Menlo Park will hold an outreach meeting Wednesday, July 29, on the "Menlo Gateway" office/hotel project proposed by developer David Bohannon. All the city's residents are invited.

The meeting will be held in the fireside room in the recreation center, in the Civic Center complex between Laurel and Alma streets. It is set to begin at 7 p.m.

This is the first citywide meeting on the project, which could reach up to eight stories and 933,000 square feet.

The project would rest on land in the city's "light industrial" area, near the intersection of Marsh Road and U.S. 101. It would include a 230-room Marriott Hotel with a health club, three office buildings, a restaurant or cafe, and 10,420 square feet of retail.

The project would require a general plan amendment, and the creation of a new zoning district. Under the new zoning requirements, the maximum allowable building height in designated areas would increase from 35 feet to 140 feet.

The maximum ratio of floor area in the buildings to the area of the parcel would increase from 55 percent to 137.5 percent.

The city plans to negotiate with Mr. Bohannon's development company for additional public benefits for the city, in exchange for modifying the zoning ordinance.

Menlo Park plans to hold three public meetings on the project with city commissions in August. Several meetings of the Planning Commission and City Council will follow, culminating in a vote in March 2010.

For more information on the project, visit the project's Web site. A city Web page is also devoted to the project.

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