To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vin Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Steven Rosen, Associate Planner
TITLE:
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First and Oxbow Hotel
LABEL
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt (1) a resolution denying a Use Permit and Design Review Permit for the First and Oxbow Hotel at 731 First Street and (2) a resolution denying a Certificate of Appropriateness for the relocation of two Local Landmark structures at 731 First Street and 718 Water Street to 58 Randolph Street.
Alternatively, it is within Council's discretion to take actions to:
(1) Approve a Use Permit and Design Review Permit for the First and Oxbow Hotel at 731 First Street and determine that these actions were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action or are otherwise exempt.
(2) Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the relocation of two Local Landmark structures at 731 First Street and 718 Water Street to 58 Randolph Street and determine that these actions were adequately analyzed by a previous CEQA action or are otherwise exempt from CEQA
(3) Approve an Alternative Equivalent Proposal in lieu of payment of the Affordable Housing Impact Fee.
(4) Approve the summary vacation of a permanent slope easement located at the corner of First Avenue and Soscol Avenue.
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DISCUSSION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Applicant requests a Use Permit and a Design Review Permit to allow a hotel use and the construction of two hotel buildings at the southeast corner of Soscol Avenue and First Street and the southeast corner of First Street and the railroad. The project consists of two, four-story buildings totaling approximately 122,666 square feet on two lots that combine to be a site 0.8 acres in size. The hotel would have up to 74 rooms, with up to 37 in each building. The west building would have 2,787 square feet of commercial tenant space that could accommodate five commercial tenants as proposed. The pool and fitness facilities would be in the ...
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