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Record of Proceedings

South San Francisco Planning Commission Regular Meeting – October 15, 2026

Planning Commission — Thursday, October 15, 2026
BodySouth San Francisco, California
SessionPlanning Commission
DateThursday, October 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:15

All right, shall we get it started?

0:21

Right at the top of the hour.

0:23

All right.

0:26

Hey everybody, welcome to the Thursday October 15th, regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission.

0:33

This meeting is being held in person at the Library Parks and Rec Building Council Chambers.

0:38

To provide a comment during the meeting, please fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk.

0:42

You'll have three minutes to make your comments.

0:44

And please note that all commission time limits and rules of decorum will apply to public comments.

0:49

This meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission is hereby called to order.

0:53

Will you please stand and join the Pledge of Allegiance?

Speaker 2

1:14

Thank you.

1:15

Can we get a roll call, please?

1:17

Yes.

1:18

Commissioner Shahade.

1:20

Here.

1:21

Commissioner Funes.

1:23

Here.

1:24

Commissioner Evans.

Speaker 3

1:25

Here.

Speaker 2

1:26

Chairperson Palmacu.

1:27

Here.

1:28

Commissioner Zhang.

Speaker 3

1:29

Here.

Speaker 2

1:30

Vice Chair Baker and Commissioner Ferri are absent.

1:34

Thank you.

1:35

Do

Speaker 1

1:35

we have any changes to the agenda?

1:38

We do not.

1:40

Items or announcements from staff?

1:42

No items

Speaker 4

1:42

or announcements from staff.

Speaker 1

1:44

Okay.

1:45

Then does any member of the public wish to address the commission on an item that is not on the agenda tonight at this time?

1:52

If so, please fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk.

Speaker 2

1:56

We have no members of the public who would like to provide public comment.

Unassigned speaker

2:00

Okay.

Speaker 1

2:00

Thank you.

2:01

Hearing no speakers, we will move on to disclosure of ex parte communications.

2:06

If any commissioner has had any communication with applicants, uh did any site or project visits, had interactions with third parties, or has any conflicts regarding any items on the agenda, please disclose them at this time.

2:18

Uh or if you'd like to recuse yourself for an item, you can also do that at this

Unassigned speaker

2:22

time.

Speaker 1

2:24

And since we have none, we'll move on to the next item uh which is our consent calendar.

2:30

Can we have a listing of the consent calendar items, please?

Speaker 4

2:33

Yes, we have four items on the consent calendar.

2:35

Number one is consideration and approval of minutes from the September 3rd, 2026 Planning Commission meeting.

2:42

Number two is report regarding consideration of a master sign program for signage proposed for residential mixed use development at 1400 Huntington Avenue, formerly known as 410 Noorr Avenue in a Plan Development Zoning District in accordance with South San Francisco Municipal Code chapters and determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

3:06

Number three is a report regarding a master sign program amendment application to increase the size of one previously approved skyline sign, TS8 from 360 square feet to 700 square feet for the Genesis campus at 1 to 3 Tower Place in the Business Technology Park High Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and determination that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA per sequel guidelines section 15311 class 11.

3:39

Number four is report regarding a resolution making findings and a determining that the conveyance of a parcel of land near the corner of Westboro Boulevard and Camaritas Avenue not signed an assessor's parcel number from the county of San Mateo to the City of South San Francisco is in conformance with South San Francisco adopted general plan and in accordance with provisions of state planning law and 4A is the resolution.

Speaker 1

4:11

Thank you.

4:12

Very full consent calendar.

4:14

Does any commissioner wish to pull an item from consent?

Unassigned speaker

4:18

No.

Speaker 1

4:19

Does any member of the public wish to address the commission on an item on the consent calendar at this time?

4:24

Please fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk.

Speaker 2

4:27

We have no members of the public who would like to provide public comments.

Speaker 1

4:31

All right.

4:32

So with no speakers, uh, can I get a motion on consent calendar, please?

Speaker 5

4:36

I move to uh approve the consent calendar.

4:38

Second.

