Meeting


REGULAR MEETING OF THE
FOSTER CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
 
7:00 PM

Thursday, May 04, 2023
 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO ATTEND AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN A MEETING MAY DO SO IN PERSON OR BY JOINING THE ZOOM MEETING HTTPS://FOSTERCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/86168457988. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM MEETING. ANY EMAILS SENT TO [email protected] WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
 
To Attend the Meeting in Person:
  • Location: 620 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, California 94404
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To Participate in the Meeting by Providing Public Comment via Teleconference/Video Conference:
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  • Before the Meeting: Written public comments for the record may be submitted in advance by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by email to: [email protected] and will be made part of the written record but will not be read verbally at the meeting. Written public comments submitted by email should adhere to the following:
    • Clearly indicate the Agenda Item No. or specify “Public” in the Subject Line for items not on the agenda
    • Include the submitter’s full name (Recommended but not required)
Written public comments received by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting will be provided in their entirety to the Planning Commission prior to the meeting and will be made part of the written record but will not be read verbally at the meeting. Written public comments will be posted to the City’s website for review prior to the meeting.
 
The public is invited to attend.
 
AGENDA
 
1
CALL TO ORDER
2
ROLL CALL
Ravi Jagtiani, Chair
Charlie Bronitsky, Commissioner
Nicolas Haddad, Commissioner
Phoebe Venkat, Commissioner
3
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
 
Under this agenda item, members of the public may bring items not already on the agenda. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Planning Commission from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. 
4
CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under this item are considered to be routine by the Planning Commission and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a citizen or a member of the Planning Commission so requests. If discussion is required, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately at the conclusion of the Consent Calendar. Vote may be by roll call.
4.1.
MINUTES OF APRIL 19, 2023 SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
5
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
6
NEW PUBLIC HEARING
6.1.
RECOMMEND RESOLUTIONS TO CITY COUNCIL TO 1) CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION FOR FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENTS UPDATE; AND 2) ADOPT THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND MUNICIPAL CODE TEXT CHANGES. 

1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Report
3. Public Testimony
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Adopt Resolution No. P- -23 Recommending the City Council to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update; adoption of environmental findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adoption of a statement of overriding considerations; and adopting a standard conditions of approval and mitigation monitoring and reporting program (EA2021-0004)  
6. Adopt a Resolution No. P- -23 Recommending the City Council to adopt a General Plan amendment to repeal the 2015-2023 Housing Element and adopt the Housing Element of the General Plan for the period of 2023-2031 including policies and programs to affirmatively further fair housing, and related amendments to the Land Use and Circulation Element in compliance with State Housing Element law and finding the amendments within the scope of the EIR prepared for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update (GP2022-0001 and GP2020-0002)
7. Adopt a Resolution No. P- -23 Recommending the City Council to adopt the amendments to the Foster City Zoning Map to implement the RHNA 6 Housing Element for the 2023-2031 planning period and finding the amendments within the scope of the EIR prepared for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update (RZ2023-0001) 
8. Adopt a Resolution No. P- -23  Recommending the City Council to adopt an amendment to the Foster City Zoning Map to modify the previously approved General Development Plan for the ±100-acre lands known as Metro Center in the C-2/PD (General Business/Planned Development) district to a C-2/PD (General Business/Planned Development) district with an amended General Development Plan to allow up to 58,000 square feet of commercial or Mixed Commercial/Residential Use of up to 58,000 square feet of commercial and up to 222 dwelling units at 1010 Metro Center Boulevard in Town Center neighborhood (TC) and finding the amendments within the scope of the EIR prepared for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update (RZ2023-0002)  
9. Adopt a Resolution No. P- -23 Recommending the City Council to adopt various text amendments to Title 17, “Zoning” of the Foster City Municipal Code including amendments to Chapter 17.14 R-2, “Two-Family Residence District” and Chapter 17.82, “Emergency Shelters, Low Barrier Navigation Centers, and Supportive Housing”, to implement the RHNA 6 Housing Element for the 2023-2031 planning period and comply with recent changes in State law and finding the amendments within the scope of the EIR prepared for the Foster City Housing and Safety Elements Update (RZ2023-0003)

