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BACKGROUND Site and P[gjg c Descri tion The 8,510 -square -foot subject site is situated on Ray Street between Main Street and First Street. The subject site is relatively flat with an existing two-story 2,917 -square -foot commercial office building toward the front, as seen in the Topographic Survey in Exhibit B of Attachment 3. There are currently 10 surface parking spaces located behind the office building which are accessed by a drive aisle on the east side of the building. The proposed project involves developing the rear portion of the site, as seen in Exhibit B of Attachment 3. The proposal includes constructing a new 1,069 -square -foot, two- story residential unit at the rear of the lot. A 434 -square -foot carport (that includes two surface parking spaces and a lift accommodating one upper vehicle) is attached to the unit. The unit incorporates outdoor space within a 178 -square -foot rooftop deck, 18 - square -foot front porch, and eight -square -foot second -floor balcony as well as ground - floor open space to the rear of the unit. The proposed plans are included as Exhibit B of Attachment 3. Prior Approvals The existing property includes an office building with parking behind. The office building was formerly a residential structure that was converted in 1984. In 2002, the City approved application PDR -172, for an approximately 1,500 square foot expansion of the office building, and construction of a two -unit residential apartment at the rear of the site. The approval included an in -lieu agreement for four parking spaces. The apartment building was approximately 2,400 square feet. It was sited toward the rear of the site in an "L" shape. Though approved, the residential component of the project was never built, and the approvals have since expired. The Downtown Specific Plan has been updated since this approval. Prelimina Review Annliration In 2020, the applicant submitted a Preliminary Review Application for the subject project that was reviewed and modified in response to staff comments. The Planning Commission reviewed the project in a workshop on August 26, 2020. The minutes are attached as Exhibit D of Attachment 3. The main discussion at hand involved the parking on-site and building design. Subject Application Review On December 18, 2020, the applicant submitted a formal application for Design Review (P20-1053). In response to Planning Commission workshop comments during the 2020 Preliminary Application, the applicant proposed project modifications intended to further improve the design of the project and address the concerns of the Commission, as detailed in the Planning Commission agenda report (Attachment 3). There was an eight- month delay in the applicant's resubmittal of the project, however, upon resubmittal, the applicant did make additional modifications as requested by staff, including adding electric vehicle charging for the residence, increasing the proposed planting, adjusting some of the square -footage, adding articulation to the north and south elevations, painting the CMU block in the carport, and modifying the roof forms. Page 2 of 9