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7.A. - Page 162 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> REDWOOD CITY UPHOLDING AN APPEAL AND DENYING <br /> THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND <br /> ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT FOR A NEW CHARTER ELEMENTARY <br /> SCHOOL AT 860 CHARTER 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 Commission conducted a public hearing to <br /> considerthe Project and IS/MND and received public comment on the application. The <br /> Commission then continued the hearing in order to provide an opportunity to evaluate <br /> and respond to additional comments including a traffic analysis submitted by a member <br /> of the public; and <br /> WHEREAS, on June 20, 2017, the Commission considered and adopted the <br /> IS/MND prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California <br /> Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and, based on the adopted IS/MND, adopted 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 Commission conducted a duly noticed public <br /> hearing, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood City Municipal <br /> Code and State Planning and Zoning Law, to consider Conditional Use Permit No. <br /> UP2014-20 and Architectural Permit No. AP2014-66, and received and considered <br /> oral and documentary evidence in favor of and opposed to the application; and the <br /> Commission, by a vote of 4 in favor and 3 opposed adopted Resolution No. 17-08 <br /> determining that the proposed Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Permit, for <br /> the Project would not be in conflict with the purpose and intent of the City of Redwood <br /> City General Plan, and is in accordance with the applicable provisions of the <br /> ATTY/RESO.0086/CC RESO DENYING ROCKETSHIP CUP&AP <br /> REV:09-07-17 PR <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />