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Report regarding submission of the 2024 Genentech Annual Report for Planning Commission consideration. (Billy Gross, Principal Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review and accept the 2024 Genentech Annual Report pursuant to Chapter 20.260 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Genentech Master Plan, which was updated in 2020, guides development of the Genentech 207-acre campus through the next planning horizon (anticipated to be 20 years or more). South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) Section 20.260.006 (Genentech Master Plan District Administration) requires that the Planning Commission reviews development activity within the Genentech campus at least once a year, and requires that Genentech submits an annual report which contains the following components, as appropriate:
• Status of facility-wide improvements
• Progress in completing the required tasks and benchmarks described in the implementation plan and / or Development Agreement
• Anticipated new construction or renovation projects
• An update on transportation and parking needs
• An update on mobile vendor (employee amenity) activities on the Genentech campus
• An update of the facility-wide transportation demand management (TDM) program
• Projected changes in the facility usage and requirements
• Advance notice of any proposed changes to the facility-wide development standards or design guidelines
• Notice of any changes that have been made to the facility master plan since the most recent annual report.
Campus Development and Buildout
Genentech has submitted an Annual Report for 2024 (Attachment 1 to this staff report), for Planning Commission review and consideration. The Annual Report provides updates on all the required components. The Annual Report notes that in 2024 Genentech constructed one new 12,100 square-foot building, B38, which is their new Security building, and demolished a 15,400 square-foot building, B39, resulting in a minimal reduction of net square footage overall to the campus. Other development activity was limited to upgrades and maintenance of existing facilities.
Transportation Demand Management and Parking
Genentech continued to see improvements to its TDM program post-pandemic. The percentage of alternative transportation modes to the campus was just under 36 percent, a slight reduction from the 39 percent reported in 2023. It should be noted that if remote work or absence are also included as alternative modes, the overall mode split was 59 percent, in keeping with the 60 percent reported in 2023.
Genentech conducted traffic cordon counts and parking surveys in late October 2024. The cordon count indicates that Genentech is consistent with the required trip cap, which limits AM single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) peak hour trips to 5,216. The cordon count reported an average of 3,454 AM peak hour SOV trips, well below the trip cap limit. A parking inventory indicates that parking on the Genentech campus was at 61% occupancy, which is less than the 70% occupancy indicated in 2023.
CONCLUSION
Staff finds that the submitted report is consistent with the reporting requirements and recommends that the Planning Commission accept the 2024 Genentech Annual Report.
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1. 2024 Genentech Annual Report