HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9374Resolution No 9374
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Certifying the Adequacy of the
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Edgewood Plaza Project
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and Adopting the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the Statement of Overriding
Considerations
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. Introduction and Certification.
(a) The City Council of the City of Palo Alto (IfCity Council"), in the exercise of its
independent judgment,makes and adopts the following findings to comply with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (IfCEQA"; Pub. Resources Code,
§§ 21000 et seq.), and Sections 15091, 15092, and 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code
Regs., § 15000 et seq.). All statements set forth in this Resolution constitute formal findings of
the City Council, including the statements set forth in this paragraph. These findings are made
relative to the conclusions of the City of Palo Alto Edgewood Plaza Project Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2011022030) (the If Final SEIR"), which
includes the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (If Draft SEIR"). The Final SEIR
addresses the environmental impacts of the implementation of the Edgewood Plaza Project
(the IfProject", as further defined in Section 2(b) below) and is incorporated herein by
reference. These findings are based upon the entire record of proceedings for the Project.
(b) Mitigation measures associated with the potentially significant impacts ofthe
Project will be implemented through the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
described below, which is the responsibility of the City.
(c) The City of Palo Alto is the Lead Agency pursuant to Public Resources Code
section 21067 as it has the principal responsibility to approve and regulate the Project. Sand
Hill Property Company is the Project applicant.
(d) The City exercised its independent judgment in accordance with Public
Resources Code section 20182.1(cL in retaining the independent consulting firm David J.
Powers & Associates, Inc. (If Powers & Associates") to prepare the Final SEIR, and Powers &
Associates prepared the Final SEIR under the supervision and at the direction of the City's
Director of Planning and Community Environment.
(e) The City, through Powers & Associates, initially prepared the Draft SEIR and
circulated it for review by responsible and trustee agencies and the public and submitted it to
the State Clearinghouse for review and comment by state agencies, for a comment period
which ran from May 1, through July 20, 2013. As noted above, the Final SEIR includes the Draft
SEIR. No comments were received and no changes were made in the Final SEIR.
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(f) The City's Planning and Transportation Committee has reviewed the Final SEIR
and a draft of these findings and has provided its recommendations to the City Council
regarding certification of the Final SEIR. The City Council has independently reviewed the Final
SEIR and has considered the Planning and Transportation Committee's recommendations in
making these findings.
(g) Based upon review and consideration of the information contained therein, the
City Council hereby certifies that the Final EIR was completed in compliance with CEQA, and
reflects the City of Palo Alto's independent judgment and analysis. The City Council has
considered evidence and arguments presented during consideration of the Project and the Final
EIR. In determining whether the Project may have a significant impact on the environment, and
in adopting the findings set forth below, the City Council certifies that it has complied with
Public Resources Code sections 21081, 21081.5, and 21082.2.
(h) Section 6 of the Final SEIR shows all revisions which the Final SEIR made to the
Draft SEIR. All references to the Draft SEIR in these findings include references to all revisions to
the Draft SEIR made in the Final SEIR. Having reviewed this section and the Final SEIR as a
. whole, the City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that no significant new
information has been added to the Final SEIR so as to warrant recirculation of all or a portion of
the Draft SEIR. Likewise, the City Council has considered all public comments and other
information submitted into the record since publication of the Final SEIR, and further finds that
none of that additional information constitutes significant new information requiring
recirculation of the Final SEIR.
SECTION 2. Project Information.
The following Project information is supplied to provide context for the discussion and
findings that follow, but is intended as a summary and not a replacement for the information
contained in the Draft SEIR, Final SEIR, or Project approvals.
(a) Project Objectives
The Project Objectives of the Project applicant are set forth in Section 2.4 of the Draft
EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Project Description
The proposed Project is an amendment to the approved project that consisted of the
renovation ofthree existing commercial buildings at the Edgewood Shopping Center containing
approximately 38,400 square feet of retail uses, and the redevelopment of the northern portion
ofthe site with ten single-family residences and an approximately 10,000 square-foot park. The
amendment would be to allow the reconstruction of one of the two historic Eichler retail
buildings (Building #1) in the already approved location and configuration. Building #1 was
approved to be dismantled and rehabilitated onsite as one of the primary public benefits, but
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was demolished instead.
