The below item(s) will be heard by the Planning Commission under hearing procedures conforming to Government Code §54953(e). The agenda will be published a minimum of 72 hours before the Planning Commission meeting and will provide a more detailed description of hearing procedures.
Public Hearing Item
Use Permit/Lanting Su/1021 Menlo Oaks Dr.:
Request for a use permit to demolish an existing single-story, single-family residence to construct a new two-story, single-family residence on a substandard lot with regard to minimum lot width and minimum lot area in the R-1-U (Single Family Urban Residential) zoning district. The proposal also includes an attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which is a permitted use and not subject to discretionary review.
Use Permit, Architectural Control, BMR Housing In-Lieu Fee, and Environmental Review/O'Brien Drive Portfolio LLC/ /1300-1320 Willow Road, 975-995 and 1001-1015 O'Brien Drive.:
Request for architectural control, use permit, Below Market Rate (BMR) in-lieu fee, and environmental review to demolish three existing, one-story commercial buildings on three parcels and construct one new five-story building for research and development (R&D) and office uses, one new four-story building for R&D and office uses, and one new seven-story parking structure on three parcels located in the Life Science, Bonus (LS-B) zoning district. The proposed project would be constructed in two phases, with the five-story R&D/office building and a portion of the parking structure to be developed in the first phase and the four-story R&D/office building and the remainder of the parking structure in the second phase. The proposed total gross floor area of the project would be approximately 228,398 square feet of R&D/office space with a floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.24.
The proposal includes a request for an increase in height and FAR under the bonus level development allowance in exchange for community amenities. The applicant is proposing payment of a community amenities in-lieu payment. The project includes a request to use and store hazardous materials to allow two diesel generators to operate the facilities in the event of a power outage or emergency. The project includes a request to modify the design standards related to major building modulations to allow for the modulation to extend to the second floor (approximately 34 feet) instead of the base height (45 feet). The proposed project also includes a request to remove 9 heritage trees. The project would require a vesting tentative parcel map to merge and resubdivide the properties to accommodate the project, which would be reviewed and approved administratively following action on the project. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to CEQA was released on November 6, 2026. The Final EIR for the proposed project identifies significant and unavoidable environmental impacts to Greenhouse Gas Emissions due to the inclusion of natural gas infrastructure in the project. The Final EIR identifies potentially significant environmental impacts that can be mitigated to a less than significant level (LTS/M) in the following categories: Air Quality, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Noise, and Tribal Cultural Resources.
The Final EIR identifies less than significant (LTS) environmental impacts in the following categories: Population and Housing and Transportation. The City previously prepared an initial study for the proposed project that determined the following topic areas would have no impacts, less-than-significant impacts, or less than-significant impacts with mitigation measures (including applicable mitigation measures from the ConnectMenlo EIR): Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Energy, Geology and Soils, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Public Services, Recreation, Utilities and Service Systems, and Wildfire. The Draft EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review from April 1, 2026 through May 18, 2026 and the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Draft EIR at its meeting on May 4, 2026. The Final EIR includes responses to all substantive comments received on the Draft EIR. The project location does not contain a toxic site pursuant to Section 6596.2 of the Government Code.