REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Conditional Use Permit for a new 190-room Hotel with onsite sales of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (ABC license Type 47) at 2900 Lakeside Drive
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Use Permit to allow a new Cambria Hotel with onsite sales of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (ABC license Type 47)
Applicant: Andrew Wood, Stratus Development Partners, LLC
General Plan: Low Intensity Office / Research & Development (R&D)
Zoning: Light Industrial (ML)
Site Area: 1.96 acres
Existing Site Conditions: One existing two-story office building
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Hotel use
South: Office use across Tannery Way
East: Commercial use across Lakeside Drive
West: Office use
Issues: Consistency with the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Architectural design.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the Use Permit, subject to conditions of approval
BACKGROUND
The project was continued from the Planning Commissioning meeting of May 22, 2019, to address the Commission's concerns regarding architecture for the hotel, particularly the Lakeside Drive frontage that may be visible from Highway 101. There were no public speakers during the public comment period. The Planning Commission continued the project to this June 12, 2019 to allow the applicant to revise the design and provide improvement to the overall design in consideration of the Use Permit request. The Use Permit authorizes the hotel use in the industrial zoning district only. The applicant as a condition of approval of the Use Permit will need to obtain an Architectural Review permit for the architectural design of the hotel.
DISCUSSION
The applicant submitted revised elevations as shown in Attachment 1. The project proposes a contemporary architectural design integrating a mixed pattern and palette of materials to enhance the building fa?ade. The building walls are primarily natural stone and integral plaster. The elevations also...
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