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09/14/2020 Exhibit "A" RESOLUTION NO. 20-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DENYING ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT NO. AP2020-015 FOR 1652 CARLETON COURT AND DETERMINING THIS ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15270 WHEREAS, the applicant, Matt Lopez and Mark Johnson (Applicant) has applied for an Architectural Permit to construct a two story home exceeding 3,000 square feet (the Project) at 1652 Carleton Court (the Property); and WHEREAS, the Commission is empowered by the City Council and Redwood City Zoning Ordinance Articles 45 and 48 to review and act upon Architectural Permits for single family dwellings exceeding the ordinance's established "soft cap" of 3,000 total square feet or Floor Area Ratio of 45 percent, whichever is greater; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2020, a public hearing notice was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal and mailed to interested parties and all property owners within 300 feet of the Property; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Redwood City held a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, to consider the project; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the Applicant, adjacent neighbors and all other interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing through oral testimony and the submittal of written comments; and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the Planning Commission fully reviewed, considered, and evaluated the staff report prepared for the Project including the attachments to the staff report, oral and written public testimony, and all other documents and evidence in the public record on the Project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined that the proposed house does not fit with the character of the neighborhood because the second story setbacks and massing do not conform to the massing and general character of the other structures in the vicinity, and that the findings required by Zoning Ordinance Sections 45.4(C) (Architectural Permits) and Section 48.4(A) (Floor Area Ratio for Single Family Homes) cannot be made, and by vote of 4 in favor and 3 opposed directed staff to return to the Planning Commission with a resolution denying the project on these grounds. ATTY/RESO.0071/PC RESO 1652 CARLETON COURT Ex. A to RESO 15886 REV: 07-16-2020 PR MUFF NO. 613 Page 1 of 3