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ATTY/RESO.0075/PC RESO 1690BROADWAY REV: 07-11-23 JB Page 1 of 24 RESOLUTION NO. 23-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING USE PERMIT NO. 2022-003, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 2022-003, AND ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT NO. 2022-013, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR 1690 BROADWAY WHEREAS, the applicant, Viren Patel, proposes to demolish an existing two- story 17 guestroom motel, and construct a five-story, 112 room hotel within a 94,925 square- foot building with 91 on-site parking spaces (the “Project”) located at 1690 Broadway (the “Property”) which is within the Mixed-Use Corridor – Streetcar Broadway zoning designation; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Redwood City (“Commission”) is empowered by Zoning Ordinance Articles 42 (Use Permits), 45 (Architectural Permits) and 46 (Planned Development Permits) to act upon applications for Use Permits, Architectural Permits and Planned Development Permits, respectively; and WHEREAS, on July 7, 2023, a public hearing notice was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal and mailed to interested parties and all property owners and residents within 300 feet of the Property; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023, the Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance to consider Use Permit Application No. UP2022-003, Planned Development Permit Application No. PD 2022-003, and Architectural Permit Application No. AP2022- 013; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023, all interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing by providing oral testimony and/or submitting written comments; and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023, the Commission considered whether the Project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - “Infill Development”) as explained in the CEQA compliance memorandum attached to the staff report (“CEQA Memorandum”); and WHEREAS, at the July 18, 2023, public hearing, the Commission fully reviewed, considered, and evaluated the staff report prepared for the Project, including the attachments, oral and written public testimony, and all other documents and evidence in the public record on the Project.