REPORT TO HISTORICAL AND LANDMARKS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a Proposed 785 Square-Foot First Floor Addition, 704 Square-Foot Second Floor Addition, and a 451 Square-Foot Detached Garage at 745 Harrison Street That is Located Within 200 Feet of a Historic Resource
Report
BACKGROUND
The 6,721 square-foot subject property is located on the north side of Harrison Street, 180 feet west of The Alameda. It is developed with a one-story 1,392 square foot, 4-bedroom, and 2.5-bathroom house in the Queen Anne Cottage architectural style. The property is not currently listed as a historic resource on the City's Historic Resource Inventory (HRI); however, it does abut two HRI properties located at 755 Harrison Street and 744 Lewis Street.
The project is before the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) in accordance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance, which requires all projects on properties within 200 feet of an HRI property that require Architectural Review at a Development Review Hearing first be referred to the HLC. The HLC shall review the project for neighborhood compatibility and consistency with the City's Design Guidelines and make a recommendation to the Development Review Hearing Officer.
The subject property is currently zoned CT - Thoroughfare Commercial with the General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Density Residential. The applicant will be utilizing AB 3194 (2019) to use the development standards of the R2 Zoning District, which is consistent with the Low Density Residential General Plan Land Use Designation. Recently, the Zoning Ordinance was updated, however, portions of the code do not go into effect until an update of the zoning map occurs. Zoning Districts other than single-family will be effective at the same as the adoption of the updated zoning map in Spring 2024. The subject property will be rezoned to R2 with the zoning map adoption in Spring 2024. In the meantime, the applicant will use AB 3194 to b...
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