A conceptual site plan of the proposed Project is shown on Figure 4. A breakdown of
the proposed development areas and building square footage are shown in Table 2.3-1.
Conceptual elevations of the commercial buildings are shown on Figures 5-10, and conceptual
residential elevations are shown on Figure 11. (All references to figures and tables are to those
appearing in the Draft SEIR, as modified where applicable in the Final SEIR.)
A complete description of the Project as proposed by the Project applicant is set forth
in Section 2.3 of the Draft SEIR, as modified in the Final SEIR.
(c) Required Approvals
The approvals required by the City as lead agency for implementation of the Project
include:
A. Planned Community Zoning
B. Final Subdivision Map
C. Tree Removal Permits
SECTION 3. Record of Proceedings.
(a) For purposes of CEQA, CEQA Guidelines section 15091(eL and these findings,
the Record of Proceedings for the Project includes, but is not limited to, the following
documents:
(1) The Final SEIR, which consists of the Edgewood Plaza Project Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report, published and circulated for public review and
comment by the City from May 17 through July 20,2013 (the "Draft SEIR"L and
the Edgewood Plaza Project Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Report,
published and made available on September 5, 2013, and all appendices,
reports, documents, studies, memoranda, maps, testimony, and other materials
related thereto;
(2) All public notices issued by the City in connection with the Project and the
preparation.ofthe Draft SEIR and the Final SEIR, including but not limited to
public notices for all public workshops held to seek public comments and input
on the Project and the Notice of Preparation, Notice of Completion, Notice of
Availability;
(3) All written and oral communications submitted by agencies or interested
members of the general public during the public review period for the Draft EIR,
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including oral communications made at public hearings or meetings held on the
Project approvals;
(4) The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;
(5) All findings and resolutions adopted by the City Council in connection with the
Project, and all documents cited or referred to therein;
(6) All final reports, studies, memoranda, maps, staff reports, or other planning
documents relating to the Project prepared by the City of Palo Alto and
consultants with respect to the City of Palo Alto's compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, and with respect to the City of Palo Alto's actions on the
Project, including all staff reports and attachments to all staff reports for all
public meetings held by the City;
(7) Minutes and/or verbatim transcripts of all public meetings and/or public
hearings held by the City of Palo Alto in connection with the Project;
(8) Matters of common knowledge to the City of Palo Alto, including, but not limited
to, federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
(9) Any documents expressly cited in these findings, in addition to those cited
above; and
(10) Any other materials required to be in the record of proceedings by Public
Resources Code section 21167.6(e).
(b) The custodian of the documents comprising the record of proceedings is the
Director of Planning and Community Environment, City of Palo Alto, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo
Alto, California, 94301.
(c) Copies of all of the above-referenced documents, which constitute the record of
proceedings upon which the City of Palo Alto's decision on the Project is based, are and have
been available upon request at the offices of the Planning and Community Environment
Department, City of Palo Alto, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94301, and other
locations in the City of Palo Alto.
(d) The City of Palo Alto has relied upon all of the documents, materials, and
evidence listed above in reaching its decision on the Project.
(e) The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the above-
referenced documents, materials, and evidence constitute substantial evidence (as that term is
defined by section 15384 of the CEQA Guidelines) to support each ofthe findings contained
herein.
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SECTION 4. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
(a) CEQA requires the lead agency approving a project to adopt a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the changes made to the project that it has
adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. An MMRP has
been prepared and is recommended for adoption by the City Council concurrently with the
adoption of these findings to ensure compliance with mitigation measures during Project
implementation. As required by Public Resources Code section 21081.6, the MMRP designates
responsibility and anticipated timing for the implementation of the mitigation measures
recommended in the Final EIR. The MMRP will remain available for public review during the
compliance period.
(b) The City Council hereby adopts the MMRP for the Project attached hereto as
Exhibit A and incorporated by reference, and finds, determines, and declares that adoption of
the MMRP will ensure enforcement and continued imposition ofthe mitigation measures
recommended in the Final EIR, and set forth in the MMRP, in order to mitigate or avoid
significant impacts on the environment.
SECTION 5. Significant and Unavoidable Impacts.
