TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager
FROM: Ryan Agbayani, Senior Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider a request to operate a bed and breakfast inn at 616 W. Chapman Avenue and finding of CEQA Exemption (CUP-3208 and SP-1159).
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2. SUMMARY
The applicant proposes to operate a bed and breakfast inn ("Bonjour Bed & Breakfast") within an existing one-story single-family residential dwelling located in the Old Towne Historic District.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 04-26, approving Conditional Use Permit No. 3208 and Minor Site Plan Review No. 1159 for a request to operate a bed and breakfast inn at 616 W. Chapman Avenue.
3. Find the request categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15301 (Class 1 - Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
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4. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Property Information
Applicant
Bonjour Bed & Breakfast
Property Owner
Ahmed Joseph Mahmoud
Property Location
616 W. Chapman Avenue
Existing General Plan
Land Use Element Designation
Old Towne Mixed Use Spoke Street 15S (OTMIX15S)
Existing Zoning Classification
Old Towne Mixed Use-15S (Specific Plan) (OTMU-15S) (SP)
Old Towne
Yes
Specific Plan/PC
Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan
Site Size
6,751 Square Feet
Circulation
Access to the project site is from an existing one-way driveway on W. Chapman Avenue to the north, as well as from an existing alley along the southern property line.
Existing Conditions
The site is currently developed with an existing historic one-story single-family dwelling.
Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning
North: OTMU-15S (SP) Existing commercial use of religious institution and coffee house within a two-story Victorian structure (CUP-3210)
South: Single-Family Residential-6 (R1-6) Existing multi-unit residential dwellings.
East: OTMU-15S (SP) E...
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