Planning CommissionFoster City
Cancellation of Planning Commission regular meeting
The regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Aug 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled.
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Decisions
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The regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Aug 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. has been cancelled.
Amend the Foster City zoning map to remove office as a primary use at the Chess Hatch site.
The City Council will receive and accept Update #2 on the Real Estate Economic Market Analysis.
The Planning Commission will consider a resolution to approve San Mateo County’s purchase of the 1065 East Hillsdale Blvd site.
The commission considered a resolution to amend the Edgewater Place Master Sign Program for the shopping center at 901‑999 Edgewater Blvd and to find the project exempt from CEQA.
What's happening
Why it matters
Changing sign rules can affect the appearance of the shopping center and may speed up development by bypassing environmental review.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: Attend in person at 620 Foster City Blvd or join via Zoom link provided.
Email: publiccomment@fostercity.org
Submit comment: Written comments can be emailed by 4:00 p.m. on June 18, 2026.
Decision update
The item “Approve Edgewater Place sign program amendment” passed (5–0–0).
Decided Jun 18, 2026.
Council held a public hearing to consider the Gilead Campus Expansion master plan, including a second addendum, mitigation monitoring, a zoning map amendment to allow biotech R&D uses, and a parking agreement with Gilead Sciences.
What's happening
Why it matters
The project would bring new biotechnology research facilities, jobs, and changes to land use and parking in the Chess Drive area.
Who is affected
How to act
Attend: In person at 620 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404
Email: publiccomment@fostercity.org
Submit comment: Written comments can be emailed by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting
Decision update
The City Council approved a series of actions to advance the Gilead Campus Expansion, including adopting a resolution approving the second addendum and mitigation monitoring program, waiving further reading to pass an ordinance amending the zoning map for the Chess‑Hatch area to allow up to 800,000 sf of R&D uses, and authorizing the mayor to execute a parking agreement with Gilead Sciences.
Decided Jun 15, 2026.
The commission will approve the minutes from the May 21, 2026 meeting and several resolutions related to a 725 sf addition, a sign program amendment, and a sign use permit.
The Planning Commission heard public testimony and adopted several resolutions recommending city council approval of a master‑plan environmental impact report, a zoning map amendment, a specific development plan for Phase 1, a parcel map change, and a parking agreement for Gilead’s proposed 800,000‑sq‑ft research campus. The items were presented as a combined public hearing.