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11/16/2015 Original RESOLUTION NO. 15458 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DENYING THE APPEALS AND APPROVING A VESTING TENTATIVE MAP, DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT INCLUDING ONE GUIDELINE DEVIATION, AND PARKING IN- LIEU FEE APPLICATION FOR 601 MARSHALL STREET PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WHEREAS, On May 19, 2015, the Applicant, Dostart Development, submitted a request for a Vesting Tentative Map, Planned Community Permit including two guideline deviations, and Parking In-Lieu Fee Application for a new 9-story, 112' tall, 129,235 s.f. office/retail development, providing 270 of the required 388 parking spaces on-site with the remaining 118 required spaces covered by in-lieu fees, located at 601 Marshall Street (the Nine-Story Project) which is within the Downtown Precise Plan area; and WHEREAS, the Nine-Story Project supersedes the original request by the applicant, which included a request for a Vesting Tentative Map, Planned Cammunity Permit including two guideline deviations, and Parking In-Lieu Fee Application for a new 11-story, 136' tall, 136,500 s.f. office/retail development, providing all of the required 410 parking spaces on-site, and WHEREAS, on January 22, 2015 the Historical Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) held a meeting to consider the potential impacts of the project on the adjacent historical resources located at 611 Middlefield Road and 620 Jefferson Avenue that could result in "substantial adverse changes". The HRAC voted 3-2 (Eakin and Stewart dissenting) that, while the project will impact the two adjacent historic resources, the impact does not rise to the threshold that would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the adjacent historic resources, and the adjacent historic resources will remain eligible for listing in the California of Historic Places; and WHEREAS, on March 26, 2015 the HRAC held a meeting to consider the potential impacts of the project on the nearby historic San Mateo County Courthouse that could result in "substantial adverse changes". The HRAC voted 3-2 (Eakin and Stewart dissenting) that, while the project will impact the historic courthouse, the impact does not rise to the threshold that would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the historic courthouse, and the historic courthouse will remain eligible for listing in the California of Historic Places; and ATTY/RE50.3157/SA RE50 601 MARSHALL APPEAL 8-STORY PROJECT RESO.#15458 REV:11-16-15 VR MUFF#603 Page 1 of 23