Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · April 24, 2019
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox and Chair Baird
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers, Second Floor
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Baird called the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) hearing to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 7 – Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox, Chair
Baird
Absent: 0 – None.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 5.1 - CANNABIS REGULATIONS
Planner Burke gave an oral report and responded to questions raised by the EPC.
Chair Baird opened the public hearing asking if anyone in the public wished to speak.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR
• Karim Hyder
• Jianfeng Yang
• Caltong Liu
• Jonathan Liu
• Lenny Siegal
• Hong Wan
• Yuming Liu
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• Qiivg Hua
• Molly Carlson
• Kochoi Tai
• Vernon Brechin
• Serge Bonte
• Curt Carlson
• Yijun Zhon
• Chunhui Li
• Davia Oku
• Justin Matsar
• Liwei Cai
• David Gao
• Michael Kuo
• Sean Kalirai
• Ping-kam Fok
• Miriam Kali-Rai
• Jly Xu
• Jzn Guu
• Anna Huang
• Linda Wang
• Lihong Wu
• Tootoo Thomson
• Grace Gao
• Ann Xia
• David Dai
• Sarina Chua
• Dan Cheng
• Vincent Zhang
• Maria Yang
• Chen Yang
• Erin Zhang
• Hueu-Ming Hsu
• Chen Wang
• Ken Rosenberg
• Qingyu Zhang
• Charles Wong
• Lei Cheng
• Phillip Hsu
• Adoption of Amendments C.R.
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The EPC deliberated this item.
Vote 1 - Motion – M/S – Capriles / Lo - A Resolution Recommending the City Council to Approve
a Zoning Text Amendment of Article XIV, Division 21 to Limit Storefront Retail Businesses to a
Maximum of One in the P-19 (Downtown) Precise Plan Boundaries (Chapter 36 of the City
Code).
This motion passed on the following vote:
Yes: 4 – Commissioners Capriles, Lo, Yin, and Chair Baird
No: 2 – Commissioners Cranston and Hehmeyer
Recused: Vice Chair Cox
Vote 2 - Motion – M/S – Cranston / Capriles - A Resolution Recommending the City Council to
Approve Zoning Text Amendments of Article XIV, Division 21 to Establish a 600' Minimum
Distance between Storefront Retail Cannabis Businesses as read into the record (Chapter 36 of
the City Code).
This motion passed on the following vote:
Yes: 4 – Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, and Chair Baird
No: 3 – Commissioners Lo, Yin, and Vice Chair Cox
Vote 3 – Motion – M/S – Cox / Lo - A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve
Precise Plan Amendments to the P-40 (San Antonio) Precise Plan to Prohibit Cannabis
Businesses within the San Antonio Precise Plan Boundaries (see Exhibit 3).
This motion passed on the following vote:
Yes: 4 – Commissioners Capriles, Lo, Yin, and Vice Chair Cox
No: 2 – Commissioner Hehmeyer and Chair Baird
Recused: Commissioner Cranston
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Chair Baird gave an oral report.
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7. ADJOURNMENT
At 10:40 p.m., Chair Baird adjourned to the next Special Meeting of Monday, August 29, 2019, at
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.
Respectfully Submitted
Stephanie Williams
Planning Manager / Zoning Administrator
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox and Chair Baird
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers, Second Floor
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox, Chair Baird
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 - CANNABIS REGULATIONS
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) adopt the
following:
1. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve a Zoning
Text Amendment of Article XIV, Division 21 to Limit Storefront Retail
Businesses to a Maximum of One in the P-19 (Downtown) Precise
Plan Boundaries (see Exhibit 1).
2. A Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve Zoning Text
Amendments of Article XIV, Division 21 to Establish a Minimum
Distance between Cannabis Businesses and Increase the Buffer
between Cannabis Businesses and Sensitive Uses (Chapter 36 of the
City Code) (see Exhibit 2).
3. A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve Precise
Plan Amendments to the P-40 (San Antonio) Precise Plan to Prohibit
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Cannabis Businesses within the San Antonio Precise Plan Boundaries
(see Exhibit 3).
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - Draft Resolution - Downtown
Exhibit 2 - Draft Resolution - Chapter 36
Exhibit 3 - Draft Resolution - San Antonio Precise Plan
Exhibit 4 - Survey Results
Exhibit 5 - Community Outreach Meeting Results
Exhibit 6 - Cannabis Business Screening Application Checklist
Exhibit 7 - Map - Existing Regulations
Exhibit 9 - Sensitive Use Buffers in Other Jurisdictions
Exhibit 10 - Map - 600 Foot School and Childcare Buffers
Exhibit 11 - Map - San Jose Model Buffers
Exhibit 12 - Map - 750 Foot and 1,000 Foot School and Childcare Buffers
Exhibit 13 - Map - 1,000 Foot School Buffer and 250 Foot Childcare Buffer
Exhibit 14 - Map - 1,000 Foot School Buffer and 600 Foot Childcare Buffer
Exhibit 15 - Public Correspondence
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Special Meeting of Monday, April 29, 2019, 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.
- 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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