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7.A. - Page 150 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> REDWOOD CITY DENYING AN APPEAL AND APPROVING A <br /> CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT FOR <br /> A NEW CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 860 CHARTER <br /> STREET <br /> WHEREAS, Applicant, Launchpad Development Company, applied for a <br /> Conditional Use Permit for non-conforming parking stall size and driveway width <br /> and a n Architectural Permit to renovate the existing building at 860 Charter Street <br /> for a new Rocketship Charter Elementary School with 480 students in Transitional <br /> Kindergarten through fifth grade with landscape, parking and on-site circulation <br /> improvements (the "Project"); and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 1, 2016, the Planning Commission ("Commission") <br /> conducted a public hearing to consider the Project and associated Initial <br /> Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and continued the hearing to provide <br /> staff and consultants time to respond to comments; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 14 2017, the City released for public review, the <br /> Response to Comments memo and on June 8 2017, the City released for public review a <br /> revised Response to Comments memo including updated traffic counts and responding <br /> to all comments received on the IS/MND; and <br /> WHEREAS, on April 4, 2017, the Planning Commission conducted a public <br /> hearing to consider the Project and IS/MND and received public comment on the <br /> application. The Commission then continued the hearing in order to provide an <br /> opportunity to evaluate and respond to additional comments including a traffic analysis <br /> submitted by a member of the public; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 20, 2017, the Planning Commission considered and <br /> approved the IS/MND prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California <br /> Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and, based on the adopted IS/MND, approved a <br /> Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in compliance with CEQA <br /> requirements, as part of the City's consideration of the Project; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 20, 2017, the Planning Commission conducted a duly <br /> noticed public hearing, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood <br /> City Municipal Code and State Planning and Zoning Law, to consider Conditional <br /> Use Permit No. UP2014-20 and Architectural Permit No. AP2014-66, and received <br /> and considered oral and documentary evidence in favor of or opposed to the <br /> application; and the Commission adopted Resolution No. 17-08 determining that the <br /> proposed Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Permit, for a new elementary <br /> school would not be in conflict with the purpose and intent of the City of Redwood <br /> ATTY/RESO.0085/CC RESO DENYING APPEAL AND APPROVING CUP&AP—ROCKETSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL APPEAL <br /> REV:09-03-17 VR <br /> Page 1 of 12 <br />