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1 Winslow Street Development, Redwood City 8.A. - Page 203 <br /> 1. Standards <br /> a. Each proposed development adjacent to a historic resource that requires a discretionary <br /> approval shall be reviewed by a qualified architect or architectural historian approved by the <br /> City and meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (36 <br /> CFR part 6) and by the City's Historic Resources Advisory Committee for its potential impacts <br /> on the adjacent historic resource, and any site and architectural design modifications <br /> identified through this review process as necessary to avoid a "substantial adverse change" <br /> in the significance of the adjacent historic resource and protect its continued eligibility for <br /> listing on the California Register, as determined by the City, shall be required as conditions <br /> of project approval. <br /> 2. Guidelines <br /> There are no Impacts of Development on Properties Adjacent to Historic Resources guidelines. <br /> The proposed new Winslow Street Development will not impact the five adjacent properties and <br /> nearby properties. The current design does not provide or endorse any substantial adverse <br /> changes in the significance of the East or West Wings of the Fox Theater, the San Mateo County <br /> Courthouse, or the historic commercial buildings at 2301 and 2317 Broadway. The Winslow <br /> Street Development has adequate physical separation and will provide a compatible downtown <br /> setting for these significant buildings. The integrity of these buildings will remain unimpaired. <br /> The AMHR standards and guidelines for the remaining five adjacent and nearby historic resources are <br /> also presented in their entirety in the introduction of this report. The standards are limited to projects <br /> directly within their parcels, and the proposed project does not touch these listed historic properties; <br /> however, it is important to briefly review the project with regard to these standards as well, to provide a <br /> complete picture of the proposed new development. The standards and guidelines of these five non - <br /> coincident, buildings can be summarized as follows: At least 75% of the facades of all the historic <br /> resources are to be preserved; no additions are allowed on the subject properties, all character - defining <br /> features must be retained, and all new construction must be compatible. All of these Standards and <br /> Guidelines are met because the proposed project does not physically alter or abut the five nearby <br /> historic resources, and because the overall scale and design of the proposed building is compatible with <br /> the scale and design of the significant historic downtown resources. <br /> REHABILITATION OF THE FOX THEATER- REVIEW <br /> The currently proposed rehabilitation project meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for <br /> Rehabilitation and the City's standards and guidelines. The scope of the rehabilitation project includes: <br /> longer parking access for delivery trucks, provided as an easement in the new construction, as well as <br /> improved flow of large scenery elements and equipment into the back of the stage, provided by <br /> relocating the backstage door and providing a larger circulation area to the rear of the stage delivery <br /> door. The scope also includes partial demolition of the original dressing -room wing, and its <br /> reconfiguration into a more streamlined backstage support wing, desirable for modern -day live <br /> performances. <br /> ARCHIVES & ARCHITECTURE <br />