Reso PC20-08 0088 PC Reso granting approval of a Use Permit for 690 Veterans Blvd

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ATTY/RESO.0088/PC RESO GRANTING APPROVAL OF A USE PERMIT FOR 690 VETERANS BLVD REV: 09-08-2020 PR Page 4 of 19 to help reduce any impacts to the residential use. In addition, the proposed building is compatible in this area as it is surrounded by urban commercial uses and high density residential uses. i. The provision of permeable areas and drainage design appropriate to capture and treat stormwater runoff prior to its discharge from the site including, but not limited to, the use of vegetated swales, landscape features, permeable pavement materials, infiltration basins or engineered designs. The City’s Engineering division has reviewed the Project’s landscape features and areas, and bio-swale areas to capture and treat stormwater run-off prior to discharge from the site, and determined that the Project complies with City requirements. Conditions of Approval have also been incorporated that would ensure compliance with the stormwater runoff requirements. Section 4. Conditional Use Permit UP2019-003 (Section 42.4): a. That the proposed use will be consistent with the various elements and objectives of the general plan and any applicable Specific and Precise Plans, and zoning regulations for the subject location. The proposed hotel use is consistent with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan, in that the MU-C Corridor, “category allows for the reinvention of key corridors to support major transit and complementary commercial and residential uses, encouraging transit use, bicycle use, and pedestrian activity.” With the proposed hotel located on the Veterans corridor, and within ½ mile of Redwood City’s Caltrain station, the hotel’s employees and patrons would be encouraged, through a Transportation Demand Management program, to utilize public transit, and encourage the use of bicycles, pedestrian connections to access the hotel. Additionally, the project would meet General Plan Policy BE‐15.1: Encourage private property redevelopment initiative along the Veterans Boulevard Corridor to create new Commercial‐Regional, Commercial‐ Office/Professional, and Mixed Uses consistent with the Land Use Map. The existing use on the project site is a gas station, and the new modern hotel would redevelop the property with a use that is more compatible with the General Plan and city’s goals and policies. Regarding zoning regulations, the project also meets all applicable development standards in the MUC-VB Zoning District and the parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, with approval of a PD Permit. b. That the proposed use is compatible with surrounding uses. The project site is in a Mixed Use Corridor and because of its adjacency to the Redwood City’s downtown, would provide guests easy access to retail, restaurants, and services. The proposed project would enhance neighborhood character through the development of a well-designed, contemporary building that includes a number of off-site improvements such as wider sidewalks, pedestrian scale lighting, street trees, bicycle lanes, and green infrastructure improvements. The hotel use is also fully compatible and would complement its surroundings as it is adjacent to Redwood City’s downtown, within ½ mile