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Report regarding consideration of an application for Design Review to construct four residential buildings consisting of six units at 616 Maple Avenue in Downtown Residential Medium (DRM) Zoning District in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) and determination that the project is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Class 32, Section 15332. (Victoria Kim, Senior Planner)
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MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Move to determine the project is exempt from CEQA.
2. Move to approve the Design Review entitlement subject to the attached draft Findings and draft Conditions of Approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission consider the project and take the following action:
1. Make a determination that the Project is categorically exempt per CEQA Guidelines, Class 32, Section 15332, In-fill Development Projects; and
2. Move to make findings and approve the entitlement request for the Project (P23-0086) including the Design Review (DR23-0019), subject to the attached draft Findings and draft Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Site Overview
In July 2023, the applicant (Richard Lee) submitted an application for a six-unit residential development at 616 Maple Avenue. The project site is 10,500 square feet (0.24 acres) and there is an existing two-story single family dwelling unit with a one-car garage on the site. The proposed development would consist of six units within four separate buildings, open-garage parking space, and landscaping areas. The current access to the site is from Maple Avenue and the new development will add another access to the property via Hawthorne Place. The project site is surrounded by residential buildings similar to in scale to the proposed project.
Proposed Project
The existing residential building would be demolished, and the applicant proposes the construction of four three-story reside...
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