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Board Members Hernandez, Bevan, Rybarczyk, Brito and Crotty.
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MINUTES
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes – July 17, 2025
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
PLN25-0114 - 1711 Arbor Street - Applicant: Jason Phoen. Public hearing to consider: (1) removing the property from the Historical Buildings Study List; and (2) a Certificate of Approval to allow the demolition of an existing 1,341 square foot two-story residential building built prior to 1942, and included in the historical buildings study list, to construct a 2,700 square foot, two-story building. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential. Zoning: R-4 Residential District. CEQA Determination: This project is exempt from further environmental review as a Class 1 categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(l)(1) - Existing facilities - demolition and removal of individual small structures listed in 15301(l), including one single-family residence, and on a separate and independent basis, as a Class 32 categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - In-Fill Development Project consistent with the applicable general plan designation and zoning regulations. No exceptions to the exemptions apply because the building is determined to not be a historic resource. (This was continued from the September 4, 2025, Historical Advisory Board Meeting)
PLN24-0529 – 1325 Park Street – Certificate of Approval – Applicant: Yung Chen. Public hearing to consider a Certificate of Approval to allow modifications to an existing commercial storefront in the Park Street Commercial Historic District. The project includes the remodeling of an existing retail storefront into a full-service restaurant and tavern use with extended hours of operation. The proposed exterior improvements include new storefront windows and the addition of a new emergency exit door to bring the building into compliance with current building code requirements. A separate public notice will be issued for the Design Review and Use Permit when they are scheduled. General Plan: Community Mixed Use. Zoning: C-C-T, Community Commercial – Theater Combining District. Environmental Determination: This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 1 categorical exemption (Minor Alterations to an Existing Structure) and a Class 31 categorical exemption (Historical Rehabilitation Consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and no additional environmental review is necessary.
Discussion Item: Consideration of future training items by the Board and Secretary. Environmental Determination: A discussion of future training activity does not have any potential for physical effects on the environment and is thus not a project under CEQA.
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