City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Administrative Zoning Hearing  
Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain View,  
CA 94041  
Wednesday, July 24, 2024  
4:00 PM  
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1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL  
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not  
on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this section. If  
there appears to be a large number of speakers, speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5  
minutes. State law prohibits the Commission from acting on nonagenda items.  
4. CONSENT CALENDAR  
These items will be approved by one approval action unless any member of the public wishes to remove  
an item for discussion.  
880 Tulane Court, Elizabeth Smith, PL-2024-024; APN: 189-05-120  
4.1  
Recommendation:  
Request for a Development Review Permit to construct a 21 square foot addition to  
an existing single-family residence with non-conforming parking on a 0.18-acre site;  
and find that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the  
CEQA Guidelines ("Existing Facilities"). This project is located on the southwest side of  
the Tulane Ct street terminus in the R1 (Single Family Residential) zone.  
Project Manager: Shane Fields  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Draft Findings Report  
Plan Set  
730 Central Avenue, Zachary Trailer of MCZ Central LLC, PL-2024-088; APN: 158-45-001  
4.2  
Recommendation:  
Request for a Permit Extension for PL-2021-007 for a Conditional Use Permit for a  
multi-family residential use; Development Review Permit for construction of a new  
4-story, 21-unit apartment building, replacing an existing commercial building, with a  
State Density Bonus with development waivers on a 0.24-acre project site; and find  
that the project has prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration per the  
CEQA Guidelines. This project is located on the north side of Central Avenue between  
Moffett Boulevard and Horizon Avenue in the CRA (Commercial/Residential-Arterial)  
district.  
Project Manager: Margaret Netto  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Draft Findings Report  
Plan Set  
2224 Old Middlefield Way, Yanyan Zhang for InoBotics, LLC, PL-2023-200; APN: 147-07-079  
4.3  
Recommendation:  
Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a specialized education and training  
use, a K-12 tutoring center for InoBotics, LLC, in an existing multi-tenant commercial  
building; and find that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301  
of the CEQA Guidelines ("Existing Facilities"). This project is located on the north side  
of Old Middlefield Way between North Rengstorff Avenue and Independence Avenue  
in the CS (Commercial Services) district.  
Project Manager: Hang Zhou  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Draft Findings Report  
Project Plan_(secured)  
Business Description Letter  
5. JOINT SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE ZONING HEARING  
555 W. Middlefield Road, Joe Kirchofer for AvalonBay Communities, Inc., PL-2024-052 and  
PL-2024-053; APN: 158-49-001  
5.1  
Recommendation:  
Request for a two-year permit extension Permit Extension for a previously-approved  
General Plan Map and Text Amendment from Medium-Density Residential to  
High-Low Density Residential, a Planned Community Permit and a Development  
Review Permit to allow a 323-unit addition to an existing 402-unit residential  
apartment development with three new subterranean garages, a new amenity  
building/leasing office, and a future 1.34-acre public park (land dedicated to the City),  
and a Heritage Tree Removal Permit to remove 51 Heritage Trees and relocate 39  
existing trees on a 14.5-acre project site; a Vesting Tentative Map to create 3 lots with  
up to one of the lots containing 111 condominium units; and a determination that  
the project has an existing adopted Environmental Impact Report prepared pursuant  
to the CEQA Guidelines. The project is located on the south side of West Middlefield  
Road between Moffett Boulevard and Highway 85 in the P (Planned Community)  
district.  
Project Manager: Diana Pancholi  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Draft Findings Report  
Draft Subdivision Findings Report  
Plan Set  
Vesting Tentative Map  
6. ADJOURNMENT OF THE JOINT SUBDIVISION ZONING HEARING  
7. PUBLIC HEARING  
2378 Old Middlefield Way, Atam Sandhu, PL-2023-113, APN: 147-07-054  
7.1  
Recommendation:  
Request for a Development Review Permit to construct a new carwash facility,  
including a 1,960-square-foot carwash building, seven vacuum stations, a trash  
enclosure, and new landscaping, replacing an existing self-serve carwash on a  
0.37-acre site; and find that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to Section  
15303 of the CEQA Guidelines ("New Construction or Conversion of Small  
Structures"). This project is located on the northwest corner of Old Middlefield Way  
and Independence Avenue in the CS (Commercial-Service) district.  
Project Manager: Hang Zhou  
Attachments:  
Staff Memo  
Draft Findings Report  
Business Description Letter  
Plan Set  
8. 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.