Reso PC16-08 0043 PC Reso 603 Jefferson

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ATTY/RESO.0043/PC RESO 603 JEFFERSON REV: 05-18-16 VR Page 1 of 19 RESOLUTION NO. 16-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING A DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT INCLUDING FIVE GUIDELINE DEVIATIONS, TENTATIVE MAP, CONDOMINIUM PERMIT, AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR 603 JEFFERSON AVENUE PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Applicant, Jefferson Res, LLC, submitted an application for a Downtown Planned Community Permit, Tentative Map, Condominium Permit, and a Planned Development Permit for a new 8-story residential condominium and retail building, consisting of 91 residential units and 4,500 square feet of ground floor retail located at 603 Jefferson Avenue (the “Project”), which is located within the Downtown Precise Plan area (DTPP); and WHEREAS, on February 9, 2016, the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) conducted a public hearing to consider the proposed eight (8) deviations from the DTPP guidelines pertaining to a single ground floor retail tenant, tandem residential parking, recessed storefront entries, height of the building middle cap, depth of the building top façade offset, and the use of glass as the primary wall cladding material in excess of the maximum guideline percentage. The AAC found that five (5) of the proposed deviations are consistent with the spirit and intent of the DTPP, and unanimously recommended Planning Commission approval of those five (5) deviations while recommending denial of the three (3) deviations related to the use of glass as the primary wall cladding material in excess of the maximum guideline percentage; and WHEREAS, on March 18, 2016, the Applicant submitted revised plans in accordance with the AAC’s recommendations; and WHEREAS, on February 11, 2015, the Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) conducted a public hearing to consider whether the proposed Project would create a substantial adverse change in the significance of the adjacent historic resource located at 620 Jefferson Avenue (Hanson Lumber Company Employee Housing building). The HRAC considered the historic analysis report prepared by Richard Brandi and agreed with its conclusions that: (1) the Project would not create a substantial adverse change in the significance of the historic resource, and (2) the historic resource would remain eligible to be listed on the California Register. The HRAC voted 4-1 (Committee Member Roche dissenting) to recommend that the Planning Commission determine that the Project at 603 Jefferson Avenue would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the historic resource at 620 Jefferson Avenue, and that the historic resource would remain eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic Places; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Redwood City is empowered by the Subdivision Ordinance of the Redwood City Municipal Code to act upon applications for Tentative Maps and Condominium Permits, and by the Downtown Precise Plan and Zoning Ordinance to act upon applications for Downtown Planned Community and Planned Development Permits; and WHEREAS, on May 17, 2016, the Planning Commission considered an Initial Study checklist and its findings prepared by the City's Planning Division, the previously certified