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

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JOHANNA STREET, ARCHITECT Page 4 The existing front elevation will be retained in the proposed project. The rendering shows the existing large metal sign with curved arrow repainted. The wood louvered screen below the metal sign is obscured by plants but is assumed to be retained. The existing brick veneer and brick planter are shown as painted. The flat boxed awning is preserved, though the letters spelling out “Roy’s Cleaners” are replaced with new. The glazed storefront doors with transom are replaced with new that appear to be the same width but taller in height. The adjacent storefront windows also appear new but matching the existing in height and width. At the north corner of the front elevation a new brick-clad column feature has been added which obscures a painted sign on the Harrison Avenue façade. The proposed Harrison Avenue elevation does not retain any existing features. It is broken up into three equal window bays with brick clad columns. A glazed railing is set on the backside of the existing parapet protecting an outdoor deck at the existing roof level. The second story addition features continuous glazing heavily framed by square stucco panels. Standards and Guidelines This project is to be reviewed for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards of Rehabilitation and Redwood City’s Downtown Precise Plan Historic Preservation Chapter. The Downtown Precise Plan evaluates each historic resource it identified for potential future additions or modifications in Chapter 2.1.3. By creating these specific regulations the City hoped to create a “consistency, clarity, and certainty to the process.” 1100 El Camino was designated property Q and following: 1. Standards a. The entire El Camino Real facade, including the sign must be retained and should not be modified in any significant way. b. No less that 75% of historic exterior walls shall be retained. c. Addition Setback: Additions to this property shall be setback 30’ from the El Camino Real façade or 6’ of the Harrison Street façade. d. Addition Height: No addition to this property may exceed the height of the historic structure by more than 1 story. 2. Guidelines a. Surviving historic features should be preserved. b. The massing of additions to this structure should consist of simple, traditional volumes similar to those of the resource. Highly stepped or irregular shaped additions are not recommended. c. It is recommended that any addition to this structure conform to the “Art Deco” architectural character regulations found in Section 2.9. d. Additions to this structure should use colors, materials, and ornamentation compatible to, but clearly differentiated from, the historic façade. e. New signage on historic façades should be compatible with the architecture of the historic façade in terms of colors, materials, size, placement, and style. ATTY/RESO.0074/ PC APPROVING DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT FOR PROJECT AT 1100 EL CAMINO REAL REV: 07-11-2023 JB Page 9 of 23