HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9497Resolution No. 9497
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Designating 300 Homer
Street, Known as the Roth Building, to be Eligible as a "Sender Site in the
Transfer of Development Rights Program
RECITALS
A. Chapter 18.28.060(d} of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC} provides for the
Council to designate one or more city-owned buildings that are Category 1 or Category 2 on the
city's historic inventory and/or Category I, II, Ill on the city's seismic hazards identification list as
eligible to participate as "sender sites" in the Transfer of Development Rights program as
provided in Chapter 18.18 of the Zoning Code. As a Category 2 resource, and with the planned
historic rehabilitation of the building, the Roth Building would be eligible as a "sender site" for a
9,592 square foot floor area bonus.
B. The Roth Building located at 300 Homer Street in Palo Alto, is designated as a
Category II historic building on the City of Palo Alto Historic Inventory.
C. The Palo Alto Historic Resources Board (HRB} review and recommendation on
March 10, 201 included the Property as in the proposed designation as a category 2 building.
The Roth Building meets the definition of "historic rehabilitation" as set forth in the Municipal
Code Section 18.18.080, and the proposed historic rehabilitation of the building maintains the
building's identified historic character by conforming to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for
rehabilitation with respect to preservation of the character-defining features and with respect
with compatibility and differentiation of the proposed new construction.
D. On March 21, 2011, in compliance with conditions of the Option Agreement and the
Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC} Section 18, development plans for the Museum's proposed
project were conditionally approved for Architectural Review, Minor Exceptions, and a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP}.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The Roth Building located at 300 Homer, Street is hereby designated as a
"sender site" in the Transfer of Development Rights program.
SECTION 2. The Council Finds that the Roth Building rehabilitation project is
categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA} pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines section 15331 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation} as a project involving
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maintenance, repair and rehabilitation that will be completed in accordance with the Secretary
of Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 2, 2015
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
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Mayor
APPROVED:
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