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Home My WebLink About09-15-22 Planning Commission AgendaThursday, September 15, 2022 7:00 PM City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA Virtual Meeting Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda WELCOME If this is the first time you have been to a Commission meeting, perhaps you'd like to know a little about our procedure. This meeting is being held in accordance with the Brown Act as currently in effect under the provisions of Assembly Bill 361 which allows attendance by members of the Planning Commission, City staff and the public to participate and conduct the meeting by teleconference. Teleconference locations are not open to the public. Planning Commissioners teleconferencing: Michele Evans, Norm Faria, JulieAnn Murphy, Sam Shihadeh, Alex Tzang, Luis De Paz Fernandez, Sarah Funes. 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To make a public comment during the Zoom Meeting session, join the meeting from your computer or mobile device, enter your name, and request to comment through the “Chat” function and a staff person will add you to the queue for comments and unmute your microphone during the comment period. In the alternative, you may also provide email comments received during the meeting will be read into the record. Under Oral Communications, at the beginning of the meeting, persons wishing to speak on any subject not on the Agenda will have 3 minutes to discuss their item. The Clerk will read the name and type of application to be heard in the order in which it appears on the Agenda. A staff person will then explain the proposal. The first person allowed to speak will be the applicant, followed by persons commenting on the proposal. The Commission has adopted a policy that applicants and their representatives have a maximum time limit of 20 minutes to make a presentation on their project. Non-applicants may speak a maximum of 3 minutes on any Page 2 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda agenda item. Questions from Commissioners to applicants or non-applicants may be answered by using additional time. Remote Public Comments: Members of the public wishing to participate are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the meeting. The email and phone line below will be monitored during the meeting and public comments received will be read into the record. The City encourages the submission of comments by 6:00pm on the date of the Public Hearing to facilitate inclusion in the meeting record. A maximum of 3 minutes per individual comment will be read into the record. Comments that are not in compliance the Planning Commission’s rules of decorum may be summarized for the record rather than read verbatim. Email: [email protected] Electronic Comments received by email will be monitored during the meeting and read into the record. We ask that you limit your electronic comments so that they comply with the 3-minute time limitation for public comment. Planning Division Hotline: (650) 829-4669 Voice messages will be monitored during the meeting, and read into the record. Your voicemail should be limited so that it complies with the 3 minute time limitation for public comment. Observing the Meeting: This teleconference meeting may be observed via livestream: https://www.ssf.net/government/city-council/video-streaming-city-and-council-meetings/planning-commission Any interested party will have 15 calendar days from the date of an action or decision taken by the Planning Commission to appeal that action or decision to the City Council by filing a written appeal with the City Clerk as provided under Chapter 20.570 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code. In the event an appeal period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or any other day the City is closed, the appeal period shall end at the close of business on the next consecutive business day. If any interested party, other than the applicant, wishes to obtain a copy of a Notice of Action for any Planning Commission action or decision at a hearing, the interested party must file a written request of such notification with the Planning Division in advance of that Planning Commission hearing. When the Commission is not in session, we'll be pleased to answer your questions if you will go to the Planning Division, City Hall, 315 Maple Avenue or telephone (650) 877-8535 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Page 3 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Sam Shihadeh, Chairperson Alex Tzang, Vice Chairperson Norm Faria, Commissioner JulieAnn Murphy, Commissioner Michele Evans, Commissioner Sarah Funes, Commissioner Luis De Paz Fernandez, Commissioner Tony Rozzi, Secretary to the Planning Commission City of South San Francisco Staff Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner Adena Friedman, Principal Planner Billy Gross, Principal Planner Christopher Espiritu, Senior Planner Christy Usher, Senior Planner Stephanie Skangos, Associate Planner Victoria Kim, Associate Planner Kelsey Evans, Clerk Individuals with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services to attend and participate in this meeting should contact the ADA Coordinator at (650) 877-8505, five working days before the meeting. In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public record, relates to an open session agenda item, and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall. If, however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this agenda. The address of City Hall is 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080. Page 4 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL / CHAIR COMMENTS AGENDA REVIEW The Planning Commission will inquire and staff will report on any change or order, deferral and/or removal of items on this meeting agenda. