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The proposal is subject to the development standards of the R-1-6,500 Zoning District. As proposed, the project would not comply with all of the development standards or parking requirements of the R-1-6,500 Zoning District. Specifically, Variances from the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) would be required to: 1) reduce the front yard setback from the required 23-feet to 20-feet to accommodate the new house; 2) allow a required off-street parking space to be located in the required front yard; and 3) allow tandem parking. ANALYSIS The project has been reviewed with respect to the Downtown Specific Plan and Design Guidelines as well as the applicable Zoning Ordinance requirements. Downtown Specific Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines The Downtown Specific Plan's (DTSP) Modifications to Historic Buildings has the following policies: Policy 2 (page 67) "Require the completion of the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Survey Form-523 to develop and document a statement of historic significance prior to the issuance of demolition permits for any historic resource older than 50 years. Evaluate these properties using the State of California criteria for the California Register of Historic Resources." Policy 3 (page 67) "Prohibit the demolition of any building found to be historically significant with regard to the California Register criteria unless such building is determined by the Chief Building Official to be unsafe or dangerous, and if no other reasonable means of rehabilitation or relocation can be achieved." The house at 215 Neal Street was built in 1890 and is listed in the Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report as an historic resource. The structure is also listed as an historic structure in the General Plan. In 2003, the City hired Architectural Resource Group (ARG) to complete Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) survey forms for several Downtown properties, including 215 Neal Street. The DRP survey indicates that the house at 215 Neal Street has a high level of integrity and has an even greater level of significance since it was associated with one of Pleasanton's early families. No mention was made of the smaller house at 205 Neal Street. Staff notes that there are no City records that indicate when 205 Neal Street was constructed. The applicant has provided an historic evaluation for 205 Neal Street that was prepared by an architectural historian who meets the qualifications stated in the Secretary of the Interior's and the State Office of Historic Preservation's professional qualification standards. The historian evaluated the subject house and concluded that the subject house did not qualify for the California Register of Historical Resources, lacked sufficient integrity to be considered a significant architectural resource under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and PI1-0709/P11-0717, 205 Neal Street Planning Commission 8 o[18