Commission punts downtown plan to council

Posted by Henry Riggs
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Aug 23, 2011 at 9:55 pm
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Sandy, one correction: the commission did not lower the height of the station area buildings, it lowered the height of the front facade, behind which higher stories may rise, set back from immediate view.
The commission could have discussed the finer details of the plan for hours more, having logged nearly 20 hours in the last six weeks, but thankfully Chair Bressler called for a final vote. This was not a "punt" but was the formal recommendation of approval with the commissions recommended modifications to each quadrant of the specific plan, reflecting several years (yes, years) of public testimony and commission discussion.
The rezoning of our downtown and El Camino has been a city-wide effort - four years total - including very diverse voices and workshops to distill a consensus direction in a town where unanimity is not probable. Now its time to act on all this effort - council's role - and get investment flowing in our downtown within the new guidelines.

Posted by Henry Riggs
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Aug 24, 2011 at 1:49 pm

City staff has just posted a correction to the Planning Commission Recommendations that is not reflected in the Almanac's link above. See:

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