Tonight, the Menlo Park Planning Commission will meet again on the city's general plan update, this time to issue recommendations to the City Council. The commission previously met on Oct. 19 for a four-hour discussion on proposed changes to the plan that governs future development in the city.

Among the topics discussed in the first meeting were the new zoning designation of "corporate housing" at Facebook's east campus. According to City Planner Deanna Chow, there could be up to 1,500 dorm-style corporate housing apartments built there, and could be used for Facebook employees only.

The dorms wouldn't have any extra parking, and it would be expected that the development would generate zero new car trips. Spouses who work elsewhere or children couldn't live there, and pets would not be allowed either.

James Eggers, director of the Sierra Club's Loma Prieta Chapter, raised concerns about the potential new tenants who, without onsite parking and with limited public transit options, would be effectively "marooned" in an isolated corner of the city.

"Where do the residents of this island go to after work or apart from work?" he asked. "We do not want to see more highly active nighttime activities with light outdoors near the wildlife refuge."