Project Description

The applicant, Summerhill Homes, proposes to construct 33 new residential units at 75 Willow Road. The proposal includes the demolition of an existing office building totaling approximately 40,000 square feet.

The project requires the following applications:

1. General Plan Amendment: Change from Professional and Administrative Offices land use designation to Medium Density Residential land use designation;
2. Rezoning: Change from C-1 (Administrative and Professional District, Restrictive) to R-3-X (Apartment - Conditional Development District);
3. Conditional Development Permit: Establish specific development regulations and review architectural designs;
4. Tentative Subdivision Map: Create 33 lots and associated common areas;
5. Heritage Tree Permit: Remove/relocate heritage trees and plant new trees; and
6. Environmental Review of the proposed project.
   

Required Review

The proposed project will require review by the Housing Commission, Environmental Quality Commission, and the Planning Commission, and review and approval by the City Council.

Environmental Review

The proposed project requires environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared and circulated for comments. The Response to Comments (Final EIR) will be available for review as of 3 p.m. on October 6, 2006.

Current Status

Throughout the process, there will be multiple opportunities for public input:

• Draft EIR comment review period: July 17 - August 31, 2006
• Planning Commission public hearing to receive comments on the Draft EIR and requested applications: July 31, 2006
• Final EIR (Response to Comments) comment review period: October 10 - October 23, 2006
• Planning Commission public hearing to make recommendation on the Final EIR and requested applications:  October 23, 2006
• City Council public hearing to take action on the Final EIR and requested applications:  November 14, 2006 - Tentative

Contact Person

Project Planner: Deanna Chow, Senior Planner
E-mail: dmchow@menlopark.org
Phone: (650) 330-6733

Staff Reports and Related Documents

• Staff Report - City Council - July 17, 2007
• Public Hearing Notices - June 18 and July 17, 2007
• Staff Report - City Council - March 20, 2007
• Staff Report - City Council - Nov 28, 2006
• Staff Report - City Council - Nov 14, 2006 - hard copies avail. at PD lobby
• Staff Report - Planning Commission - Nov 13, 2006 - hard copies avail. at PD lobby
• Public Hearing notices - Nov 13, 2006 and Nov 14, 2006
• Staff Report - Planning Commission - Oct 23, 2006

• Initial Study - May 2006
• Study Meeting Staff Report - April 24, 2006
• Linfield Middlefield Willow Traffic Report
• Linfield Middlefield Willow Traffic Study meeting - March 14, 2006
• Study Meeting - Sept 12, 2005

Copies of the project application are available at the Community Development Department. To make other arrangements, please contact the project planner.