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Home My WebLink About05-18-23 Planning Commission Meeting AgendaThursday, May 18, 2023 7:00 PM City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue) South San Francisco, CA Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA Planning Commission ALEX TZANG, Chairperson NORMAN FARIA, Vice Chairperson SAM SHIHADEH, Commissioner MICHELE EVANS, Commissioner SARAH FUNES, Commissioner AYSHA PAMUKCU, Commissioner JOHN BAKER, Commissioner Regular Meeting Agenda HYBRID IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda How to observe the Meeting (no public comment): https://www.ssf.net/government/city-council/video-streaming-city-and-council-meetings/planning-com mission ZOOM LINK BELOW -NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Join Zoom meeting: https://ssf-net.zoom.us/j/82584801637 (Enter your email and name) Webinar ID: 825 8480 1637 Join by Telephone: +1 669 900 6833 Teleconference participation is offered in the meeting via Zoom as a courtesy to the public. If no members of the Commission are attending the meeting via teleconference, and a technical error or outage occurs on the teleconference feed, the Commission will continue the meeting in public in the Council Chambers. How to Submit written Public Comment before the meeting: Email: [email protected] Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments in writing in advance of the meeting. The email will be monitored during the meeting.The City encourages the submission of comments by 6:00pm on the date of the Public Hearing to facilitate inclusion in the meeting record. How to provide Public Comment during the meeting: LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES PER SPEAKER 1. By Zoom: When the Clerk calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on "raise hand." Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. 2. By Phone: Enter the conference ID fund on the agenda. When the Clerk calls for the item on which you wish to speak, Click *9 to raise a hand to speak. Click *6 to unmute when called. 3. In Person: Complete a Digital Speaker Card located at the entrance to the Council Chamber’s. Be sure to indicate the Agenda Item # you wish to address or the topic of your public comment. When your name is called, please come to the podium, state your name and address (optional) for the Minutes. American Disability Act: Page 2 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023 May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda The City Clerk will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americanswith Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to City Clerk Rosa Govea Acosta at 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080, or email at [email protected]. Include your name, address, phone number, a brief description of the requested materials, and preferred alternative format service at least 72-hours before the meeting. Accommodations: Individuals who require special assistance of a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in the meeting, including Interpretation Services, should contact the Office of the City Clerk by email at [email protected], 72-hours before the meeting. Page 3 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023 May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AGENDA REVIEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM STAFF PUBLIC COMMENT Under the Public Comment section of the agenda, members of the public may speak on any item not listed on the Agenda and on items listed under the Consent Calendar. Individuals may not share or offer time to another speaker. Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The Planning Commission may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future Commission meeting. Written comments on agenda items received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be included as part of the meeting record but will not be read aloud. If there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Clerk may reduce speaking time to limit the total amount of time for public comments (Gov. Code sec. 54954.3(b)(1).). Speakers that are not in compliance with the Planning Commission's rules of decorum will be muted. 05-18-23 Planning Commission Public Comments 05-18-23 PC - 120 East GrandPLD Letter Attachments: 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 Consideration of draft minutes from the April 20, 2023 Planning Commission1. 04-20-23 PC Final MinutesAttachments: PUBLIC HEARING Page 4 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023 May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Report regarding consideration of an application for a Use Permit to allow an indoor soccer facility at 152 Utah Avenue and determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (Indoor Sports and Recreation use; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1) (Victoria Kim, Associate Planner) 2. Attachment 1_Draft Findings Attachment 2_Conditions of Approval Attachment 3_Site Plans and Site Photos Attachment 4_Business Operational Plan Attachment 5_Parking Study Analysis Attachments: Report regarding applications for Design Review, Vesting Tentative Map, and a Transportation Demand Management Plan to allow two office / R&D buildings, an amenity building, and an associated parking structure at 120 East Grand Avenue and determination that the project is statutorily and categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act and is eligible for streamlined review via an Addendum to the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report. (CEQA Guidelines sections 15332, 15183, 15164; Public Resources Code Section 21155.4) (Adena Friedman, Principal Planner) 3. Attach 1 Local Traffic Operations Report.pdf Attach 2 Loading Spaces Memo.pdf Attach 3 DRB Letters.pdf Attachments: Page 5 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023 May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Resolution making findings and a determination that the proposed office / R&D project at 120 East Grand Avenue (“Project”) is fully within the scope of environmental analysis in the previously certified 2015 Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and that the 2023 project Addendum is the appropriate environmental document for the project, and that no further environmental review is required per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15164; and the project is subject to CEQA streamlining categorically exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15183, and is categorically exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines 15332, and is statutorily exempt from CEQA per California Public Resources Code Section 21155.4. 3a. Exhibit A DSASP EIR.pdf Exhibit B 120 E. Grand CEQA Addendum.pdf Exhibit B-a. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment.PDF Exhibit B-b. Arborist Report.PDF Exhibit B-c. Historic Resources Evaluation.PDF Exhibit B-d. Phase I ESA 120 E Grand.PDF Exhibit B-e. Phase I ESA 160-180 Sylvester.pdf Exhibit B-f. Phase I ESA 145 Sylvester.PDF Exhibit B-g. Phase I - 129 Sylvester.PDF Exhibit B-h. Phase II ESA.PDF Exhibit B-j. CEQA Transportation Analysis.PDF Exhibit B-k. TDM Plan.pdf Exhibit B-l. 120 East Grand Avenue Paleontological Assessment .pdf Exhibit B-m. 120 EGrand Archaeological Resources Report.pdf Exhibit C DSASP MMRP.pdf Attachments: Resolution making findings and approving the entitlements request for the 120 East Grand R&D Project, Project P22-0039, including Design Review (DR22-0015), Vesting Tentative Map (PM23-0002), and Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDM22-0003), subject to the draft Conditions of Approval. 3b. Exhibit A 120 E Grand Conditions of Approval.pdf Exhibit B 120 E Grand Plan Set.pdf Exhibit C TDM Plan.pdf Exhibit D Vesting Tentative Map Plan.pdf Attachments: ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Page 6 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023 May 18, 2023Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 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 agenda item. Questions from Commissioners to applicants or non-applicants may be answered by using additional time. ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION ADJOURNMENT **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. The cost to appeal for applicants, residents, and all others is $1725. The cost for appeals filed by adjacent property owners is $862. Page 7 City of South San Francisco Printed on 8/22/2023