09.05.2023 Reso 0091 PC23-20 PC Reso 800 Main Hotel Sequoia

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ATTY/RESO.0091/PC RESO 800 MAIN HOTEL SEQUOIA REV: 09-01-23 VR Page 5 of 32 enhance compatibility of the design will be incorporated in the project. 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. The project site retains sufficient physical integrity to convey its significance as an individual historic landmark and as a contributor to the Main Street Historic District. The building would restore its historical use as a hotel and with the proposed addition will maintain its existing spatial relationships within the district that are significant to its historic context. As noted in the technical report, since the two street-facing elevations will remain and be restored, and the vertical addition is compatible per the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, the building can retain its status as a district contributor once the project is completed. While the three-story plus penthouse addition will increase the height, the addition is respectful and does not detract from the original building. Several design features of the addition serve to reduce the apparent massing of the addition through setbacks and glass curtain walls at the upper levels. These design techniques help to subordinate the addition to the historic building and conform to the Commission’s prescriptive standards, and as a result, the project would not adversely affect the character of the historic district. c. In the case of construction of a new improvement, building, or structure upon a historic site, the exterior of such improvements will not adversely affect and will be compatible with the external appearance of existing designated improvements, buildings, and structures on said site. The DTPP Standard requires that “the historic Broadway and Main Street façades, with the exception of non-historic storefront elements, must be retained and should not be modified in any significant way.” The proposed project intends to retain the pedestrian level storefront design and return the overall façade of the existing portions as much as possible. In addition, the project would meet the Standard that requires that “no less than 75% of the historic exterior walls shall be retained”. The historic evaluation prepared for the project also determined it is compliant with applicable Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation, and thus the project would not adversely affect, and would be compatible with, the external appearance of existing improvements, buildings, and structures on the site. Section 5. Conditional Use Permit UP2021-017 (Zoning Code section 42.4): a. The proposed use will be consistent with the various elements and objectives of the general plan and any applicable Specific and Precise