Meeting


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

Thursday, February 15, 2024
 
 
 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/88992465897. 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
To Provide Public Comment in Person: 
  • Members of the public wishing to speak will be asked to fill out a Request to Speak Form. Forms will be accepted until the staff presentation on an agenda item ends, or until the public comment period on non-agenda items is closed. For special meetings, public comment is limited to item(s) on the agenda only. 
To Observe the Meeting via Teleconference/Video Conference:
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To Participate in the Meeting by Providing Public Comment via Teleconference/Video Conference:
  • During the Meeting: Live verbal public comments may be made by members of the public joining the meeting via Zoom. Zoom access information is provided above. Use the “raise hand” feature (for those joining by phone, press *9 to “raise hand”) during the public comment period for the agenda item you wish to address. The Zoom Host will call on people to speak by name provided or last 4 digits of phone number for dial-in attendees. Please clearly state your full name for the record at the start of your public comment.
  • 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
Nicolas Haddad, Vice Chair
Charlie Bronitsky, Commissioner
Robert Pedro, 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.
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
5
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
6
NEW PUBLIC HEARING
6.1.
A USE PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST FOR THE VACANT PARKING LOT BEHIND 384 FOSTER CITY BLVD TO ALLOW 1) OVERFLOW EMPLOYEE PARKING FOR A NEARBY BUSINESS(ES) AND/OR 2) OVERNIGHT BUS/SHUTTLE PARKING FOR A SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR BUSINESS(ES) WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF THE CITY’S BOUNDARY AND FINDING THE PROPOSAL EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15301 -UP2023-0094

1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Report
3. Public Testomony
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Adopt Resolution No. P- – 24 Approving UP2023-0094

Project Planner: Kevin McGill, Assistant Planner, 650-286-3238 or [email protected]
6.2.
TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTANCE OF THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT  AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2023 AND FINDING THE REPORT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15061(B)(3)

1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Report
3. Public Testomony
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Adopt Resolution No. P- – 24  Recommending City Council Acceptance of the General Plan Annual Report for 2023

Project Planner: Helen Gannon, Associate Planner, 650-286-3245 or [email protected]
 
7
OLD BUSINESS
8
NEW BUSINESS
9
STUDY SESSION
9.1.
PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LAND USE LAW (2024)

1. Open Public Hearing 
2. Staff Report
3. Discussion

Planner:  Sofia Mangalam, Community Development Director, 650-286-3239 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:
https://www.fostercity.org/community/page/fctv-live-stream

Direct Link to YouTube Stream

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

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ON-DEMAND AVAILABLE AT:
https://www.fostercity.org/agendasandminutes