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December 31, 2023, 07:00 PM
The Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on these items in a hybrid format via Zoom and at the City Council Chambers located at 751 Laurel St., on June 6, 2023, beginning at 7 p.m. or as near as possible thereafter, at which time and place interested persons may appear and be heard thereon. The Zoom link will be available with publication of the Planning Commission agenda, on the city website at menlopark.gov/agendas, not less than 72 hours in advance of the meeting. If you challenge these items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Menlo Park at, or before, the public hearing. Written correspondence is typically considered a public record and may be attached to staff reports, which are posted on the city website.
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Public Hearing items
Use Permit and Variance/Thomas James Homes/69 Cornell Road:
Request for a use permit to demolish an existing one-story residence, and construct a new two-story residence on a substandard lot with regard to minimum lot width, depth, and area in the R-1-U (Single Family Urban Residential) zoning district. The lot is less than 5,000 square feet in area, and a use permit is required to establish the maximum floor area limit. The project includes renovations to an existing nonconforming detached garage that would exceed 50 percent of the replacement value in a 12-month period which requires use permit approval. The project includes a variance to reduce the front setback to 10 feet, where 20 feet is required. Continued from the meeting of January 9, 2023.
Use Permit/Eilien Choo/APN 063-452-390:
Request for a use permit to excavate within the required front setback for a mechanical automobile turntable on a standard lot in the R-1-U (single family urban) zoning district. The project also includes a new two-story home and detached ADU, which are permitted uses, and not subject to discretionary review.
Architectural Control/Jackson Derler/2700 Sand Hill Road:
Request for architectural control for modifications to an existing office campus including exterior and interior modifications to the existing fitness center; hardscaping and landscaping modifications throughout the site, including the addition of two outdoor shade structures; and conversion of existing parking spaces to landscape reserve in the C-1-C (Administrative, Professional, and Research District, Restrictive) zoning district.
Public Meeting item
Artwork Location Review/BenMcGhee/2 Meta Way:
Request for review of the location and size of the façade-mounted artwork associated with the citizenM hotel located on the Meta West Campus in the O (Office) zoning district. Per condition 15.2.1 of the conditional development permit for the site, Planning Commission review is required for the size, location, lighting, and other design specifications for the artwork. The selection of the artist and future artwork are not subject to Planning Commission review. The artwork would be located on the northwest elevation of the building, facing Chilco Street, and adjacent to the exterior red staircase.