AGENDA

1. ROLL CALL
2. AGENDA STUDY SESSION
3. AGENDA AMENDMENTS
4. COMMUNITY FORUM (Public Comments)

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.

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

A. None

1. STUDY SESSION

A. To consider a request for an extention of a Floor Area Exception previously granted by The Planning Commission, for property located at 1608 Manzanita Ave. The request is being considered under Section 10.5 of the Belmont Zoning Ordinance for an approval which was granted October 5, 1999. (Appl. No. 99-1074)

APN: 044-342-240; Zoned R-1 B Single Family Residential Elizabeth Delfatti (Applicant)

1. PUBLIC HEARINGS

A. Public Hearing - 5 Phyllis Court

To consider a Single Family Design Review to remodel the existing one story single-family residential dwelling. The remodel consists of a 494 square foot ground floor addition and includes enlargement of the existing family room and kitchen and construction of a new bathroom and closet/storage area. The remodel will alter the design of the 2,161-sq.ft. home to result in a 2,655-sq.ft. home with three bedrooms, three baths, and an attached two-car garage. Existing landscape will remain and no trees will be removed. The maximum permitted floor area is 3,500 square feet. (Appl. No. 00-1078)

APN: 044-372-210; Zoned: R-1B (Single-Family Residential) CEQA Status: Exempt

Jeff & Deanna Bartee (Applicant/Owner)

B. Public Hearing -120 Sem Lane

To consider a Preliminary Design Review to construct a five-story, 58,375 square foot Extended Stay of America Efficiency Studios Hotel. The 108-room hotel development includes a lobby area, laundromat, mechanical rooms and on-grade parking within the ground floor and the efficiency studios within the four above grade floors. The project includes 108 parking spaces and landscaping within the site for the proposed hotel development. (Appl. No. 00-1097)

APN: 040-371-040; Zoned: M-1 (Limited Manufacturing) Freiheit & Ho Architects (Applicant)

Donald & Marilyn Scranton Trust (Owner)

C. Public Hearing -1040 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Immaculate Heart of Mary

The applicant is proposing a conceptual development plan for approximately 65,674 square feet of new construction including a multi-use building and an assisted living facility. The 10-acre campus currently contains approximately 37,081 square feet of building floor area which accommodates both academic and religious activities. The applicant is proposing to increase the building square footage on the site by 70,329 square feet for a total of 102,910 square feet of structure. Included in these figures is the demolition of the existing 4,500 square foot vacant parish hall building located on the corner of Ralston Avenue and Alameda De Las Pulgas.

APN:045-023-230,250 & 260; Zoned: PD (Planned Development) Rev. James MacDonald (Applicant)

Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco (Owner)

Planning Commission Regular Meeting January 2, 2001 Page 2

1. REPORTS, STUDIES, UPDATES, AND COMMENTS
2. PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2001

Liaison: Commissioner Matthewson

Alternate Liaison: Commissioner Petersen

1. ADJOURNMENT:

To Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. for a Regular Meeting at the Twin Pines Senior and Community Center.

Information on the applications to be considered at this meeting may be obtained from the City of Belmont Planning Division, 1070 Sixth Avenue, Suite 302, Belmont, CA 94002, 650/595-7416.