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Report regarding a request for approval of a Parking Management and Monitoring Plan (PMMP) for Celeste Apartments, an existing multi-family residential development located at 401 Cypress Avenue in the Downtown Transit Core Zoning District (DTC) in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC), and that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Christy Usher, 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 entitlements subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following action:
1. Determine the proposed Parking Management and Monitoring Plan (PMMP) is categorically exempt under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1, Section 15301 Existing Facilities, and
2. Approval of the PMMP subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND AND PROJECT OVERVIEW
In the fall of 2018, the Planning Commission (September 2018) and City Council (November 2018) respectively recommended approval for and approved the entitlements for a new seven to eight-story, 195 unit multi-family residential development located at 401 Cypress Avenue at the corner of Miller Avenue and Cypress Avenue (aka Cadance Phase 2, now renamed "Celeste" Apartments). Construction was completed earlier this year, and the units are currently for rent.
The multi-family development is within the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan (DSASP) Area and was designed and constructed as the second phase of the Cadence Project, which was originally approved in 2016. Both residential projects were designed as transit-oriented development and include pedestrian and bicycle amenities to encourage residents to utilize the Caltrain station and other multi-modal transportation options.
Project Description
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