Reso PC22-10 0094 PC Reso Adopting a Project to be Exempt from CEQA & Approving Permit 970 Edgewood Rd

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ATTY/RESO.0094/PC RESO ADOPTING A PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA & APPROVING PERMIT – 970 EDGWOOD RD REV: 11-08-2022 JB Page 2 of 6 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, none of the exceptions to the Class 1 exemption apply. In particular, the historical resource exception (Section 15300.2(f)) does not apply because there is no substantial adverse change to the significance of the historical resource as the architectural style, distinctive materials, and 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 finds that the Project meets the Permit Approval Criteria set forth in 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 The proposed work would not detrimentally alter, destroy or adversely affect any exterior architectural features of the existing structure because the proposed improvements are located in an area which does not consist of exterior character defining features. The additions are found to be compatible with the existing home and therefore will not impact the structure’s historic integrity. Furthermore, the Historic Resource Evaluation report finds that the addition will retain the scale and features of the original structure. 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 Not applicable, the property is not a located within a designated historic district. A historic district is defined as an area containing improvements