Reso PC22-02 0057 PC Reso 413 Alden Street

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ATTY/RESO.0057/PC RESO 413 ALDEN STREET REV: 08-09-22 JB Page 2 of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Planning Commission finds that the above recitals are accurate and constitute findings in this matter, and with the staff reports, the application materials, development plan, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City’s file for the application and the Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City’s General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution. 2. The Planning Commission finds that the project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines per Section 15301 Class 1(e) (Existing Facilities) as the addition is less than 50 percent of the existing structure and does not exceed 2,500 square feet. Furthermore, Section 15300.2 (f) (Historical Resources Exception) does not apply because there would be no significant adverse change to the historic resource as the architectural style, distinctive materials, features that characterize the property will be preserved. Additionally, the Project has been evaluated under the Secretary of Interior Standards and is found to be compatible and will not adversely impact the historic character of the existing structure. 3. The Planning Commission is able to make the required findings as outlined in the Permit Approval Criteria for historic preservation in the Municipal Code Section 40.10 and approves the permit subject to the Conditions of Approval attached hereto as Exhibit A. Specifically the Planning Commission finds that: A. In the case of any property designated a historic landmark, the proposed work would not detrimentally alter, destroy or adversely affect any exterior architectural feature; or Not applicable, the property is not a designated historic landmark. B. In the case of any property located within a historic district, the proposed construction, removal, rehabilitation alteration, remodeling, excavation or exterior alteration conforms to the prescriptive standards as adopted by the Commission, and does not adversely affect the character of the district; or The City’s architectural historian consultant (M-Group) evaluated the proposed addition (Attachment 3) in accordance with the Secretary of Interior Standards. The report included design recommendations to ensure that the addition is differentiated from the original structure and that the addition should be clad, at least on the front and side elevations, with a material that is different than, but compatible with, the existing materials.