CITY OF SAN MATEO
CITY OF SAN MATEO
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Agenda Number: 24 Section Name: {{section.name}} Account Number: 10-1511 File ID: {{item.tracking_number}} TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: City Clerk's Office
MEETING DATE: July 15, 2024
SUBJECT:
1528 S. El Camino Real - Zoning Map Amendment – Ordinance Adoption RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt an Ordinance to approve a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a portion of the site at 1528 El Camino Real from R3 to C2-1/R4.
BACKGROUND:
On June 17, 2024, the City Council introduced an ordinance (Attachment 1) to approve a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a portion of the site at 1528 El Camino Real from R3 to C2-1/R4. If adopted, this ordinance will become effective 30 days after its adoption.
In 1998, the City Council approved a new four-story, 60,790 square-foot, mixed-use building with commercial and office uses, and ten (10) live-work units, at 1528 S. El Camino Real. The project included a parcel map to merge three parcels separately zoned as R-3 and C2-1/R4, which resulted in a parcel with split zoning. Condition No. 69 imposed restrictions on the live-work units that the live-work units “shall be considered a residential occupancy” and the residential portion shall be no less than 540 square feet or 25% of the unit floor area, whichever is larger. In addition, the project received height and intensity bonuses to exceed the maximum allowable height and floor area ratio (FAR) of the base zoning district, given the mixed-use project included a residential component and provided amenities beyond the city requirements.
The property owner reported that since the building has been occupied, these live-work units have been challenging to occupy for their intended use. In 2020, a code enforcement case documented that these live-work units did not include a residential component and were instead used solely as office spaces. To correct these on-site violations, the Applicant seeks to modify the building to convert the 10 live-work units to 10 residential units. No expansion is proposed. The zoning map amendment allows for reconfiguration of the building’s interior space.
The site is currently split-zoned, with the front portion along El Camino Real zoned C2-1/R4 (Regional/Community Commercial with Residential Overlay District - Mixed Use), and the rear portion along Jasmine Street zoned R3 (Multiple Family Dwellings-Medium Density). The existing building straddles both zoning designations; the use is office uses on the ground floor within the R3 zone. The zoning map amendment would redesignate the rear of the lot from R3 to C2-1/R4 to create one zoning designation for the whole site and allow for the entire mixed-use building to contain commercial, office, and residential uses.
BUDGET IMPACT:
There is no budgetary impact associated with this ordinance adoption
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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
This ordinance adoption is not a project subject to CEQA, because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
NOTICE PROVIDED
All meeting noticing requirements were met.
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 – Draft Ordinance for Zoning Map Amendment
Exhibit A – Zoning Map
STAFF CONTACT
Martin McTaggart, City Clerk
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(650) 522-7044