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items not on the agenda. Under the Brown Act, the Commission cannot act on items raised during public communications, but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; refer the item to staff; or place the item on the next meeting agenda. DISCLOSURE OF EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for Planning Commissioners to disclose any communications, including site visits, they have had on current agenda items, or any conflict of interest regarding current agenda items. CONSENT CALENDAR Master Sign Program and Design Review for a previously approved 139,539 sf life science building and parking garage located in the Business and Technology Park (BTP) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and determination that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA. (Christy Usher, Senior Planner) 1. Attachment 1 Design Review Board Comment Letter.doc Attachment 2 Project Plans Attachment 3 - Draft Findings and Conditions of Approval Attachments: Consideration of Approval of the Draft Meeting Minutes for August 18, 2022 (Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner) 2. Att. 1 - 8-18-22 Draft MinutesAttachments: PUBLIC HEARING Page 5 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Report regarding consideration of a Use Permit, Design Review, Tentative Parcel Map, Master Sign Program, Transportation Demand Management Plan and Environmental Consistency Analysis with the Downtown Station Area Plan Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act to allow two office / R&D buildings totaling approximately 541,000 square feet, ancillary uses, and associated parking at 100 East Grand in the Transit Office / Research & Development (TO/RD) Zoning District. (Adena Friedman, Principal Planner) 3. Attachment 1- Zoning Consistency Checklist.pdf Attachment 2 Loading Study.pdf Attachment 3 DRB Comments.pdf Attachments: Resolution making findings and a determination that the environmental effects of the proposed office / R&D project at 100 East Grand Avenue (“Project”) were sufficiently analyzed under the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan (DSASP) Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15168, and that the proposed project is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines 15183, and that the proposed project is statutorily exempt from CEQA per Public Resources Code Section 21155.4 3a. Exhibit A DSASP EIR.pdf Exhibit B ECA.pdf Exhibit B1 Traffic Memo.pdf Exhibit B2 Historical Evaluation.pdf Exhibit C DSASP MMRP.pdf Attachments: Resolution making findings and approving the entitlements request for the 100 East Grand R&D Project, Project P21-0087, including Use Permit (UP21-0011), Design Review (DR21-0038), Tentative Parcel Map (PM22-0001), Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDM21-0010), and Master Sign Program (SIGNS22-0008), subject to the draft Conditions of Approval. 3b. Exhibit A 100 E Grand Draft COAs.pdf Exhibit B Project Plan Set.pdf Exhibit C TDM Plan.pdf Exhibit D Master Sign Program.pdf Attachments: Page 6 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Report regarding consideration of adoption of resolutions recommending that the City Council adopt documents related to the comprehensive update of the General Plan, including the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Update, and certification of an overarching Environmental Impact Report (Lisa Costa Sanders, Project Administrator and Billy Gross, Principal Planner) 4. Att 1 - GPU Summary of Meetings Att 2 - General Plan Comments and Responses Att 3 - CAP Comments and Responses Att 4 - Zoning Ord Comments and Responses Att 5 - Staff Presentation Attachments: Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council certify the Environmental Impact Report, including adoption of the Statement of Overriding Considerations, for the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Update. 4a. Exhibit A1 - CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations Exhibit A2 - GPU Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Exhibit B - GPU Final EIR Exhibit C - GPU Draft EIR Attachments: Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council adopt the 2040 General Plan Update and Climate Action Plan Update. 4b. Exhibit A - Final Draft General Plan Exhibit B - Final Draft Climate Action Plan Attachments: Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council introduce an Ordinance repealing certain sections of Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and adopt the Zoning Ordinance Update, including a new Title 20 and Zoning Map. 4c. Exhibit A - Draft City Council Zoning Amendment Ordinance Exhibit A - Att 1 - Draft Zoning Text Exhibit A - Att 2 - Draft Zoning Map Attachments: ITEMS FROM STAFF Staff may report on items of general interest. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION Page 7 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022 September 15, 2022Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda The Commission may report on items of general interest. ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for additional comment on items not on the agenda. ADJOURNMENT Page 8 City of South San Francisco Printed on 9/9/2022