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Item 7a Staff Report PLANNING COMMISSION July ~, 1979 SUBJECT: Z - 79 -80 APPLICANT: Frank Capilla PURPOSE: Application for design review approval for the remodeling of the old post office building located at 157 Main Street. Zoning for the property is C-C (Central Commercial) District. ATTACHMENT: Photograph (to be distributed at the meeting) Frank Capilla is the new owner of the old post office building on Main Street. Mr. Capilla wishes to remodel the building and use it for offices. Part of the rehabilitation of the building may include the addition of a mezzanine. He has not finaled his thinking with regard to this and, therefore, the parking requirements for the structure are not known at this time. Prior to submitting a detailed site plan showing parking and landscaping, Mr. Capilla would like the remodeling concept which he intends to employ on the building reviewed by your Commission. The reason for this is that he would like to use a rendering of the remodeled building in his efforts to rent space in the structure. The site plan would be submitted for your consi- deration at a later date once the extent of added floor space in the building is known. This case is,being submitted to the entire Planning Commission since the propert9 is part of the C-O (Civic Overlay) District and design matters in this district require Planning Commission and City Council approval. The applicant intends to add a canopy to the front of the building, change the doors, remove the tile over the windows, add trim and repaint the building. As can be seen from the rendering, just these relatively minor changes would make a great difference in the appearance of the building. What is now an eyesore, would be turned into a relatively attractive structure. Staff Recommendation: In the staff's opinion, Mr. Capilla's plans for the remodeling of the post office building would be a great improvement to the existing structure and would meet the criteria of the C~O District. We suggest tha~ your Commission recommend to the City Council, approval of the remodeling as proposed keeping in mind that the site plan for the development will be submitted to you at a later date. Approval should be subject to the following conditions: That the building be remodeled substantially as shown on the rendering, Exhibit A, on file with the Planning Division and that complete elevations of the structure be submitted to the Planning Division for approval prior to issuance of a building permit. That a site plan and landscape plan be submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council for approval prior to issuance of a building permit.