2.         AGENDA AMENDMENTS

This agenda category is limited to 15 minutes to be allocated as determined by the Planning Commission Chair.  If you wish to address the hearing body, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the Secretary.  If your subject is not on the agenda, the Planning Commission Chair will recognize you at this time.

4.         CONSENT CALENDAR

Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion on these items unless members of the Commission, staff or public request specific items to be removed for separate action.

 4A. Planning Commission Minutes of 6/18/13

5. STUDY SESSION –  Belmont Avenue – Construction of eight (8) Townhouse Condominiums on four (4) vacant lots. 

6.        PUBLIC HEARINGS:

6A.     PUBLIC HEARING – 2111 Coronet Boulevard

To Consider a Single Family Design Review  to construct a new 3,254 square foot single-family residence for the site (3,256 sq. ft. maximum building size permitted). (Appl. No. 2013-0005)
APN: 044-014-160; Zoned: R-1B – (Single Family Residential)
CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt, Section 15303, Class 3(a)
APPLICANT/OWNER: Igor Pyanin
PROJECT PLANNER:  Rob Gill (650) 598-4204

6B.     PUBLIC HEARING – 2800 Newlands Avenue

To Consider a Single Family Design Review to construct an addition increasing the existing 2,445 square foot Single Family residence to 2,825 square feet (2,842 sq. ft. maximum building size permitted for this site). The project would also include a front yard setback Variance to allow a residential driveway bridge and a covered entry porch.  (Appl. No. 2013-0018)
APN: 043-263-300; Zoned: R-1B – (Single Family Residential)
CEQA Status: Categorically Exempt, Section 15301, Class 1(e) 1
APPLICANT/OWNER: Frank Tawil
PROJECT PLANNER:  Rob Gill (650) 598-4204

6C.  PUBLIC HEARING – BELMONT VILLAGE ELEMENT – Continued Discussion from 5/21/13 P/C Meeting.

To consider Draft Belmont Village (BV) Amendments to update the City’s planning and regulatory documents for the Ralston Avenue/El Camino Real corridor, and Economic Development target sites. This effort aligns with a strategy to encourage financially feasible high-quality development (including mixed commercial/housing uses) that harmonizes with the Belmont’s small town feel, and facilitates new public gathering areas and shops/restaurants.  The first phase of the project entails review of the Belmont Village Element which provides the vision and goals, policies, and objectives for this key redevelopment area for the City.

A connected future effort will include review of the Belmont Village Zoning that is anticipated to clarify, streamline, and update land use regulations, development standards, and design guidelines for BV Plan Area. These development standards will augment existing regulations, and establish incentives to achieve the desired quality and character in development projects in order to that achieve the City’s goals for retail, restaurants, and downtown vitality.
Applicant: City of Belmont; (Application No. 2013-0037)

 7.         REPORTS, STUDIES AND UPDATES:

7A.      Caltrain Modernization Program/High Speed Rail
7B.      Ralston/US-101 Landscape Project

Liaison:                   Commissioner Herbach
Alternate Liaison:      Commissioner Hold

9.       ADJOURNMENT:

Adjournment To: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 7:00 PM for a Planning Commission Meeting at Belmont City Hall.