Reso PC16-20 0001 PC Reso 1409 El Camino

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RESOLUTION NO. PC 16-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING A DOWNTOWN PLANNED COMMUNITY PERMIT, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN FOR 1409 EL CAMINO REAL PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY'S DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Applicant, Greystar Development, submitted an application for a Downtown Planned Community permit ("DPC") including four guideline deviations, Tentative Parcel Map, and Affordable Housing Plan for an 8 -story multifamily residential project consisting of 350 units (including 35 affordable units at the low income level) and -1,400 sq. ft. of ground floor retail, located at 1409 EI Camino Real, (the "Project") which is located within the Downtown Precise Plan area ("DTPP"); and WHEREAS, on July 7, 2016, pursuant to Section 2.0.3-A of the DTPP (pg. 28), the Architectural Advisory Committee ("AAC") conducted a public hearing to consider the four (4) proposed deviations from the DTPP guidelines, including use establishments that exceed the 25 ft. maximum length, the inability to use permeable pavers, residential parking stalls closer than 6" from columns, and building wings that exceed the maximum widths of 65 ft. and 45 ft. respectively. The AAC supported 2 of the 4 deviations, including exceeding the maximum length establishment and inability to use permeable pavers. It did not support exceeding the wing depth for courtyard disposition types and having garage columns closer than 6" to parking spaces. The AAC also forwarded comments relating to the building massing, scale, and design to the Planning Commission (PC). The applicant revised the plans based on AAC's direction; 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 Vesting Tentative Parcel Maps and by the Downtown Precise Plan to act upon applications for Downtown Planned Community permits; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2016 and January 17, 2017, the Planning Commission considered an Initial Study checklist and its findings prepared by the City's Planning Division, the previously certified Downtown Precise Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2006052027) ("EIR"), the staff reports, oral and written, and testimony and materials presented by all those wishing to be heard on this Project at the noticed public hearing on this matter; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 2.0.3-A of the DTPP (pg. 28), the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, the Redwood City Municipal Code, and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, to consider the Downtown Planned Community Permit Application DPC2015-12, Tentative Parcel Map Application TM2015- Page 1 of22 ATTY/RESO.0001/PC RESO 1409 EL CAMINO REV: 01-19-17 PR