Project Planner: Leslie Carmichael, Consultant Planner, 650-286-3236 or [email protected]
7
OLD BUSINESS
8
NEW BUSINESS
9
STUDY SESSION
9.1.
REVIEW, DISCUSS, AND RECEIVE COMMENTS TO THE DRAFT SAFETY ELEMENT – GP2023-0001

1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Report
3. Public Testimony
4. Close Public Hearing

Project Planner: Leslie Carmichael, Consultant Planner, 650-286-3236 or [email protected]
10
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
11
STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
12
ADJOURNMENT

NOTICES

Legal notices were posted in accordance with State law at City Hall, 610 Foster City Blvd.; Foster City Public Library, 1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd.; Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. (near the south building entrance); Metro Center Sign Kiosks (between 921 and 987 E. Hillsdale Blvd.); Sea Cloud Park, Pitcairn Drive (on the snack shack/restroom building); and on those properties about which a public hearing was held; and published in a newspaper of general circulation. Additionally, owners of property within 300 feet were mailed Notice of Public Hearing a minimum of ten (10) days in advance. Agendas for Planning Commission Meetings are posted on cable television channel 27 and the City’s web site (www.fostercity.org) several days in advance of the meetings.
 

EVIDENCE

Quasi-judicial Matters 
California law requires that quasi-judicial matters be based on evidence. Applications before the Planning Commission involve matters that are quasi-judicial and therefore decisions must be supported by evidence. 

In General

Public comments should be emailed to [email protected]. Emailed comments should include your Name, Address, Agenda Item, and Public Comment.

All oral, written or pictorial evidence to be considered by the Planning Commission must be received prior to a decision being rendered by the Commission. Written, documentary, or pictorial evidence shall be collected and kept by the City for record purposes, and must be made available to an applicant, appellant or the public prior to a decision being rendered by the Commission. Evidence received or submitted during a public hearing or public meeting while an item is being discussed and evaluated by the Planning Commission shall be deemed to have met this requirement.Evidence submitted for the record and for Planning Commission consideration may take the form of oral testimony, written information, documents, pictures, video tapes, audio tapes, and similar information. All evidence submitted must be of a length that is practicable for use by Commission members, and depending on its length and how it must be accessed or the need for special equipment in order to access it, must be received in a timely manner so as to afford the Commission and the public a reasonable opportunity to evaluate it and to allow an applicant, appellant and/or the public an opportunity to discuss, question and rebut it. 

Information not admitted into the formal record shall not be used in rendering a decision.
 

APPEALS 

All actions of the Planning Commission are appealable to the City Council within ten (10) calendar days of the date the action was taken. All appeals must be submitted in accordance with Section 17.06.150, Appeal Procedure, of Title 17 of the Foster City Municipal Code (copies available at City Hall). The required appeal fee as adopted by the City Council must accompany an appeal to the City Council of a decision of the Planning Commission or it will be considered incomplete.
 

MEETINGS

The Planning Commission conducts regular business and Public Hearings on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held in the Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Boulevard or via Teleconference.

Any attendee wishing special accommodations at the meeting should contact Becki Hanan, Management Analyst at [email protected] or (650) 286-3225 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The City has a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, consistent with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and resolving any doubt in favor of accessibility. That procedure for receiving and resolving requests for accommodation is available at the Community Development Department’s office.  All meetings are conducted in a manner consistent with applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws. 

PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDAS AND MINUTES ARE POSTED ONLINE AT:
https://www.fostercity.org/agendasandminutes

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE TELECAST LIVE ON FCTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 27 AND AT&T CHANNEL 99: Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS STREAMED ONLINE AT:
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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING REPLAY ON FCTV CHANNEL 27: 1:00 p.m. on Friday and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, following the meeting.

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