RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SAN MATEO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP AFFECTING TWO PARCELS ON SAND HILL ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED WEST MENLO PARK AREA

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, in 1986, the Board of Supervisors adopted the County General Plan which included the Land Use Designations: Medium-Low Density Residential” and “Office Commercial”; and

WHEREAS, an application has been submitted for approval of a commercial office building on two legal parcels (to be merged) totaling 20,562 sq. ft., located at 2126 and 2128 Sand Hill Road in the unincorporated Menlo Park area on lands which have been designated Medium-Low Density Residential in the County General Plan; and

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2009, the San Mateo County Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the project described above and, at the conclusion of this hearing, recommended among other things, that this Board adopt a resolution to change the subject parcel’s General Plan Land Use Designation from “Medium-Low Density Residential” to “Office Commercial”; and

WHEREAS, on October 6, 2009, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to consider said proposed amendment; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors finds that changing the General Plan Land Use Designation from Medium-Low Density Residential to Office Commercial for these lands is appropriate in order to facilitate a more efficient use of the site, in that the project complies with the locational criteria for Office Commercial, e.g., it is near existing office areas, along transportation corridors; near employment centers; where commercial and residential uses need to be buffered; and where there is convenient automobile, transit, pedestrian and/or bicycle access; and

WHEREAS, this Board further finds that the project site is adjacent to existing office uses to the north and across the street to the east, that Sand Hill Road is a major arterial road and a transportation corridor with pedestrian and bicycle access, that landscaping, project design and operational features will be used to provide buffers between commercial and residential uses and increase privacy, minimize visual impacts and reduce noise; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors finds that the project and proposed amendment complies with applicable General Plan Policies, including Soil Resources Policies 2.1-2.3; Visual Quality Policies 4.1(b), 4.4 and 4.35; Land Use Policy 7.15 for Urban Areas, and Policies 8.34-8.39 for Urban Development to ensure and promote good and responsible development.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors hereby amends the County General Plan Land Use Map as shown on the attached map labeled Exhibit A.

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