REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
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Public Hearing: Recommendation On A Rezoning To Remove The Historic Combining District From 1341 Homestead Road (906 Monroe Street To Remain In Historic Combining District) In Connection With A Tentative Parcel Map Application To Subdivide The Property Into Two Parcels, Each Containing One Of The Existing Residences. CEQA Status: Determination of Consistency with the Downtown Precise Plan Final EIR
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Applicant: Paul Tai
Owner: 950 Monroe St. REO, LLC
General Plan: Downtown Core - DT
Zoning: Downtown - DT
Site Area: 0.18 acres
Existing Site Conditions: Two single-family homes, the home addressed as 906 Monroe is on the Historic Resource Inventory, and the home addressed as 1341 Homestead is not on the Historic Resource Inventory.
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: Single family residence, DT
* East: Franklin Square, commercial use, DT
* South: Single family residence, R3
* West: Single family residence, DT
BACKGROUND
On June 11, 2025, the Applicant, Paul Tai, representing 950 Monroe St. REO, LLC, submitted an application to rezone (File No. PLN25-00516) and subdivide (File No. PLN25-00304) the residences and underlying property addressed as 906 Monroe Street and 1341 Homestead Road. The residence addressed as 906 Monroe Street will remain on the Historical Resource Inventory (HRI) and will continue to be subject to an existing Mills Act Contract. At this time, the applicant does not propose any site improvements or construction. Approval of this application will enable the applicant to sell the two residences separately.
The project was deemed complete at the Project Clearance Committee (PCC) on February 24, 2026. The project was heard at a regularly scheduled Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) meeting on April 7, 2026. The HLC found that the proposed rezoning request to remove the Historic Combining District from 1341 Homestead Road (906 Monroe Street to Remain in Historic Co...
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