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Report regarding consideration of applications for a Precise Plan, Use Permit, Design Review, Transportation Demand Management Plan, and Environmental Impact Report to construct a seven-story 208,800 square feet office / R&D building at 751 Gateway Boulevard in the Gateway Specific Plan Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code. (Adena Friedman, Senior Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:
1. Adopt a resolution making findings and certifying Environmental Impact Report EIR19-0005, including adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Statement of Overriding Considerations; and,
2. Adopt a resolution making findings approving the entitlements for Planning Project P18-0064, including Precise Plan PP20-0004, Use Permit UP19-0013, Design Review DR19-0035, and Transportation Demand Management Program TDM19-0006, based on the attached draft findings and subject to the attached draft Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Site Overview
The 751 Gateway Boulevard site is approximately 7.4 acres, located within the Gateway Campus of the East of 101 area of the City. The project site consists of two parcels (Assessor's Parcel Numbers (APNs) 015-024-290 and 015-024-360). The project site currently contains a six-story, approximately 176,200 sq. ft. office building at 701 Gateway Boulevard, and a surface parking lot containing 558 spaces. The current floor area ratio (FAR) on the site is .55, while the permitted maximum FAR is 1.25, leaving the remaining FAR available for additional development.
In addition to the existing office building at 701 Gateway Boulevard, the project site is surrounded by nearby Gateway Campus buildings at 801, 901, and 951 Gateway Boulevard. The Gateway of Pacific project is currently under construction across from the project site, on the eastern si...
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