PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 2025
REGULAR MEETING OF THE FOSTER CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Council Chambers – 620 Foster City Boulevard – Foster City
R E V I S E D
M I N U T E S
November 20, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER
At 7:00 p.m. by Chair Pedro
All votes will be by roll call due to Commissioner Kenkre participating remotely from 5811 Foxglove Ln, Dallas, TX 75249 under the traditional Brown Act requirements for teleconferencing.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Haddad, Jagtiani, Kenkre, Stoveland and Chair Pedro
Staff Present: Sofia Mangalam , Community Development Director ; Leslie Carmichael, Consultant Planner; Denise Bazzano, Assistant City Attorney
3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
1. None
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. NOVEMBER 6, 2025 REGULAR MEETING AND STUDY SESSION MINUTES
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Stoveland, seconded by Commissioner Jagtiani to approve the Minutes of November 6, 2025, passed by roll call 5-0-0-0.
5. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
1. None
6. NEW PUBLIC HEARING
1. SINGLE- AND TWO -FAMILY OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IS A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE TO MODERNIZE THE CITY’S DESIGN
GUIDELINES, POLICIES, AND APPLICABLE ZONING CODE REGULATIONS INTO
ONE COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS.
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 2025
1. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND TITLE 17, “ZONING” OF THE FOSTER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 17.15 “SINGLE -FAMILY AND TWO -FAMILY OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS” AND FINDING THE
AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) PREPARED FOR THE FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE (SCH NUMBER 2022010509).
2. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND TITLE 17, “ZONING” OF THE FOSTER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE BY RESCINDING CHAPTERS 17.50 “ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND USES” AND 17.54 “YARDS”; AND AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.04 “DEFINITIONS”; 17.12 “R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT”; 17.14 “R -2 TWO -FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT”; 17.58 “ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL AND SUPERVISION”; AND 17.96 “MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED -USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS”; AND FINDING THE AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) PREPARED FOR THE
FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE (SCH NUMBER 2022010509).
3. A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RESCIND ARCHITECTURAL AND SOLAR GUIDELINES; AND
VARIOUS POLICIES PERTAINING TO REVIEW OF SINGLE -FAMILY HOMES, INCLUDING POLICY NO. 2001-113 - AWNINGS; POLICY NO. 1-2000 - EVALUATING ROOM ADDITIONS; POLICY NO. 2-2000 REROOFING POLICY; POLICY NO. 03-001 - COPPER GUTTERS, DOWNSPOUTS AND FLASHING POLICY; POLICY NO. 18 -10 WINDOW REPLACEMENT POLICY; POLICY NO. 01 -02 - BAY/BOW/GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE WINDOW POLICY; POLICY NO. 1-2000 - SOLAR IMPACTS; POLICY NO. 03 -002 – SECURITY GATES; AND POLICY NO. 2 -2000 – EXTERIOR COLOR CHANGE POLICY; AND FINDING THE REQUEST WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) PREPARED FOR THE FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE (SCH NUMBER 2022010509).
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Stoveland, seconded by Commissioner Haddad, to adopt Resolution No. P-14-25, recommending City Council to adopt a new Chapter 17.15 Single-Family and Two -Family Objective Design and Development Standards , passed by roll call 5-0-0-0;
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Haddad , seconded by Commissioner Jagtiani , to adopt Resolution No. P -15-25, recommending City Council to adopt an ordinance amending Title 17, Zoning, of the Foster City Municipal Code and revise references to C- U zoning district in the proposed section 17.58.020(B)(3) to C-O, C-A, passed by roll call 5-0-0-0;
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Stoveland, seconded by Commissioner Jagtiani, to adopt Resolution No. P-16-25, recommending City Council to rescind the Architectural and Solar Guidelines and various city-wide policies and preserve Policy No. 1 -2000 (Evaluating Room Additions for Waterfront Properties) and Policy No. 03 -002 (Security Gates) until the design standards for waterfront properties and fences are considered in 2026, passed by roll call 5-0-0-0.
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 2025
7. OLD BUSINESS
1. None
8. NEW BUSINESS
1. None
9. STUDY SESSION
1. None
10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REPORT
1. Community Development Director Mangalam wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
11. STATEMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
1. Commissioner Haddad thanked staff for the report and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
2. Commissioner Jagtiani wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. He noted that he may be traveling to India and therefore extended an early Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
3. Commissioner Kenkre thanked staff for the report and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
4. Commissioner Stoveland wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and thanked the team for their heavy lifting in getting the project to this point and for preparing it for the City Council vote.
5. Chair Pedro thanked staff for the report, he acknowledged that the topic has been discussed several times and expressed that it was a great process. He shared that BayREN hosted a forum regarding the decarbonization of residential housing and the newly adopted requirements concerning water heater replacements after 2027 and furnaces after 2029. He wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 7:29 p.m. to a Regular Meeting, December 4, 2025, Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Boulevard, Foster City, California.
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 2025
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Foster City at a Regular Meeting thereof held on December 4, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES, COMMISSIONERS: Haddad, Jagtiani, Kenkre, Stoveland and Chair Pedro
NOES, COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN, COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT, COMMISSIONERS:
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ROBERT PEDRO, CHAIR
ATTEST:
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SOFIA MANGALAM, SECRETARY
Robert A. Pedro (Dec 10, 2025 13:51:13 PST)
Robert A. Pedro