The Draft SEIR and the Final SEIR documented that the Project would result in significant
and unavoidable impacts which cannot be adequately mitigated through the adoption and
implementation of feasible mitigation measures. Those impacts, along with mitigation
measures to mitigate them to the extent feasible, are listed below as referenced in the Draft
SEIR.
3.1 Cultural Resources
Impact CR: Demolition of Building 1 represents a substantial adverse alteration of the
physical characteristics of a historical resource and a change in the significant of the resource.
Reconstruction ofthe proposed replacement building would not reduce the adverse impacts to
the physical characteristics of the former building that conveyed its historical significance and
eligibility for the California Register of Historical Resources and the National Register of Historic
Places.
a) Potential Impact. The impact identified above is described and discussed in
Section 3.1.3 of the Draft SEIR.
b) Mitigation Measures. The following mitigation measures will be adopted and
will be implemented as provided in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and as
further described in the remainder of these findings:
Mitigation Measures CR-2.2 and CR-2.3.
MM CR-2.2: The applicant shall create a display illustrating the history of the Edgewood
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Plaza as built by Eichler Homes, prior to approval of final occupancy.
MM CR-2.3: Distinctive materials and defining architectural features, finishes, and
construction techniques of Building 2 including windows, frames, and eaves will be
retained to the extent possible, as the building elements will require some alterations
due to ADA compliance, public safety, building code compliance, or deteriorated
condition. The existing building components may be constructed out of new building
materials that match the character and form of the existing, if reuse of existing building
components is not feasible. Prior to the rehabilitation of Building 2, a qualified historic
preservation architect shall review the plans for the remodeled buildings and verify that
the work on these buildings is in keeping with the buildings' original design and
applicable Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, such as Standards #5,
6, 7, and 9.
A new Building 1 will be constructed of new building materials that match the character
and one-story form of the commercial buildings of Edgewood Plaza as built by Eichler
Homes, consistent with the previously approved building elevations. As a condition of
approval, all facades of Building 1 will be wood-framed storefront systems that replicate
the detail of the original 1957 window design.
The final design and materials to be used in the renovation of Building 2 and
reconstruction of Building 1 will be reviewed and approved by the Director and the
Historic Preservation Planner of the City of Palo Alto Planning and Community
Environment Department.
c) Findings. The above-noted mitigation measures will reduce the severity of this
potentially significant impact by: (i) creating a display illustrating the history of the Edgewood
Plaza as built by Eichler Homes prior to approval of final occupancy; (ii) requiring that the
distinctive and defining architectural features, finishes and construction techniques of Buildings
#1, including windows, frames, and eaves, be retained to the extent feasible during the
reconstruction of Building #1, subject to verification by qualified professionals that work on
these resources is completed in conformance with applicable federal standards; and
(iii) requiring review and approval of the final design and materials to be used in the renovation
of these buildings by the City of Palo Alto Planning and Community Environment Department;
thereby ensuring that this Impact is mitigated to the extent feasible. However, these measures
would not fully mitigate this Impact to a less-than-significant level.
d) Remaining Impacts. There are no other feasible mitigation measures available
to mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level. Implementation of Mitigation Measures
CR-2.2 and 2.3 would lessen the Project's impacts on the described historical resources by
reconstructing Building #1 as originally approved and documenting the significant historical
characteristics of Buildings #1. However, the reconstruction of Building #1 would not result in
reversing the demolition, and therefore this reconstruction would still result in a significant
impact to historic resources.
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e) Overriding Considerations. The environmental, social, economic and other
benefits of the Project override any remaining significant adverse impacts of the Project
relating to historical resources as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations
below.
Section 4.0 Cumulative Impacts
f) Impact Cumulative Impact: The Edgewood Plaza site is considered historically
significant under federal, state and City of Palo Alto criteria. The demolition of Building #1 and
reconstruction with all new materials would result in a significant impact to cumulative cultural
resources. As with all historic structures of a particular design or time period, there are a finite
number of representative structures that exist. Of the two Eichler commercial buildings within
the City of Palo Alto deemed historically significant, one has now been demolished. As a result,
Building #2 is the only remaining representative Eichler commercial building within Palo Alto.
