Reso25-07 0100 - PC Reso 839 Blandford Blvd - Local Historic Landmark & Mills Act Contract

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veneer, and brick landscape features. It retains a high degree of integrity and clearly conveys its 1930s origins. The home was built in 1939 as part of a group of demonstration homes for the Golden Gate International Exposition and retains a high degree of physical integrity and clearly conveys its historic character. A historic evaluation conducted in May of 2023 and June 2025, identified the following key external features: 1. Broadly horizontal emphasis 2. "U" -shaped footprint following the curved street frontages 3. Brick veneer 4. Hipped roof 5. Brick landscape elements 6. Recessed rear porch with wood elements 7. Wooden box "oriel" windows that flank the rear porch 8. Perforated brick window near the entrance WHEREAS, said Property and Applicant qualify for a Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract); and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Redwood City and the residents therein, that a Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) be approved to assist in the restoration and preservation of the Property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION 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 proposed Project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15308 Class 8 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and Section 15331 Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation). The Historic Preservation Agreement (Mills Act Contract) will ensure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, and protection of the environment (which includes historical resources), and because the maintenance and preservation work carried out is required to be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. ATTY/RESO.0100/PC RESO 839 BLANDFORD BLVD (LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK & MILLS ACT CONTRACT) REV: 10-15-25 VR Page 2 of 3