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Attachment 3 - Planning Commission
Presentation for September 20, 2020
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Five-story hotel
95 guestrooms
Two-levels of
below-grade
parking
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Conditional Use Permit
◦Hotel Use
◦Reduced Parking
Design Review
Transportation Demand Management
Plan
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Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration
◦Prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc.
◦Comment Period: April 14 -May 14, 2020
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program
◦Incorporated into draft Conditions of
Approval
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Neighborhood Meeting: Feb 19, 2020
Individual Outreach
Comment Letters
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El Camino Real Mixed Use (ECRMX) District
Compliant with ECRMX Development Standards
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FAR
Height
Setbacks
Lot Coverage
Landscaping
Distance from airport;
Availability of airport bus and/or limousine service;
Proximity of auto rental facilities;
Availability of parking facilities adjoining the site;
Documentation of actual use of parking spaces at an existing and comparable facility;
Availability of on-site meeting rooms and conference facilities; and
Designation of additional parking for extended parking for guests using the airport.
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Trip generation estimates of the proposed hotel
use
Calculation of trips generated by the hotel use
does not include credits for past uses on the
project site
Proposed hotel use would generate approximately
344 daily trips (33 AM Peak, 27 PM Peak)
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New daily trips and peak hour trips would not
result in significant traffic or transportation impacts
Local circulation effects and site access
◦Hotel guest access, employee access, and deliveries
TDM Plan to further reduce trips made by driving
alone for employees and hotel guests
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Municipal Code requires new non-residential projects generating more than 100 trips per day to achieve at least a 28% mode share.
Applicant to implement TDMs with a stronger focus on providing employees with commute options, including transit passes, leveraging its location within walking distance to high-quality transit connections, such as shuttles.
TDM also encourages guests towards other modes, including bike share, airport shuttles, and other travel options
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January 16, 2018 (original design):
◦Bulky design and scale
◦Lack of articulation along front façade
◦Inadequate landscaping
April 17, 2018 (revised design):
◦Rear parking ramp/basement stalls within setback
◦Landscaping revisions
February 2020 (current proposal):
◦Recommended approval
◦Minor revisions to landscaping
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Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration:
◦Consistent with the General Plan; and
◦Will not result in a significant environmental impact
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Conditional Use Permit:
◦Allowed within the ECRMX district;
◦Consistent with the General Plan;
◦Will not be adverse to public health/safety;
◦Complies with zoning requirements;
◦Compatible with surrounding land uses;
◦The site is physically suitable for the land use; and
◦Complies with CEQA requirements.
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Design Review:
◦Consistent with the Zoning Ordinance;
◦Consistent with the General Plan;
◦Consistent with the City’s Design Guidelines;
◦Complies with Use Permit requirements; and
◦Consistent with Design Review Criteria (Section
20.480.006).
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Transportation Demand Management Plan:
◦Proposed trip reduction measures are feasible and
appropriate; and
◦Proposed performance guarantees will ensure that
the target alternative mode will be achieved and
maintained.
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Adopt the associated resolution,
making findings and:
◦Adopting the Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration; and
◦Approving the entitlements request
subject to the draft conditions of approval.
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