Reso PC20-04 0056 PC Reso 227 King Street

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ATTY/RESO.0056/PC RESO 227 KING STREET REV: 06-26-2020 PR Page 1 of 8 RESOLUTION NO. 20-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY UPHOLDING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT NO. AP2019-040 FOR 227 KING STREET, AS MODIFIED BY THE APPLICANT, AND DETERMINING THE PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15303 WHEREAS, Sepi Hejazi Moghadam and Amira Fouad (Applicant) applied for an Architectural Permit to construct a new 2,939 square foot single family residence with a new 468 square foot attached garage (the Original Project) at 227 King Street (the Property); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 45.3 of the Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Administrator is authorized to review and approve such Architectural Permits; and WHEREAS, on October 22, 2019, the Zoning Administrator issued a Notice of Official Action for Architectural Permit No. AP2019-040, approving the Original Project because the required R-1 Zoning District Standards were met and the Architectural Permit Findings were made; and WHEREAS, on November 6, 2019, an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve the Architectural Permit was filed with the City Clerk by Kris Johnson (Appellant); and WHEREAS, on February 4, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Redwood City (Planning Commission) held a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, to consider the appeal; and WHERAS, on February 4, 2020, the Appellant, the Applicant, and all other interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing through oral testimony and the submittal of written comments; and WHEREAS, on February 4, 2020, the Planning Commission fully reviewed, considered, and evaluated the staff report prepared for the Original Project (Staff Report) including the attachments to the Staff Report, oral and written public testimony, and all other documents and evidence in the public record on the Original Project and the appeal. The Planning Commission continued the hearing in order to allow the applicant to modify the proposed design WHEREAS, on May 6, 2020, the Applicant submitted revised plans to address concerns related to mass and bulk raised at the February 4, 2020 public hearing (the Revised Project). The Revised Project plans: (1) reduced the overall floor area by approximately 399 square feet, resulting in a 2,567 square foot single-family residence with a 442 square foot attached garage, (2) reduced the Floor Area Ratio from 52