Reso HRAC 15-04 (3076) 1305 El Camino Real

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RESOLUTION NO. 15-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DETERMINE THE 1305 EL CAMINO REAL PROJECT WILL NOT CAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE CHANGE WITH REGARD TO 1322 EL CAMINO REAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.1.4.D OF THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN WHEREAS, Greystar Development ("Applicant"), applied for a Downtown Planned Community Permit (DPC2015-03) and a Tentative Map (TM2015-02) for the construction of a new 7-story building consisting of 137 for-rent residential units, a 153- stall parking garage (partially subterranean), a leasing office, and a fitness room located at 1305 El Camino Real ("Project"); 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 resource; and WHEREAS, under Section 2.1 of the DTPP, the property located at 1322 El Camino Real, The Record Man, is identified as "R" on the Historic Resources Preservation Regulations Map as a Historic Resource to be Preserved ("Historic Resource"), and is located across the street from the Project; 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 of the Project on the Historic Resource; and WHEREAS, on April 15, 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 (Exhibit A), along with other associated project materials, and to determine whether the Project would have an adverse impact on the Historic Resource. The report concludes that the Project will have no impact on the significance of the Historic Resource, will not create an adverse change to the Historic Resource, and that it will remain eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS FOLLOWS: ATTY/RESO.3076/HRAC RESO—1305 EL CAMINO REAL REV:04-06-15 VR Page 1of4