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8.A. - Page 6 oject does not propose any modifications to the requirements established within the DTPP. C. Downtown Planned Community Permit Development on the site is regulated by the DTPP. Per Section 2.0.3-A-2 of the DTPP, because the site is greater than 30,000 square feet, this proposal must follow the review process for a "Large ProjecY' as described on Page 30. Approval authority is vested in the Planning Commission, and is to be based on conformance to the regulations of the DTPP. Regulations are divided into two groups: Standards are mandatory, and typically deal with conventional zoning subject matter such as use, height, setbacks, and parking; guidelines are recommended but not mandatory, and mostly focus on design issues. Projects that comply with all standards and guidelines are required to be forwarded directly to the Planning Commission for consideration. Projects that comply with all standards but not all guidelines are to be brought before the AAC for a recommendation "on the acceptability of the aspects of the application which do not conform to the guidelines." The AAC and staff recommendations are then to be forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration. Projects that do not conform to all applicable DTPP standards are to be rejected. In addition, since the project is located "directly adjacenY' to a historic resource it requires review by the HRAC to advise and make a recommendation on any potential impacts of the project that would result in "substantial adverse changes" in the significance of the adjacent historic resource. (DTPP Section 2.1 .4 D.1 .a Mitiqation of Impacts of Development on Properties Adiacent to Historic Resources) The HRAC recommendations are then forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration. The project is located directly across Bradford Street from Historic Resource "KK", a historic home that has been converted into law offices, at 605 Middlefield which is categorized as a "Historic Resource which may be Altered, Relocated, or Removed" (see pages 32 and 33 of the DTPP for the Historic Resource Preservation Regulations Map and Chart). On August 14, 2013, the HRAC conducted a public meeting, in accordance with all applicable requirements of State Law to review the historical report (Attachment 7) prepared by Richard Brandi, an Architectural Historian, approved by the Office of Historic Preservation and meeting the Secretary of Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (36 CFR part 6) to determine whether the proposed Project would have an adverse impact on the historic resource at 605 Middlefield Road. The report's conclusions states, the construction of the Project will not affect the location, design, materials, and workmanship of 605 Middlefield Road. The setting, feeling, and association have greatly changed over the years due to the construction of a variety of different types of multiple-unit residential and commercial buildings in the area. The Project will not affect the historic setting, feeling, and association because these have already been modified and impaired by preceding development. Therefore, the report concludes that the Project will not adversely alter the potential historic integrity of 605 Middlefield Road. Page 6