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RESOLUTION NO. 17-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING A DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT INCLUDING FIFTEEN GUIDELINE DEVIATIONS, TENTATIVE MAP, CONDOMINIUM PERMIT, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, DENSITY BONUS PARKING RATIO AND PARKING REDUCTION FOR 612 JEFFERSON AVENUE PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, ZONING ORDINANCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Applicant, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco, submitted an application for a Downtown Planned Community Permit, Tentative Map, Condominium Permit, and a Planned Development Permit, later supplemented by a request for a Density Bonus Parking Ratio and DTPP Parking Reduction, for a new 6 -story residential condominium building consisting of 20 residential units at 612 Jefferson Avenue (the "Project"), which is located within the Downtown Precise Plan area (DTPP); and WHEREAS, on October 20, 2016, and December 1, 2016, the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) conducted public hearings to consider the proposed fifteen (15) deviations from the DTPP Guidelines pertaining to the ground floor frontage length, rear yard size, building base, middle, and top cap heights, plinth design, base articulations, bay windows, window inset depth, window proportions, and changes in color. The AAC found that fourteen (14) of the proposed deviations are consistent with the spirit and intent of the DTPP, and unanimously recommended Planning Commission approval of those fourteen (14) deviations. The AAC also found that the proposed deviation for the minimum rear yard size was not consistent with the spirit and intent of the DTPP and unanimously recommended Planning Commission denial of the deviation unless the Applicant revised the Project to meet the guideline; or, alternatively, make the rear yard area common open space, provide common open space elsewhere, or provide private open space for the majority of the units; and WHEREAS, on November 17, 2016, 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 resources located at 620 Jefferson Avenue, 605 Middlefield Road, and 611 Middlefield Road. The HRAC considered the historic analysis report prepared by Richard Brandi, and agreed with its conclusions that: (1) the Project would not have any adverse effects on the historic resources, and (2) that the historic resources would remain eligible to be listed on the California Register. The HRAC voted 4-0 to recommend that the Planning Commission determine that the Project at 612 Jefferson Avenue would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of the surrounding historic resources, and that they will 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 ATN/RESO.0027/PC RESO 612 JEFFERSON REV: 03-21-17 PR Page 1 of 22