Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 4, 2020
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cox called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) to order
at 7:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 6- Vice Chair Bill Cranston, Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer, Commissioner Kammy
Lo, Commissioner Allie Schmiesing, Commissioner Joyce Yin and Chair Robert
Cox
Excused 1- Commissioner Margaret Capriles
Absent 1- Alternate Robert Holbrook
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Cox opened the floor at 7:03 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on anything not on the agenda. No members of the public wished
to speak.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 Consideration of Text Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning
Ordinance) of the City Code to Update Accessory Dwelling Unit and
Home-Based Child-Care Regulations to Align with New State
Regulations and Modifications to Planned Community Permit
Regulations
Assistant Planner Brittany Whitehill gave an oral presentation and Planner Whitehill and
Planning Manager/Zoning Administrator Stephanie Williams responded to questions by
the EPC.
Chair Cox opened the floor at 7:35 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on the item.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR
• Santoush Kumar
• Katherine
• Fei Gao
Public testimony concluded at 7:41 p.m.
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MOTION - M/S - Hehmeyer / Lo - That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC)
adopt:
1. A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve Zoning Text Amendments
to Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance) of the City Code to Update Accessory Dwelling Unit
and Home-Based Child-Care Regulations to Align with New State Regulations and
Modifications to Planned Community Permit Regulations, to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).
2. EPC requested City Staff to monitor and report on the progress of ADU/JADU.
The Motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Commissioner Hehmeyer, Commissioner Lo, Commissioner Schmiesing,
Commissioner Yin, Vice Chair Cranston, Chair Cox
Absent: 2 - Commission Capriles, Alternate Holbrook
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Annual Housing Element Progress Report (2015-2023 Housing
Element)
Assistant Planner Erin Horan gave an oral presentation and Planner Horan, Assistant
Planner Anna Salvador, and Principal Planner Eric Anderson answered questions from
the EPC.
Chair Cox opened the floor at 8:08 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone wished to
speak on the item. No one from the public wished to speak.
The EPC discussed the item. No action was required.
6.2 Annual Review of the 2030 General Plan Action Plan
Assistant Planner Brittany Whitehill gave an oral presentation and Planner Whiltehill and
Principal Planner Eric Anderson answered questions from the EPC.
Chair Cox opened the floor at 9:02 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on the item. No one of the public wished to speak.
The EPC discussed the item. No action was required.
7. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Planner Anderson gave announcements about upcoming Human Relations Commission
Civility Roundtable, upcoming EPC meeting topics, and development projects.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cox adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 7:00 PM Council Chambers, 500 Castro St., Mountain
View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
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 allowed to speak on any topic for up to
three minutes during this section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers,
speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5 minutes. State law prohibits the
Commission from acting on nonagenda items.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 Consideration of Text Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance) of
the City Code to Update Accessory Dwelling Unit and Home-Based
Child-Care Regulations to Align with New State Regulations and
Modifications to Planned Community Permit Regulations
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) adopt a
Resolution Recommending that the City Council Approve Zoning Text
Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning Ordinance) of the City Code to
Update Accessory Dwelling Unit and Home-Based Child-Care
Regulations to Align with New State Regulations and Modifications to
Planned Community Permit Regulations, to be read in title only, further
reading waived (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - Resolution Recommending Approval
Exhibit 2 - Summary of Draft Amendments
Exhibit 3 - Redlined Draft Code Amendments
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6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Annual Housing Element Progress Report (2015-2023 Housing Element)
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission review the 2019 Annual
Housing Element Progress Report
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - 2019 AMI for Santa Clara County
Exhibit 2 - 2019 Housing Element Progress Report
Exhibit 3 - Housing Sites for RHNA Requirement
Exhibit 4 - Measure A Information Sheet
6.2 Annual Review of the 2030 General Plan Action Plan
Recommendation: The purpose of this item is to present to the Environmental Planning
Commission (EPC) the annual review of the General Plan Action Plan.
Attachments: Staff Memo
Exhibit 1 - Table 1: In Progress
Exhibit 2 - Table 2: Completed Prior to 2019
Exhibit 3 - Table 3: Ongoing Items
Exhibit 4 - EPC Work Plan
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
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street,
First Floor the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, online at
mountainview.legistar.com and during each Commission meeting.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or
community.development@mountainview.gov.
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, 500 Castro Street, First
Floor during normal business hours and at the meeting location during the meeting.
The Environmental Planning Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus
those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting.
It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study
Sessions, be adjourned no later than 10:00 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 10:00 p.m. 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.
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 COMMISSION:
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 Commission 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.
An individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission. For any agenda item or for Oral
Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking
time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Commission by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a
member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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