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PLN23-0121 - 1251 Park Street- Applicant: Hien (Kim) Nguyen. Architect for Danny Troung. Public hearing to consider a Certificate of Approval to allow the demolition of an existing 1,217 one-story commercial structure built prior to 1942 to facilitate the construction of a new 2-story mixed use building. General Plan: Community Commercial. Zoning: Community Commercial Theatre Combining District. CEQA Determination: This project is a class 1 categorical exemption and no additional environmental review is necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(i) - Existing facilities - demolition of small commercial structures with a maximum occupant load of 30 persons.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Steven Buckley, Historical Advisory Board Secretary
BACKGROUND
The project site is a rectangular lot measuring 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep developed with a one-story 1,277 square foot commercial building at 1251 Park Street, located just south of the intersection of Park Street and Encinal Avenue. The property is neighbored to the south by a parking lot and to the north by a fast food restaurant and parking lot. The building was originally built in 1922, altered into its current basic form in 1941, and has had several modifications since then such as changes to siding materials and the addition of a metal awning. In 1979 the City designated the property as an "H" on the historic building study list. An "H" designation means that a resource may have historical importance because of its age or location, or because of its similarity to other buildings done by important architects and/or builders. Most recently the building was occupied by Dimitra's Sandwiches, which closed in early 2020. The applicant is proposing to redevelop the site with a two-story mixed use building with ground floor retail and two upper floor residential units (Exhibit 1). Because the building was built prior to 1942, a Certificate of Appr...
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