With the Sept. 12 approval of the Derry project, the Menlo Park City Council made changes to the general plan and to the zoning code that affect the neighboring 1300 El Camino Real site, but did not technically rezone the property, according to Arlinda Heineck, the city’s community development director.
The general plan and the text of the zoning ordinance section that applies to the site — previously a Cadillac dealership — were amended, but the city’s zoning map has not been changed, Ms. Heineck said.
She noted that a property is rezoned only if the zoning map is changed.
The permitted density for the site was increased, meaning the number of residences per acre was increased from 18.5 to 40, and permitted building heights were increased from 30 feet to 50 feet.
A proposed development for 1300 El Camino Real that has density equal to the Derry project would be consistent with the general plan and zoning code.
There is a current proposal to build 134 apartments and about 80,000 square feet of commercial space on the site.
In the Sept. 27 Almanac article, “Former Cadillac site rezoned, too,” the statement that the Cadillac site is rezoned is incorrect, according to Ms. Heineck.
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