Reso HRAC 15-03 (3066 ) 601 Marshall Street

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RESOLUTION NO. 15-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DETERMINE THAT THE 601 MARSHALL STREET PROJECT WOULD NOT CAUSE A " SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE CHANGE " IN THE HISTORIC SAN MATEO COUNTY COURTHOUSE I N ACCORDANCE W I T H SECTION 2. 1 .4. D OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN WHEREAS, Applicant, Dostart Development, has applied for a Downtown Planned Community Permit for the construction of a new 136 , 500 square foot office building , consisting of 11 -stories and a 308-stall parking garage (the Project), which is adjacent to and across the street from several historic resources, identified in the Downtown Precise Plan as a "Historic Resource to be Preserved"; and WHEREAS , under Section 2 . 1 .4. D of the Downtown Precise Plan ( DTPP), projects on properties located directly adjacent to an historic property as designated on the Historic Resources Preservation Regulations Map shall be reviewed by a qualified architect or architectural historian for potential impacts to the adjacent historic resource and by the City's Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) for its potential impacts on the adjacent historic resources ; and WHEREAS , the Applicant hired Richard Brandi , a qualified Architectural Historian listed on the City's list of Qualified Historical Consultants , to analyze potential impacts to two historic resources located at 611 Middlefield Road and 620 Jefferson Avenue , immediately abutting the project site ; and WE-J EREAS , on January 22 , 2015 , the HRAC conducted a duly-noticed public meeting , in accordance with all applicable requirements of State Law to review the report prepared by Richard Brandi , along with other associated project materials , and voted 3-2 (Eakin and Stewart dissenting) to adopt Resolution 15-01 recommending that the Planning Commission approve the project and finding that, while the project will impact the two adjacent historic resources, the impact does not rise to the threshold that would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the adjacent historic resources, and the adjacent historic resources will remain eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic Places; and ATTY/RESO.3066/HRAC - 601 MARSHALL STREET REV: 03-26-15 VR Page 1 of 3