CITY COUNCIL
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR
Lead Department: Planning and Development Services
Meeting Date: April 20, 2026
Report #: 2604-6210
TITLE
4075 El Camino Way [23PLN-00202]: Recommendation to Decline Adoption on Second Reading of an Ordinance Adopting an Amendment to a Planned Community Ordinance (PC-5116) to Allow for Modifications to an Existing 121-Unit Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility. First Reading Adoption was on March 16, 2026. CEQA Status: Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Modifications to Existing Facilities).
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Decline to adopt the second reading ordinance allowing the application to be withdrawn as requested by the applicant.
BACKGROUND
On March 16, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing and, after reducing the number of new units on the site from eleven to seven, approved the project and planned community ordinance on a 7-0 vote.
On March 30, 2026, Planning and Development Services received written notice from the applicant's representative withdrawing the subject application. In light of the Council’s action reducing the scope of the project to seven units, the applicant is no longer interested in moving forward. In light of this request to withdraw the application, staff recommends that the City Council decline to adopt the attached ordinance on second reading.
As an alternative to the staff recommendation, three councilmembers may pull this item from the consent calendar to schedule a hearing. An agendized hearing would afford the City Council an opportunity to reconsider its prior action.
Attached to this report is the draft planned community ordinance reflecting the City Council action from March 16, 2026. A link to the prior report and background information is available online.1
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Draft Planned Community Ordinance
Attachment B: Applicant Representative’s Withdrawal Letter APPROVED BY:
Jonathan Lait, Planning and Development Services Director 1 March 16, 2026, City Council staff report agenda item 13 is available online at:
https://recordsportal.paloalto.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=86819&dbid=0&repo=PaloAlto