staff Memo
Draft Findings Report
Plan Set
Draft Subdivision Conditions
Plot Plan
5.2 701-747 West Evelyn Avenue; Vincent Woo for Marwood MV Manager LLC; PL-2022-050,
PL-2022-060, PL-2022-196; APNs: 158-20-015, 158-20-066
Recommendation:
Request for a modification to a previously approved Planned Community Permit and
Development Review Permit to construct a 4-story commercial building containing
28,090 square feet of office and 6,500 square feet of retail with a rooftop terrace and
no parking, replacing several existing commercial retail buildings on a 0.26-acre site; a
Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove three Heritage trees on the adjacent City
Parking Lot 4; a Development Agreement to extend entitlements for up to 10 years; a
Preliminary Parcel Map to combine parcels to accommodate a new commercial
building; and a determination that the 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
Draft Findings Report
Plan Set
Draft Subdivision Conditions
Preliminary Parcel Map
Draft Development Agreement Findings
Draft Development Agreement
6. ADJOURNMENT
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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.
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.
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