City of Mountain View

Agenda

Administrative Zoning Hearing

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

4:00 PM

Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain

View, CA 94041

This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the

Zoning Administrator virtually may join the meeting at:

https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85261011237, or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar

ID: 852 6101 1237.

When the Zoning Administrator announces the item on which you wish to speak, click on the

“raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Zoning Administrator calls your

name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute

yourself.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Zoning Administrator on any matter

not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Zoning Administrator from

acting on non-agenda items.

3. CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE.

4. PUBLIC HEARING

4.1

2110 Old Middlefield Way, Amin Salkhi, PL-2020-165; APN:147-07-048

Recommendation:

Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Development Review Permit to construct a

new gas station with three (3) dual fueling pumps (providing six total fueling stations), a

drive-through car wash, and a 531 square foot convenience store on a vacant 0.32-acre

project site; and a determination that the project has prepared an Initial

Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines. This project is

located on the northwest corner of Old Middlefield Way and North Rengstorff Avenue

in the CS (Commercial-Service) district.

Project Manager: Phillip Brennan

Attachments:

Staff Memo

Draft Findings Report

Plan Set

Initial Study/Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration

4.2

Recommendation:

Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow outdoor merchandise use and activities

for vehicle storage for Mountain View BMW, a Development Review Permit for site

modifications, including demolition of a 8,924 square foot vacant retail building and

construction of a new parking lot and landscaping, and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit

to remove three Heritage trees on an 1.9-acre project site; and a determination that the

project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15332 "In-Fill Development Projects"

of the CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the east side of Yuba Drive between

Centre Street and El Camino Real in the CS (Commercial-Service) district.

Project Planner: Hang Zhou

Attachments:

Staff Memo

Draft Findings Report

Plan Set

Business Description Letter

4.3

411 Clyde Avenue, Yuval Bachar of Edgecloudlink, PL-2023-173; APN: 160-57-014

Recommendation:

Request for a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove one (1) Heritage Tree on a

0.86-acre site; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to

Section 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines (“Minor Alterations to Land”). This project is

located east of Clyde Avenue close to the intersection of Clyde Avenue and Maude

Avenue in P(41) East Whisman Precise Plan.

Project Planner: Phillip Brennan

Attachments:

Staff Memo

Draft Findings Report

Plan Set

Arborist Report

5. ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:

Administrative Zoning Hearings are held regularly on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. and may be held jointly

with the Subdivision Committee.

The agenda and staff reports may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.

Questions or comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Zoning Administrator or the Project Planner listed on the agenda for

the item at (650) 903-6306 or planning.division@mountainview.gov.

The Zoning Administrator may take action on any matter noticed herein. The Zoning Administrator's consideration of and action on the

matters noticed herein are not limited by the recommendations indicated on the agenda.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning

Secretary at (650) 903-6306. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure

accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))

ADDRESSING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:

Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Zoning Administrator.

Anyone wishing to address the Zoning Administrator or Subdivision Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the Oral

Communications portion of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. If there

appears to be a large number of speakers, the Zoning Administrator may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes

a translator.

ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING HEARING REVIEW PROCESS

The Zoning Administrator is the approval body for all applications requiring a Conditional Use Permit, Variance, Planned Unit Development,

Development Review Permit, or Planned Community Permit and can provide a recommended action on permits that require City Council

approval.

The Subdivision Committee is the approval body for all applications requiring a new or modified subdivision map, including lot line

adjustments, parcel maps, and tentative maps, and can provide a recommendation action on subdivision maps that require City Council

approval.

At the hearing, the applicant/agent will be asked to make a brief presentation on the proposal. Comments from the public shall be heard

after the Zoning Administrator has opened the public hearing and prior to the Zoning Administrator taking action or making a

recommendation.

The Zoning Administrator can take the following actions on projects being heard:

• Conditionally approve the project.

• Continue the project indefinitely and will be re-noticed.

• Continue the project to a specific date.

• Take the project under advisement - pending additional information for staff’s review.

• Deny the project.

The decisions of the Zoning Administrator are final unless appealed to the City Council by filing an appeal with the City Clerk within 10

calendar days of the date of findings. No building permits shall be issued during this 10-day period.