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MINUTES
November 3, 2022
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION
CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TIME: 7:01 PM
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Consideration of draft minutes from the October 6, 2022 Planning Commission
2. Report regarding making findings and determining that the vacation of a portion of
Cypress Avenue in relation to the Firehouse Work and Firehouse Live projects located
at 201 Baden Avenue in the Downtown Transit Core (DTC) Zoning District is in
conformity with the South San Francisco adopted General Plan in accordance with
provisions of State Planning Law (Govt. Code Section 65402). (Stephanie Skangos,
Associate Planner)
Motion to approve Consent Calendar – Commissioner Faria,
Second – Vice Chair Tzang, approved by roll call (6-0-1)
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2022-11-03 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
PUBLIC HEARING
3. Report regarding consideration of a Conditional Use Permit, Design Review, and
ROLL CALL / CHAIR COMMENTS PRESENT: Chair Shihadeh, Vice Chair Tzang,
Commissioners: Evans, Faria, Fernandez, Funes,
ABSENT: Murphy
STAFF PRESENT: Tony Rozzi - Chief Planner – Adena Friedman – Principal Planner -
Associate Planner – Victoria Kim – Associate Planner
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Transportation Demand Management Plan for the repurposing of a structure into
commercial and office space and a Parking Reduction at 201 Baden Avenue in the
Downtown Transit Core (DTC) Zoning District and a Class 1, Section 15301
categorical exemption under CEQA in accordance with Title 20 of the South San
Francisco Municipal Code. (Stephanie Skangos, Associate Planner)
Public Hearing opened 7:08 pm
Public Hearing closed 7:48 pm
Motion to approve: Commissioner Faria,
Second – Commissioner Evans, approved by roll call (6-0-1)
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2022-11-03 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
4. Report regarding consideration of an application for Design Review, Use Permit,
Development Agreement, and Transportation Demand Management Plan to construct
a new 12-story, 165 foot tall, 350 room, 261,000 square foot hotel building, with 232
surface parking spaces and site improvements, located at 367 Marina Boulevard in the
Oyster Point Specific Plan zone district, and determination that the project is within
the scope of a previously adopted Programmatic EIR under California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15168.
(Christy Usher, Senior Planner)
4a. Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council determine that
the environmental effects of the proposed Oyster Point Hotel at 367 Marina
Boulevard in the Oyster Point Specific Plan Area is consistent with the adopted Oyster
Point Specific Plan EIR and would not necessitate the need for preparing a subsequent
environmental document pursuant to the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162
and 15168, and is eligible for streamlining per CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.
4b. Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council approve
entitlements for the proposed hotel project including Design Review (DR22-0005),
Use Permit (UP22-0001), and Transportation Demand Management Plan
(TDM22-0006) and adopt an ordinance approving Development Agreement
(DA22-0001) to construct a new 12-story, 165 foot tall, 350 room, 261,000 square
foot hotel building, with 232 surface parking spaces and site improvements, located at
367 Marina Boulevard in the Oyster Point Specific Plan zone district
Public Hearing opened 7:59 pm – Continued item to date certain November 17, 2022
Public Hearing closed 7:59 pm
Motion to approve: Chair Shihadeh,
Second - Commissioner Faria, approved by roll call (6-0-1)
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2022-11-03 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS
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• None.
ITEMS FROM STAFF
5. Discussion of Planning Commission Alternative Start Times and Return to In-Person
Meetings (Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner)
a) Commissioner Funes prefers 7pm and remote meetings for health and carbon
emissions.
b) Vice Chair Tzang assumes in person will be typical eventually but Zoom has been
very convenient, open to returning to in person or hybrid, flexible on time could do
6pm or 7pm; when do you eat if we start at 6pm – can you look into this?
c) Commissioner Evans – I’d like an earlier start given Agendas are going to be quite
full, likes remote but also prefers in person meetings.
d) Commissioner Fernandez likes remote, particularly when it is super late; but prefers
in person stuff and is back in office at work; could we plan ahead to do once a month
in person meetings ad plan around it? Open to new start times – 6pm is better but
flexible to start at 7pm, too.
e) Commissioner Faria likes in person meeting, good flow for meeting, I miss a lot by
not seeing the reaction of presenters.
f) Chair Shihadeh – we should go back to in person, we haven’t met in person, open to
hybrid; like idea of 6pm meeting.
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC
• None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Shihadeh adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 8:20PM.
Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner, AICP Sam Shihadeh, Chairperson or
Alex Tzang, Vice Chairperson
Secretary to the Planning Commission Planning Commission
City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco
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