Meeting


CITY OF SAN CARLOS
PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Regular Meeting

May 05, 2025  7:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall 
600 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070 
www.cityofsancarlos.org
 

AGENDA
 

This meeting will be conducted both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom. Members of the public will have the option to observe the meeting and address the Planning and Transportation Commission as outlined below.
In-Person Participation:
  • Location. City Hall – 600 Elm Street, Council Chambers.
    Masks are no longer required, but are still recommended by the California Department of Health. To maintain public health and safety, please do not attend in person if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, runny nose, and/or sore throat).
     
  • Provide Public Comment. To address the Commission on any item on the posted agenda, fill out a Request to Speak Form located in the back of the Council Chambers and submit it to staff; or, you may raise your hand when the Chair calls for public comments.

Remote Participation:
  • Observe via: 
    -    Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88635467439; or call 1-669-900-9128 and enter the Meeting ID #: 886 3546 7439
    -    Meeting Webportal.  www.cityofsancarlos.org/agenda  
    -    Local TV. Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Uverse Channel 99
  • Provide Public Comment. If you plan to make a public comment on any item on the posted agenda, please observe the meeting via Zoom (see above access information), and during the public comment period for the agenda item you wish to address, use the “raise hand” feature. If joining Zoom by phone, press *9 to “raise hand”.
Planning and Transportation Commissioners may participate in this meeting remotely as authorized by Assembly Bill 2449.
CHAIR: Kristen Clements 
   
COMMISSIONERS: Twisha Anand, Summer Bundy, Janet Castaneda, Ellen Garvey 
   
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
 
ASSEMBLY BILL 2449 TELECONFERENCE REQUESTS
 
3.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.
ROLL CALL
5.
PUBLIC COMMENT
 
Public Comment is limited to items not on the agenda. The Commission may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed as allowed by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54954.2). However, the Commission's general policy is to refer items to staff for attention, or have a matter placed on a future Commission agenda for a more comprehensive action or report.
6.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.
Approval of the April 7, 2025 Planning and Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes.
7.

PUBLIC HEARING

Procedure for Public Hearing:
Staff will present a report on the history, physical features, etc., on the application followed with the staff's recommendations. If applicable, the applicant may make a presentation. Thereafter, interested members of the community may speak on the proposal.  When all interested parties have had an opportunity to be heard, the hearing will be closed, and no further discussion from the floor can be held. The Commission will then consider the evidence and make its recommendation. If you challenge a public hearing item in Court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, the public notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the public hearing. Speakers should fill out a speakers form, found by the door, and hand it to the recording secretary prior to addressing the Commission. The speaker should come up to the microphone to speak since the meeting is being recorded. This will assist staff in preparing the minutes.

a.
Adopt a Resolution recommending the City Council to amend Title 18 of the San Carlos Municipal Code to adopt the Multi-family (RM) and Mixed-use (MU) Objective Design Standards (ODS) and provide staff with feedback on approaches to encourage retail and commercial use along El Camino Real and South of Laurel Street outside the boundary of the Downtown Area Specific Plan.
b.
Public Hearing on the Proposed General Plan Amendments and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Consideration of Making a Recommendation to the City Council to Certify the EIR and Adopt the 2045 General Plan Reset Project.
8.
REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND GENERAL INFORMATION
a.
Report on Recent City Council Actions
b.
Planning and Transportation Commission comments or reports
c.
Correspondence
d.
Planning Staff comments, reports, and updates on current projects
9.
ADJOURNMENT

 
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning and Transportation Commission Members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection upon request.

In  compliance  with  the  Americans  with  Disabilities  Act  and  Title  VI, and as outlined in the City’s Reasonable Accommodations Policy, if  you  need  special  assistance  or translation services to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 802-4222 or via email at [email protected]. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.