Title
500 and 550 Ellis Street Hotel and Office Project
Recommendation
The Environmental Planning Commission recommends the City Council:
1. Adopt the Initial Study of Environmental Significance for the 500 and 550 Ellis Street Hotel and Office Project and determine that the project is consistent with the East Whisman Precise Plan Final Environmental Impact Report and Mountain View 2030 General Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program Final Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving a Planned Community Permit and Development Review Permit to Construct a New Six-Story, 168,647 Square Foot, 201 Room Hotel with a Four-Level Parking Garage, and a Two-Story, 37,611 Square Foot Office Building, Replacing Two Commercial Office Buildings; a Provisional Use Permit for a Parking Reduction to Allow 192 Spaces in Lieu of 209 Spaces Required for the Hotel; and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Remove 15 Heritage Trees; all on a 2.16-acre Site Located at 500 and 550 Ellis Street, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Exhibit 2 to the EPC Staff Report).