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RESOLUTION NO. 15-05 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT NO. 2014- 07 FOR815 HAMILTON STREET , 2215 BROADWAY , AND 840 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD INACCORDANCEWITHSECTIONS 2.0 .3(A)(3), 2. 1 .3(G), 2 . 1 .4(A), AND 2. 1 .4(D) OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN WHEREAS , Harmony & Winslow Properties, LLC ("Applicant") , has applied for a Downtown Planned Community Permit for the construction of a new 68 ,583 square foot mixed-use office and retail building , consisting of 5-stories and a 90-stall underground parking garage ("Project") , which consists of, is adjacent to , and across the street from several historic resources that are each identified in the Downtown Precise Plan ("DTPP") as a "Historic Resource to be Preserved" ; and WHEREAS , under Section 2 . 0 .3(A)(3) of the DTPP , the Project is classified as a H istoric Project, and the Historic Resources Advisory Committee ("HRAC") shall review the project for conformance to the applicable Historic Resources Preservation standards and guidelines and shall make a recommendation that the Planning Commission grant approval to projects which the HRAC deems to comply fully with those standards and guidelines; and the project is in conformance with the applicable standards and guidelines; and WHEREAS , under Section 2 . 1 .3(G ) of the DTPP, new development on the property located at 2215 Broadway, Assessor's Parcel Number 052-365-090 , commonly known as the " Fox Theatre ," shall be subject to historic preservation standards and guidelines ; and WHEREAS , under Section 2 . 1 .4(A) of the DTPP , projects which propose additions or modifications to a property designated as a "Historic Resource to be Preserved" on the H istoric Resources Preservation Regulations Map shall be reviewed by a qualified architect or architectural historian who shall make a recommendation to the HRAC as to whether the P roject fully adheres to the Secretary Standards for Rehabilitation , as well as to whether any specific modifications are necessary to do so ; and WHEREAS , under Section 2 . 1 .4( D) of the 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 HRAC for its potential impacts on the adjacent historic resources; and ATTY/RES0.3090/HRAC RESO — 815 HAMILTON REV: 06-02-15 VR Page 1 of 12