NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Menlo Park will hold a public hearing to review and consider an appeal of the Planning Commission May 4, 2026, approval of the following item:
Use Permit and Variances/Mohammad Kasirossafar/APN 062-215-080 (305 Haight St.):
Request for a use permit to determine the floor area limit (FAL) on a lot that is less than 5,000 square feet in area, and to construct a new two-story, single-family residence on a vacant substandard lot with regard to minimum lot width, depth, and area in the R-1-U (Single Family Urban Residential) zoning district. The proposal also includes variance requests to reduce the interior side setback to three feet where five feet is required, reduce the corner side setback to six feet where 12 feet is required, reduce the rear setback to 13 feet where 20 feet is required, reduce the number of required off-street parking spaces to one compliant space where two compliant spaces are required, increase the maximum building coverage from 722 square feet to 729.4 square feet, and increase the height of the daylight plane to 23 feet, 11 inches where 19 feet, six inches is required.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said City Council of the City of Menlo Park will hold this public hearing Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 6 p.m. or as near as possible thereafter, by hybrid meeting, virtually and in the Menlo Park City Council Chambers located at 751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, California, at which time and place interested persons may appear and be heard thereon. Written correspondence is typically considered a public record and may be attached to staff reports, which are posted on the City’s website.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the project file may be viewed by the public on weekdays between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, with alternate Fridays closed, at the community development department, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, California.
Please contact Associate Matt Pruter if you have any questions or comments.
Si usted necesita más información sobre este proyecto, por favor llame al 650-330-6702, y pregunte por un asistente que hable español.
Visit the City’s website at menlopark.gov/agendas for the City Council meeting agenda and links to the public meeting staff report.