August 26th, 2015
Roll Call
Oral Communications
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Directors Report
Public Hearing
1. 5061 Skyline Blvd [14PLN-00017]: Site and Design Review of a One-Story 1,735 sq. ft. Single Family Home with an attached one-car garage, and associated site improvements on a vacant 11.04 acre parcel of land in the Open Space (OS) Zoning District. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15303. [14PLN-00017] For more information contact Clare Campbell at clare.campbell@cityofpaloalto.org *Quasi-Judicial
2. Interim Ordinance for the establishment of Office/R&D Annual Growth Limit applicable to Downtown, California Avenue Area and the El Camino Corridor: The Planning and Transportation Commission will Consider a Recommendation to the City Council for Adoption of an Interim Ordinance to Establish an Office/R&D Annual Growth Limit Applicable to Downtown, the California Avenue Area, and the El Camino Corridor on an Interim Basis. For more information contact Hillary Gitelman at Hillary.gitelman@cityofpaloalto.org CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 12, 2015
3. Formula Retail Ordinance for California Avenue: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider recommending an ordinance to the City Council to amend the City’s
Zoning Code and Zoning Map to extend the Retail (R) Combining District beyond California
Avenue; establish regulations and review procedures for formula retail uses and certain personal service uses (ie.; hair and nail salons) in the R-Combining District; and, changes to the provision for grandfathered uses in the R-Combining District. This ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant section 15061(b)(3) and section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines. For more information contact Jonathan Lait at jonathan.lait@cityofpaloalto.org CONTINUED FROM JULY 8, 2015
4. Interim Retail Ordinance: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider a recommendation to the City Council for adoption of an Interim Ordinance Limiting Conversion of Ground Floor Retail and “Retail Like” Uses to Other Uses Citywide. The proposed ordinance falls under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption found in Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3) because it is designed to preserve the status quo. For more information contact Jonathan Lait at jonathan.lait@cityofpaloalto.org CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 12, 2015
Minutes Approval: June 24, 2015 and July 8, 2015
Commission/Staff Announcements & Future Agenda Items
Adjournment
