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File #: 25-393    Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Public Hearing
File created: 4/14/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/13/2025 Final action:
Title: Report regarding consideration of a Planning Commission recommendation of a Zoning Map Amendment, Planned Development, Tentative Parcel Map, Design Review, and Transportation Demand Management Program to construct 70 single-family townhouse units located at 500 Railroad Avenue in the T4 Lindenville (T4L) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) and finding the project is consistent with the certified General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183. (Victoria Kim, Associate Planner)
Attachments: 1. Att 1_DRB Comment Letter, 2. Att 2_PC Draft Minutes, 3. Att 3a_PC CEQA Resolution 5-2025, 4. Att 3b_PC Entitlements Reso 6-2025, 5. Att 4_Planning Commission Public Comments, 6. Att 5_City Council Public Comments, 7. Att 6_Staff Presentation, 8. Att 7_Applicant Presentation
Related files: 25-628, 25-632, 25-631
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Report regarding consideration of a Planning Commission recommendation of a Zoning Map Amendment, Planned Development, Tentative Parcel Map, Design Review, and Transportation Demand Management Program to construct 70 single-family townhouse units located at 500 Railroad Avenue in the T4 Lindenville (T4L) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) and finding the project is consistent with the certified General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183. (Victoria Kim, Associate Planner)

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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and take the following actions:

1. Adopt a resolution making findings that the CEQA Compliance Checklist (EIR24-0002) is consistent with the certified 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, and the project does not require further environmental analysis pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183;

2. Waive reading and introduce an Ordinance amending the South San Francisco Zoning Map (RZ25-0002) to rezone two vacant parcels as a Planned Development (PUD24-0001); and,

3. Adopt a resolution making findings and approving a Planning Project (P23-0061) including Planned Development (PUD24-0001), Tentative Parcel Map (PM25-0001), Design Review (DR24-0026) and Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM23-0007), subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.

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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Project Description
Newlife Investments, LLC (applicant) submitted an application proposing 70 single-family-attached townhouse units within a former railroad spur parcel at 500 Railroad Avenue (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 014-061-070 and 014-072-050). The Gateway (project name) would include 70 townhouse units split amongst five separate building masses along Railroad Avenue with a new 5-foot sidewalk on the northern property...

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