Administrative Zoning Hearing
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · July 10, 2024
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Administrative Zoning Hearing
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 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 of the Zoning Administration to order at 4:00 p.m.
2. 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.
3. PUBLIC HEARING
3.1 1313 W. El Camino Real, Mohammad Taha, PL-2023-245: APN; 189-32-086
Zoning Administrator Hollister read into the record that this item is continued to August 28, 2024.
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.
3.2 1380 Pear Avenue Unit A, Jennifer Mendola for 7-Eleven, Inc., PL-2024-079;
APN: 116-14-118
Zoning Administrator Hollister read the item into the record.
Project Planner Shane Fields gave an oral staff presentation.
Applicant present, but did not give a presentation.
Zoning Administrator Hollister opened the public comment portion of the meeting and asked if anyone from
the public wished to speak.
Virtually Speaking:
• Ryan Kroll
Zoning Administrator Hollister closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
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MOTION: APPROVED
4. ADJOURNMENT
Zoning Administrator Hollister adjourned the meeting at 4:07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Amber Blizinski
Zoning Administrator
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, July 10, 2024 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. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Zoning Administrator on any
item not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Zoning
Administrator from acting on non-agenda items.
3. PUBLIC HEARING
3.1 1313 W. El Camino Real, Taha Mohammad, PL-2023-245: APN; 189-32-086
**THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED TO AUGUST 28, 2024**
Recommendation:
Request for a Provisional Use Permit to allow a significant tobacco retailer to occupy a
1,320 square foot tenant space in an existing multi-tenant commercial building on a
0.44-acre site; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant
to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (“Existing Facilities”). This project is located
at the corner of El Camino Real and Mountain View Ave in the P(38) El Camino Precise
Plan.
Project Manager: Vinson Kwan
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3.2 1380 Pear Avenue Unit A, Jennifer Mendola for 7-Eleven, Inc., PL-2024-079; APN:
116-14-118
Recommendation:
Request for a Provisional Use Permit to allow an existing 7-Eleven to upgrade from a
type 20 ABC license to a type 21 License, changing the use to liquor store, on a
1.47-acre site; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant
to 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines (“Existing Facilities”). This project is located on the
north side of Pear Avenue in between North Shoreline Boulevard and Armanda Drive
in the P(39) (North Bayshore Precise Plan).
Project Manager: Shane Fields
Attachments: Staff Memo
Draft Findings Report
Plan Set
Business Description Letter
4. 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.
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Administrative Zoning Hearing Agenda July 10, 2024
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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