As discussed in the Edgewood Plaza Final EIR, the Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC)
project would result in the loss of the Stone Building Complex, which was designed by E.D.
Stone and constructed in 1959. The SUMC project has been identified as resulting in a
significant cumulative historic resources impact due to the small body of E.D. Stone's work in
Palo Alto that retains sufficient integrity to be eligible as historic resources. The Stone Building
Complex and Building #1 are of a similar time period, both represent a modern design
aesthetic, and both are significant examples of their respective architects. Therefore, the loss
of Building 1 combined with the loss of the Stone Building Complex is a cumulatively
considerable impact relative to mid-century modern buildings by prominent architects in Palo
Alto.
g) Potential Impact. The impact identified above is described and discussed in
Section 3.1.3 of the Draft SEIR.
h) Mitigation Measures. The following mitigation measures will be adopted and
will be implemented as provided in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and as
further described in the remainder of these findings:
Mitigation Measures CR-2.2 and CR-2.3.
MM CR-2.2: The applicant shall create a display illustrating the history of the Edgewood
Plaza as built by Eichler Homes, prior to approval of final occupancy.
MM CR-2.3: Distinctive materials and defining architectural features, finishes, and
construction techniques of Building 2 including windows, frames, and eaves will be
retained to the extent possible, as the building elements will require some alterations
due to ADA compliance, public safety, building code compliance, or deteriorated
condition. The existing building components may be constructed out of new building
materials that match the character and form of the existing, if reuse of existing building
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components is not feasible. Prior to the rehabilitation of Building 2, a qualified historic
preservation architect shall review the plans for the remodeled buildings and verify that
the work on these buildings is in keeping with the buildings' original design and
applicable Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, such as Standards #5,
6, 7, and 9.
A new Building 1 will be constructed of new building materials that match the character
and one-story form of the commercial buildings of Edgewood Plaza as built by Eichler
Homes, consistent with the previously approved building elevations. As a condition of
approval, all facades of Building 1 will be wood-framed storefront systems that replicate
the detail ofthe original 1957 window design.
The final design and materials to be used in the renovation of Building 2 and
reconstruction of Building 1 will be reviewed and approved by the Director and the
Historic Preservation Planner of the City of Palo Alto Planning and Community
Environment Department.
i) Findings. The above-noted mitigation measures will reduce the severity of this
potentially significant impact by: (i) creating a display illustrating the history ofthe Edgewood
Plaza as built by Eichler Homes prior to approval of final occupancy; (ii) requiring that the
distinctive and defining architectural features, finishes and construction techniques of Buildings
#1,including windows, frames, and eaves, be retained to the extent feasible during the
reconstruction of Building #1, subject to verification by qualified professionals that work on
these resources is completed in conformance with applicable federal standards; and
(iii) requiring review and approval of the final design and materials to be used in the renovation
of these buildings by the City of Palo Alto Planning and Community Environment Department;
thereby ensuring thatthis Impact is mitigated to the extent feasible. However, these measures
would not fully mitigate this Impact to a less-than-significant level.
j) Remaining Impacts. There are no other feasible mitigation measures available
to mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level. Implementation of Mitigation Measures
CR-2.2 and 2.3 would lessen the Project's impacts on the described historical resources by
reconstructing Building #1 as originally approved and documenting the significant historical
characteristics of Buildings #1. However, the reconstruction of Building #1 would not result in
reversing the demolition, and therefore this reconstruction would still result in a significant
impact to cumulative historic resources.
k) Overriding Considerations. The environmental, social, economic and other
benefits of the Project override any remaining significant adverse impacts ofthe Project
relating to historical resources as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations
below.
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SECTION 6. Findings Regarding Project Alternatives.
Public Resources Code section 21002 prohibits a public agency from approving a project
if there are feasible alternatives or feasible mitigation measures available which would
substantially lessen the significant environmental effects of the project. When a lead agency
finds, even after the adoption of all feasible mitigation measures, that a project will still cause
one or more significant environmental effects that cannot be substantially lessened or avoided,
it must, prior to approving the project as mitigated, first determine whether there are any
project alternatives that are feasible and that would substantially lessen or avoid the project's
significant impacts. Under CEQA, "feasibility" includes "desirability" to the extent that it is
based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant economic, environmental, social, and
technological factors, and an alternative may be deemed by the lead agency to be "infeasible" if
it fails to adequately promote the project applicant's and/or the lead agency's primary
underlying goals and objectives for the project. Thus, a lead agency may reject an alternative,
even if it would avoid or substantially lessen one or more significant environmental effects of
the project, if it finds that the alternative's failure to adequately achieve the objectives for the
project, or other specific and identifiable considerations, make the alternative infeasible.
