Zoning Meeting Jan 29, 2026: Approval of Provisional Use Permit for STEAMoji
Administrative Zoning Meeting – January 29, 2026
Note: The raw transcript states the meeting occurred on January 28, 2026, but the provided meeting date is January 29, 2026. This summary uses the official date per instructions.
The zoning administrator, Jordan Broder, called the hybrid public hearing to order at 4:02 PM. The sole agenda item was a request for a provisional use permit to allow a specialized tutoring school, STEAMoji, in a tenant space at 565 San Antonio Road. Staff recommended approval, no public comments were received, and the permit was granted.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public spoke during the oral communications period (items not on the agenda) or during the public hearing for the agenda item. No written comments were received.
Discussion Items
- Staff Presentation (Tristan White, Project Planner): The project is located on a 5.51-acre site within the P40 San Antonio Precise Plan. The tenant space is 1,482 square feet. STEAMoji proposes a tutoring school for students to develop STEM skills via tablets and hands‑on projects. At capacity, 24 students and 4 employees would be on site, with staggered 30‑minute booking intervals to avoid congestion. The floor plan includes a reception area, main education space, and storage. Staff concluded the use is categorically exempt from CEQA (Section 15301 – existing facilities) and recommended approval based on findings and conditions.
- Applicant (Michelle Leszczynski, on behalf of STEAMoji): Expressed satisfaction with the staff presentation and stated the school would be an asset to the neighborhood, offering excitement for children through 3D modeling and hands‑on building.
- Zoning Administrator: No further questions. The public hearing was opened and closed with no comments.
Key Outcomes
- The zoning administrator approved item 3.1, granting the provisional use permit for STEAMoji, based on the findings and conditions posted online.
- The decision is appealable to the city council within 10 calendar days.
- The meeting adjourned at 4:10 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, well good afternoon and welcome to the administrative zoning meeting of January 28th, 2026. My name is Jordan Broder. And I am presiding over the hearing today as the zoning administrator. And I would like to call the meeting to order at 4.02 p.m. So today's hearing will operate in a hybrid format. Staff, the applicants, and some committee members are in person. However, we will ask if committee members joining us virtually. Thank you. I left, so it's not me. I'll try. Okay. All right. So today's hearing will operate in a hybrid format. Staff, the applicants, and so community members are in person. However, we will also ask if community members joining us virtually want to speak on an item at certain points of the meeting. When those opportunities arise, typically during the public comment period of each agenda item, Members of the public wishing to comment today may do so by clicking the raise hand feature on Zoom when I announce the item on which you may wish to speak on. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak. All speakers, virtually or in person, will have two to three minutes to provide comments with the timing dependent on the total number of speakers for each item. If you are in person and wish to comment on either of the items, please also fill out a yellow speaker card for us so we are able to accurately spell your name for the meeting minutes. The next portion of the meeting is oral communications from the public. This is a time set aside for persons wishing to address the zoning administrator on any matter not on the agenda. Speaker 2, 3 minutes and state law prohibits any action on any items which are not on the agenda. Is there anyone who would like to speak on any items that are not on the agenda? And seeing no other members of the public other than the applicant here, we'll now ask to see if there's anyone, any members of the public online on Zoom that would like to speak? None. Okay, thank you. So I will now move on to item number three, which is the zoning administrator public hearing. And item 3.1 is 565 San Antonio Road with a request for a provisional use permit to allow a school, which is special education and specialized education and training for a tutoring school called Steam Moji at an existing tenant space in a mixed use commercial center, which is the village at San Antonio Center on a 5.51 acre site. and a recommended determination that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to section 15301, which is existing facilities of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. Tristan White is a project planner. And Tristan, do you have a staff presentation? I do. Can you share or allow me to share the screen? Yes. You need to click the share button we will allow you to. I don't have it as an option, I believe. Is that the green button? I don't. I have to try that. No, he doesn't have the, he doesn't give me the option. Let's see. I'm just not giving you the option here for him. Should I just go ahead without the presentation? Yeah, if you want to give a verbal. Okay. Just go ahead. Good afternoon.
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