Reso23-18 Reso 0074 Approving Downtown Planned Community Permit for Project at 1100 El Camino Real

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RESOLUTION NO. 23-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT NO. DPC2022-001, AND USE PERMIT NO. UP2023-002 FOR THE PROJECT LOCATED AT 1100 EL CAMINO REAL WHEREAS, the applicant, Haylong Shue (the “Applicant”), filed an application for a Downtown Planned Community Permit and Use Permit and Sign Permit for exterior modification to an existing commercial structure built in 1941-42 (the “Project”) at 1100 El Camino Real (the “Property”), in the Downtown Precise Plan Area (“DTPP”); and WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023, the Applicant withdrew the application for a Sign Permit because no new signage, or modification to existing signage would be included as part of the proposed Project; and WHEREAS, under Section 2.0.3.A.3 of the DTPP, the Project is classified as an Historic Project, and the Historic Resources Advisory Committee (“HRAC”) shall review the Project for conformance to the applicable standards and guidelines of the DTPP Historic Resources Preservation Regulations and shall make a recommendation to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2.1 of the DTPP (Historic Resource Preservation Regulations) identifies the Property as a Historic Resource to be Preserved (Resource Q) and also includes specific Historic Preservation Regulations in the form of Standards and Guidelines for a proposed development project on the site; and WHEREAS, under Section 2.1.4.A of the DTPP, projects which propose additions or modifications to a property designated as a “Historic Resource to be Preserved” on the Historic Resources Preservation Regulations Map shall be reviewed by a qualified architect or architectural historian who shall make a recommendation to the HRAC as to whether the project fully adheres to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, as well as to whether any specific modifications are necessary to do so; and WHEREAS, on July 13, 2022, Johanna Street, a California licensed architect specializing in historic preservation prepared a Compatibility Evaluation for the proposed Project at the Property (“Compatibility Evaluation”), attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference; and WHEREAS, the Compatibility Evaluation concludes that the proposed Project appears to meet the applicable DTPP Standards and Guidelines and the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, and proposed recommendations for greater compliance and compatibility; and ATTY/RESO.0074/ PC APPROVING DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT FOR PROJECT AT 1100 EL CAMINO REAL REV: 07-11-2023 JB Page 1 of 23