The City Council certifies that the Final SEIR describes a reasonable range of alternatives
to the Project, which could feasibly obtain the basic objectives of the Project, and that the City
Council has evaluated the comparative merits of the alternatives. As described below, the City
Council has decided to approve the Project as proposed, and to reject the remainder of the
alternatives, as summarized below. .
Sections 2.3 of the Draft SEIR set forth the Project applicant's objectives for the Project.
That list is incorporated herein by reference. In light of the applicant's objectives for the
Project, and given that the Project is expected to result in certain significant environmental
effects even after the implementation of all feasible mitigation measures, as identified above,
the City hereby makes the following findings with respect to whether one or more of the
alternatives evaluated in the Draft EIR could feasibly accomplish most of the goals and
objectives for the Project and substantially lessen or avoid one or more of its potentially
significant effects.
No Project Alternative
The No Project Alternative -Current Conditions Scenario is discussed at Section 7.2 of
the Draft SEIR. The No Project -Current Conditions Scenario is hereby rejected as infeasible
because it would not achieve the Project objectives, as explained in Sections 7.3.2, 7.3.3 and
7.3.4 of the Draft SEIR.
Building Design Alternative
The Building Design Alternative is discussed in Section 7.4.1 ofthe Draft SEIR. The
Building Design Alternative is hereby rejected as infeasible because it would not achieve most
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of the Project objectives, as explained in Sections 7.4.3, 7.4.4 and 7.5 ofthe Draft SEIR.
SECTION 7. Statement of Overriding Considerations
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and Section 15093 ofthe CEQA
Guidelines, this City Council adopts and makes the following Statement of Overriding
Considerations regarding the remaining significant unavoidable impacts ofthe Project, as
discussed above, and the anticipated economic, social and other benefits of the Project. The
City finds that: (i) the majority of the significant impacts of the Project will be reduced to less-
than-significant and acceptable levels by the mitigation measures described in the Final EIR and
approved and adopted by these Findings; (ii) the City's approval of the Project will result in
certain significant adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided even with the
incorporation of all feasible mitigation measures into the Project; and (iii) there are no other
feasible mitigation measures or feasible Project alternatives that would further mitigate or
avoid the remaining significant environmental effects. The significant effects that have not been
mitigated to a less-than-significant level and are therefore considered significant and
unavoidable are identified in Section 6 above. Despite these potentially significant impacts, it is
the City's considered judgment that the benefits offered by the Project outweigh the
potentially adverse effects of these significant impacts. The substantial evidence supporting the
following described benefits of the Project can be found in the preceding findings and in the
record of proceedings.
The benefits of the Project which the City Council finds serve as "overriding
considerations" justifying its approval include the following:
(1) Rehabilitation of Building #2 and reconstruction of Building #1 in a design
significantly closer to its original appearance with the inclusion of custom made
windows in the original design, with narrow full height frames and projecting
moldings. Rehabilitation of the original historic monument sign for the shopping
center.
(2) Redevelopment and rehabilitation of a high-quality shopping and commercial area
on the Edgewood Plaza site that will serve the community, including the provision of
a new grocery store for the local neighborhood, in a manner that reflects the mid-
century aesthetic and design of the existing buildings and surrounding Duveneck/
Saint Francis (Edgewood and Green Gables) neighborhood. Reconstruction of
Building #1 will enable a complete restoration of the shopping center.
(3) Provision of a grocery store in the 20,600 sq. ft. building. The commercial property
owner shall ensure the continued use of the 20,600 sq. ft. building as a grocery store
for the life of the Project;
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(4) Provision of 0.20 acre public park, via public access easements in perpetuity. The
park would be maintained by the commercial property owner and shall not be used
for seating/activities associated with the retail uses. The Applicant shall provide an
on-site display highlighting Joseph Eichler's achievements in the Park.
