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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2002-18 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF CABBIE WEVILL FOR DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PDR-121 WHEREAS, Carrie Wevill has applied for design review to allow the demolition of an approximately 1,155-square-foot, one-story house of secondary historic significance in the Downtown Specific Plan and to allow construction of an approximately 2,255-square-foot, two-story office building located at 240 Spring Street; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-C (Central Commercial), Downtown Revitalization, Core Area Overlay District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public heazing of March 13, 2002, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, projects of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings: The proposed demolition of the structure would not be inappropriate or inconsistent with the purposes of Chapter 18.74 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. The demolition and building project would be consistent with the General Plan land use and zoning designations for the site. Due to existing damage to the building, replacing the building should not hinder property values in the neighborhood as long as the replacement building is designed in a manner substantially similar to the existing building. The proposed office building design is substantially similar to that of the residence to be demolished, and the applicants will be applying for in lieu parking, as required by the Pleasanton Municipal Code.