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File #: 23-738    Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Public Hearing
File created: 8/22/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 10/19/2023 Final action:
Title: Report regarding applications for Design Review and a Transportation Demand Management Plan for a new 8-story office / R&D building with detached parking garage at 573 Forbes Boulevard in the Business Technology Park - High (BTP-H) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC), and determination that the project is consistent with the 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15183 and related CEQA requirements. (Stephanie Skangos, Associate Planner)
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 - 573 Forbes Boulevard Project Description & Data, 2. Attachment 2 - Design Review Board (DRB) Comment Letter, dated June 20, 2023
Related files: 23-740, 23-739
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Report regarding applications for Design Review and a Transportation Demand Management Plan for a new 8-story office / R&D building with detached parking garage at 573 Forbes Boulevard in the Business Technology Park - High (BTP-H) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC), and determination that the project is consistent with the 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15183 and related CEQA requirements. (Stephanie Skangos, Associate Planner)

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MOTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

(1) Move to adopt the Resolution making a CEQA determination; and

(2) Move to adopt the Resolution approving Planning entitlements.

RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:

1. Adopt a Resolution making findings and a determination that the Project is consistent with the scope of environmental analysis in the previously certified 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15183 and no further environmental review would be required; and,

2. Adopt a Resolution making findings and approving the entitlements for Planning Project P23-0050, including Design Review DR23-0013 and Preliminary Transportation Demand Management Program TDM23-0005, subject to the draft Conditions of Approval.

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PROJECT OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
Site Overview
The 573 Forbes Boulevard project site is comprised of one 2.83-acre parcel located on the north side of Forbes Boulevard, west of Gull Drive, and currently occupied with a 33,250 square foot, single-story tilt-up warehouse. The western portion of the site narrows into a panhandle and slopes upward. The project site is flanked by a UPS parking lot to the east, Genentech bus parking lot to the w...

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