Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · May 3, 2017
Minutes
CITY HALL
City of Mountain View 500 CASTRO STREET
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer, Chair Scarboro
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Scarboro called the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) hearing to order at
7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, and Chair Scarboro
Absent: 1 – Vice Chair Hehmeyer
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 5.1 - 2300 WEST EL CAMINO REAL.
Planner Pancholi gave an oral report.
The Applicant, Perry Patel of BPR Properties Mountain View, LLC, was present and along
with staff responded to questions raised by the EPC members.
Chair Scarboro opened the floor for public testimony asking if anyone from the public wished
to speak.
No Members of the public wished to speak.
The EPC members deliberated this item.
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MOTION - MS - Ramirez/ Cox - That the EPC recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Initial Study of Environmental Significance for the four-story, 157-room, hotel
development project at 2300 West El Camino Real, pursuant to Section 15168 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
2. Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council conditionally approve a Planned
Community Permit, a provisional Use Permit, A development Review Permit to allow
construction of a new four-story, 75,824 square foot, 157-room hotel with a one-level
underground parking garage, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit for the removal of one
Heritage tree on a 0.97-acre project site located at 2300 West El Camino Real.
This motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes: Commissioner Baird, Commissioner Capriles, Commissioner Cox, Commissioner
Kamei, Commissioner Ramirez, and Chairperson Scarboro
No: None
Absent: Vice Chair Hehmeyer
6. STUDY SESSION
ITEM 6.1 - NORTH BAYSHORE PRECISE PLAN DRAFT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES.
Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager Chen gave an oral report.
Consultant Eric Yurkovich with Rami + Associates and staff responded to questions raised by
the EPC members.
Chair Scarboro opened the floor for public testimony asking if anyone from the public wished
to speak.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND / OR WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Joan MacDonald, Advocates for Affordable Housing
The EPC members deliberated this item.
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
The EPC members discussed this item.
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8. ADJOURNMENT
At 10:17 p.m. Chair Scarboro adjourned to the next Regular meeting of Wednesday, June 7,
2017, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date,
time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at www.mountainview.gov as an
agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the EPC hearing.
Respectfully Submitted
Terry Blount
Assistant Community Development Director/Planning Manager
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CITY HALL
500 CASTRO STREET
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer, Chair Scarboro
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer and Chair
Scarboro
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission
on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law
prohibits the Commission from acting on non-agenda items.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 5.1 - 2300 WEST EL CAMINO REAL.
Public Hearing for Consideration of a Planned Community Permit,
Provisional Use Permit, and a Development Review Permit to Allow
Construction of a New Four-Story, 75,824 Square Foot, 157-Room Hotel
with a One-Level Underground Parking Garage, a Heritage Tree
Removal Permit to Remove One Heritage Tree on a 0.97-acre Project
Site, and a Determination that the Project Has Prepared an Initial Study
of Environmental Significance Pursuant to Section 15168 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) recommends that the City
Council:
1. Approve the Initial Study of Environmental Significance for the Four-Story,157-Room
Hotel Development Project at 2300 West El Camino Real, pursuant to Section 15168 of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Exhibit 1 to the EPC report).
2. Adopt a Resolution Recommending that the City Council Conditionally Approve a
Planned Community Permit, a Provisional Use Permit, a Development Review Permit to
Allow Construction of a New Four-Story, 75,824 Square Foot, 157-Room Hotel with a
One-Level Underground Parking Garage, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit for the
Removal of One Heritage Tree on a 0.97-Acre Project Site Located at 2300 West El
Camino Real (Exhibit 2 to the EPC Staff Report).
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Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
Exhibit 4
Exhibit 5
6. STUDY SESSION
ITEM 6.1 - NORTH BAYSHORE PRECISE PLAN DRAFT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES.
Study session to discuss the North Bayshore Draft Affordable Housing
Administrative Guidelines to implement the Precise Plan’s affordable
housing requirements.
Recommendation: That the EPC review and provide input on the Draft Affordable Housing Administrative
Guidelines.
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in City Hall, 500 Castro
Street. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at
www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the EPC
meeting.
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AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
- The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours
in advance of the meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Commission Chair and noticed at least 24
hours in advance of the meeting.
- Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or
community.development@mountainview.gov.
- Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the Community Development offices, 500 Castro Street,
First Floor; the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or soon thereafter; or online at
http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=29360; and they are available during each Commission
meeting.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1990
- Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special
assistance should call the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for
assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting
that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an
assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting.
SPECIAL NOTICE
- The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate
by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the
recommendations indicated herein.
- It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study
Sessions, be adjourned no later than 11:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item
of business shall be taken up by the Commission after the normal time unless the Commission has determined by majority
vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of
adjournment, the Commission may take up and act upon the more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered
at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Commission
directs otherwise.
-Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, located at 500 Castro
Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting.
ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
- Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
- Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral
Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three
minutes.
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