TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee
FROM: Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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Design Review No.5011-20, Old Towne Gateway, 401 W. Chapman Avenue
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2. SUMMARY
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Recommendation to the Planning Commission
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The applicant proposes to rehabilitate two historic buildings for restaurant uses, demolish non-historic sheds, construct two new restaurant buildings, and establish a pedestrian connection linking N. Cypress and N. Lemon Streets.
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3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: Old Towne Gateway, LLC
Property Location: 401 W. Chapman Avenue
General Plan Designation: Old Towne Mixed Use 6-15 du/ac, max. 0.6 FAR
Zoning Classification: Old Towne Mixed Use-15S (Santa Fe Depot Specific Plan)
Existing Development: Two historic buildings with a variety of non-historic additions and detached sheds on a 30,300 square foot site
Associated Applications: Major Site Plan Review No. 1013-20 and Tentative Parcel Map No. 0017-20
Previous DRC Project Review: the proposed project came before the Design Review Committee (DRC) on May 20, 2015 for preliminary review (MJSP No. 0788-14 and DRC No. 4765-14). At that time the project consisted of adaptive re-use of the two historic buildings as restaurants, 10 multi-family residential units, and subsurface parking. Since that time, the project description has changed significantly.
The project returned to the DRC for preliminary review on October 21, 2020 with a revised concept that included the adaptive re-use of the two historic buildings as restaurants and the construction of a new 2-story commercial building (without residential units).
4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Since the October 2020 preliminary project review, the project has been revised to consist of:
* Rehabilitation of the one-story brick historic building at the corner of W. Chapman Avenue and N. Cypress Street (401 W. Chapman Avenue) for use as a restaurant. Non-historic add...
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