Environmental Planning Commission on 2026-04-15 7:00 PM - Apr 15, 2026
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Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission
3h 4m
3 speakers
6 agenda items
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What are the new public participation and hybrid meeting rules at the April 15, 2026 EPC meeting?
Welcome to the Environmental Planning Commission meeting of April 15, 2026. I will now call the meeting to order at 7 p.m. For those joining us in person, please note that due to our hybrid environment, audio and video presentations can no longer be shared from the lectern. Requests to show an audio or video presentation during a meeting should be directed to EPC at mountainview.gov by 4.30 p.m. on the meeting date. Additionally, due to our hybrid environment, we will no longer have speakers line up to speak on an item. Anyone wishing to address the EPC in person must complete a yellow speaker card. Please indicate the name you would like to be called by when it is your turn to speak and the item number on which you wish to speak.
Please complete one yellow speaker card for each item on which you wish to speak and turn them in to the EPC clerk as soon as possible, but no later than the call for public comment on the item you are speaking on. Instructions for addressing the commission virtually may be found on the posted agenda. Now I will ask the EPC clerk to proceed with the roll call. Commissioner Subramanian? Here. Commissioner Pham? Here. Commissioner Gutierrez? Here. Commissioner Dempsey? Commissioner Cranston? Here. Vice Chair Donahue? Here. Chair Nunes? Here. Six commissioners are present. Commissioner Dempsey is absent. Okay, thank you very much. I will now move us to item number three, minutes approval. Item 3.1, the Environmental Planning Commission meeting minutes of January 7th, 2026.
Is there any discussion from the EPC on the minutes? 3.1, no, seeing none, we'll move this to public comment. If anyone in attendance would like to provide comments to the minutes, Please fill out a yellow speaker card and provide it to the EPC clerk. If anyone on Zoom would like to provide comment on the minutes, please click the raise hand button on Zoom, in Zoom, or press star nine on your phone. Phone users can mute and unmute themselves at star six. Ms. Clerk, do we have anyone on the Zoom line or having submitted a yellow speaker card? No speakers on this item. Okay, then in that case, I'll go ahead and looks like Commissioner Gutierrez, do you have a comment or would you like to make a motion?
I'd like to make a motion, so moved.
Okay, we have a motion. Anyone would like to second the motion to approve the environmental planning commissionments of January 7th, 2026?
I'll second.
Okay, we have a second from Vice Chair Donahue. Ms. Clark, can we take this to vote?
The motion passes six, all in favor. Thank you. All right, we will now proceed to item number four, oral communications. This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the APC on any matter not in the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this section. State law prohibits the commission from acting on non-agenda items. If anyone in attendance would like to provide comments on non-agenda items, please fill out a yellow speaker card and provide it to the EPC clerk. If anyone on Zoom would like to provide a comment on non-agenda items, please click the raise hand button in Zoom or press star nine on your phone. Phone users can unmute and unmute themselves with star six.
Ms. Clerk, do we have any yellow speaker cards or raised hands in the queue on Zoom? No speakers for this item. Okay, sounds good, perfect. We will proceed then to our public hearing. Item 5.1, amendments to chapter 36, zoning of the city code to allow streamlined administrative approval for housing development projects utilizing Assembly Bill 130 and other minor updates. We'll first have a staff presentation, then questions by the EPC, followed by public comment. At the closure of public comment, the Commission will then deliberate and take action. So we'll begin with a staff presentation from our principal planner, Ms. Diana Pencioli, and planning manager, Mr. Eric Anderson, thank you. Good evening, Chair and members of the Commission.
My name is Diana Pancholi, Principal Planner with the City's Planning Division, and I'm joined here tonight by Planning Manager Eric Anderson.
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Agenda
6 items
1
What are the new public participation and hybrid meeting rules at the April 15, 2026 EPC meeting?
0:00–30:47
2
Why is the city proposing administrative approval under AB 130 instead of ministerial review?
30:47–1:33:26
3
Who decides which uses are exempt as 'patron-driven' and why?
1:33:26–1:39:26
4
How would a Property-Based Improvement District (PBID) change TMA fee assessments?
1:39:26–1:51:41
5
What are the proposed TDM reduction targets and are they achievable for residential vs. commercial projects?
1:51:41–2:09:55
6
What toolkit changes and policy feedback did commissioners request before adoption?
2:09:55–3:04:46
Speakers
3 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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