Reso HRAC 16-03 801 Hamilton Street

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RESOLUTION NO. 16-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY FINDING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT LOCATED AT 801 HAMILTON STREET WILL NOT CAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HISTORIC RESOURCE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE ADJACENT HISTORIC RESOURCES, AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A SIGN PERMIT NO. SP2016-030 FOR 801 HAMILTON STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 2.1.3.H AND 2.1.4D OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN WHEREAS, Applicant, WD Partners, on behalf of Starbucks Coffee Company, has applied for a Sign Permit for the installation of a grand projecting sign at 801 Hamilton Street ("Project") (referred to as 2227 Broadway in the Downtown Precise Plan ("DTPP")), which consists of, is adjacent to, and across the street from several historic resources that are each identified in the 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 Historic 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 historic resources preservation standards and guidelines; and the Revised Project is in conformance with the applicable 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 Historic 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 Project 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 WHEREAS, the Applicant hired Tom Origer & Associates, a qualified Architectural Historian listed on the City's list of Qualified Historical Consultants, to analyze potential impacts to the historic resource on the project site at 801 Hamilton Street, and the four adjacent historic resources located at 2215 Broadway (Fox Theatre), 2301-2303 Broadway (Mayers Building/California Pacific Title Co.), 2317 Page 1 of 2