Unassigned speaker

4:39

Uh

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████████████38%
Accessory Dwelling Units████████████████16%
Environmental Protection████████████12%
Zoning████████████12%
Public Comment█████5%
Public Engagement█████5%
Affordable Housing████4%
Land Use Planning███3%
Legal Affairs██2%
Summary of Proceedings

South San Francisco Planning Commission Regular Meeting – October 15, 2026

The South San Francisco Planning Commission held a regular meeting on October 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Library Parks & Recreation Building Council Chambers. Chairperson Aysha Pamukcu presided. Commissioners present: Michele Evans, Sarah Funes, Sam Shihadeh, Alex Zhang; Vice Chair John Baker and Commissioner Norman Faria were absent. The meeting was called to order, roll call taken, and Pledge of Allegiance recited. No agenda changes, staff announcements, or public comments on non-agenda items were made. No ex-parte communications were disclosed.

Consent Calendar

The commission approved the consent calendar unanimously (5-0) with a single motion. The consent calendar included:

  • Approval of minutes from the September 3, 2026 Planning Commission meeting.
  • Master Sign Program for a residential mixed-use development at 1400 Huntington Avenue (formerly 410 Noor Avenue), with a categorical CEQA exemption.
  • Master Sign Program amendment to increase one previously approved skyline sign (TS8) from 360 to 700 square feet at the Genesis Campus (1-3 Tower Place), with a CEQA exemption.
  • Resolution regarding the conveyance of a county parcel (near Westborough Boulevard and Camaritas Avenue) to the City, finding it consistent with the General Plan.

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public provided comment on the consent calendar or on Agenda Item 5.

Discussion Items

  • Item 5: Zoning Text Amendment for Separate Sale of Accessory Dwelling Units (AB 1033). Staff presented the item and recommended that the commission continue it to a future date uncertain, stating that further consideration was needed. The commission unanimously approved a motion to continue the item.

Key Outcomes

  • The consent calendar was approved 5-0.
  • Item 5 was continued to a future date uncertain by a 5-0 vote.
  • The meeting adjourned without further business; commissioners briefly wished the chairperson good luck in upcoming elections.

Meeting Transcript

All right, shall we get it started? Right at the top of the hour. All right. Hey everybody, welcome to the Thursday October 15th, regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission. This meeting is being held in person at the Library Parks and Rec Building Council Chambers. To provide a comment during the meeting, please fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk. You'll have three minutes to make your comments. And please note that all commission time limits and rules of decorum will apply to public comments. This meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission is hereby called to order. Will you please stand and join the Pledge of Allegiance? Thank you. Can we get a roll call, please? Yes. Commissioner Shahade. Here. Commissioner Funes. Here. Commissioner Evans. Here. Chairperson Palmacu. Here. Commissioner Zhang. Here. Vice Chair Baker and Commissioner Ferri are absent. Thank you. Do we have any changes to the agenda? We do not. Items or announcements from staff? No items or announcements from staff. Okay. Then does any member of the public wish to address the commission on an item that is not on the agenda tonight at this time? If so, please fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk. We have no members of the public who would like to provide public comment. Okay. Thank you. Hearing no speakers, we will move on to disclosure of ex parte communications. If any commissioner has had any communication with applicants, uh did any site or project visits, had interactions with third parties, or has any conflicts regarding any items on the agenda, please disclose them at this time. Uh or if you'd like to recuse yourself for an item, you can also do that at this time. And since we have none, we'll move on to the next item uh which is our consent calendar. Can we have a listing of the consent calendar items, please? Yes, we have four items on the consent calendar. Number one is consideration and approval of minutes from the September 3rd, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. Number two is report regarding consideration of a master sign program for signage proposed for residential mixed use development at 1400 Huntington Avenue, formerly known as 410 Noorr Avenue in a Plan Development Zoning District in accordance with South San Francisco Municipal Code chapters and determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Number three is a report regarding a master sign program amendment application to increase the size of one previously approved skyline sign, TS8 from 360 square feet to 700 square feet for the Genesis campus at 1 to 3 Tower Place in the Business Technology Park High Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and determination that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA per sequel guidelines section 15311 class 11. Number four is report regarding a resolution making findings and a determining that the conveyance of a parcel of land near the corner of Westboro Boulevard and Camaritas Avenue not signed an assessor's parcel number from the county of San Mateo to the City of South San Francisco is in conformance with South San Francisco adopted general plan and in accordance with provisions of state planning law and 4A is the resolution. Thank you. Very full consent calendar.

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