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PLN22-0032 - Design Review Amendment - 1051 Harbor Bay Parkway- Applicant: Shriji Hospitality, Inc. A Public Hearing to consider an amendment to the Planning Board's Design Review Approval PLN17-0600 to allow minor modifications to the southwest and southeast elevations of the hotel building approved at 1051 Harbor Bay Parkway. General Plan designation: Business Employment. Zoning: C-M-PD, Commercial Manufacturing - Planned Development zoning district. CEQA Determination: Design Review approval for a permitted use is not subject to CEQA. McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 Cal.App.5th 80, Public Resources Code Section 21080
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Henry Dong, Planner III
BACKGROUND
On October 26, 2020, the Planning Board held a public hearing and adopted Resolution No. PB-20-23 approving a Development Plan and Design Review Application No. PLN17-0600 to allow construction of an approximately 133,611-square-foot five-story hotel with 236 guest rooms located at 1051 Harbor Bay Parkway (Exhibit 1).
The applicant is requesting minor modifications to two building elevations that would meet updated room requirements from Hilton and simplify the building form for modular construction purposes. On the southwest elevation facing Harbor Bay Parkway, the applicant wishes to reduce the number of different exterior wall surfaces by aligning the upper level walls with the exterior wall on the ground floor wall. The proposal also includes similar minor modifications to the southeast corner of the hotel. The requested revisions to the design of the building are shown in Exhibit 2. Staff is recommending approval of the changes.
DISCUSSION
Despite the challenges brought to the hospitality industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the applicant is hoping to begin construction of the hotel in the second quarter of this year. As a Hilton-branded hotel, the...
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