Reso PC19-01 PC Reso 0016 Approving Permits for 610 Walnut Street

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RESOLUTION NO. 19-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING A PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND TENTATIVE MAP, WITH ASSOCIATED EIR ADDENDUM FOR THE 610 WALNUT STREET PROJECT WHEREAS, Applicant, Windy Hill PV Five, CM, LLC, submitted an application for a Planned Community Permit, Planned Development Permit and Tentative Map for the development of a six -story 65,080 square foot building located at 610 Walnut Street, (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the site is located within the Downtown Medical Campus Precise Plan ("Precise Plan") Area; and WHEREAS, in 2003, the City Council certified the Kaiser Medical Center Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and the First Addendum to the EIR for the Downtown Medical Campus Precise Plan and on February 6, 2018, the Planning Commission approved the Second Addendum to the EIR for the medical office building at 1175 Marshall; and WHEREAS, the Architectural Advisory Committee ("AAC") conducted duly noticed public hearings to review the project design at its July 19, 2018 and November 15, 2018 meetings. The AAC was generally supportive of the design and requested design details return to the Committee on a future consent agenda; and WHEREAS, a Third Addendum ("Third Addendum") to the EIR has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; hereafter, "CEQA") and the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14, section 15000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations; hereafter, the "CEQA Guidelines"); and WHEREAS, the Third Addendum to the EIR found that the proposed project and associated environmental effects do not meet the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 for the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR; and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood City Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance, to 1) receive public comments and 2) consider project entitlements; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Commission, having independently heard, considered, and weighed all evidence in the record, finds that the above recitals are accurate and constitute findings in this matter and, together with the staff report and the application materials, including without limitation the Third Addendum to the EIR, development plans, and all other ATTY/RESO.0016/PC RESO APPROVING PERMITS FOR 610 WALNUT STREET REV: 02-20-19 PR Page 1 of 16