(5) Payment to the City of $94,200 with respect to the improper demolition of Building
#1.
(6) Provision of two Level 2 Electric Vehicle chargers and one Level 2 Electric Vehicle
charger.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: October 7,2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES: HOLMAN
ABSENT: SCHARFF
ABSTENTIONS:
ATIEST:
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Mayor
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
. EXHIBIT A
MITIGATION MONITORING OR REPORTING PROGRAM
EDGEWOOD PLAZA PROJECT
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT
Palo Alto File No. 08PLN-00157/10PLN-00198/13PLN-00197
State Clearinghouse No. 2011022030
CITY OF PALO ALTO
JULY 2013
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PREFACE
Section 21081 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a Lead Agency
to adopt a Mitigation Monitoring or Reporting Program whenever it approves a project for
which measures have been required to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the
environment. The purpose of the monitoring or reporting program is to ensure
compliance with the mitigation measures during project implementation.
The Supplemental Environmental Impact Report concluded that the implementation of the
project could result in significant effects on the environment and mitigation measures
were incorporated into the proposed project. This Mitigation Monitoring or Reporting
Program addresses those measures in terms of how and when they will be implemented.
The previously approved project included three mitigation measures to reduce impacts
to historic resources on the site. Mitigation Measure (MM) MM CR-2.1, completion of a
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation of Building 1 and Building 2
has been completed and is not referenced further. MM CR-2.2, creation of a display
illustrating the history of the Edgewood Plaza as built by Eichler Homes, will be
completed prior to approval of final occupancy and is included below. The third
mitigation measure, MM CR-2.3 is included in its entirety, and has been revised to
reflect the demolition of Building 1 and proposed changes in the project. The changes
affect the reconstruction of Building 1 only. No changes have been made to the
approved mitigation for rehabilitation of Building 2.
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Impact: Demolition of
Building 1 represents a
substantial adverse alteration
of the physical characteristics
of a historical resource and a
change in the significant of
the resource. Reconstruction
of the proposed replacement
building would not reduce the
adverse impacts to the
physical characteristics of the
former building that
conveyed its historical
significance and eligibility for
the California Register of
Historical Resources and the
National Register of Historic
Places
[Significant Impact]
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MITIGATION MONITORING OR REPORTING PROGRAM
Edgewood Plaza Project, 2080 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto
Palo Alto File No. 08PLN-00157/10PLN-00198/13PLN-00197. State CI .... rinS!'hnm: ..
MM CR-2.2: The applicant shall create a display illustrating the
history of the Edgewood Plaza as built by Eichler Homes, prior
to approval of final occupancy.
MM CR-2.3: Distinctive materials and defining architectural
features, finishes, and construction techniques of Building 2
including windows, frames, and eaves will be retained to the
extent pOSSible, as the building elements will require some
alterations due to ADA compliance, public safety, building code
compliance, or deteriorated condition. The existing building
components may be constructed out of new building materials
that match the character and form of the existing, if reuse of
existing building components is not feasible. Prior to the
rehabilitation of Building 2, a qualified historic preservation
architect shall review the plans for the remodeled buildings
and verify that the work on these buildings is in keeping with
the buildings' original design and applicable Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, such as Standards #5,6,
7, and 9.
A new Building 1 will be constructed of new building materials
that match the character and one-story form of the
commercial buildings of Edgewood Plaza as built by Eichler
Homes, consistent with the previously approved building
elevations. As a condition of approval, all facades of Building 1
will be wood-framed storefront systems that replicate the
detail of the original 1957 window design.
The final design and materials to be used in the renovation of
Building 2 and reconstruction of Building 1 will be reviewed
and approved by the Director and the Historic Preservation
Planner of the City of Palo Alto Planning and Community
Environment Department.
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Project applicant
and consulting
historic
preservation
architect.
All measures will be required as
part of development permits, and
will be printed on all construction
documents, contracts, and project
plans prior to issuance of
development permits.
Oversight of implementation by the
City of Palo Alto Director of
Planning and Community
Environment and the City'S Historic
Resources Plan
Prior to the start of
demolition and construction,
as specified.