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Certificate of Approval - PLN17-0080 - 1339 Park Street and 1337 Park Street - Applicant: Cholita Linda, LLC. The Historical Advisory Board will hold a public hearing to consider improvements to three existing commercial storefronts at 1337 & 1339 Park Street, and the back entrance storefront to the units along Alameda Avenue. The proposed improvements include rehabilitation work as well as modifications to bring the commercial spaces into compliance with current building code requirements. The property is located within the C-C (Community Commercial) zoning district and is a contributing structure within the Park Street Historic District. The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301- Existing Facilities and Section 15331 - Historic Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation.
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Henry Dong
Planner II
Date: May 4, 2017
BACKGROUND
The proposed project consists of combining two commercial spaces in a multi-unit commercial building at 1337 and 1339 Park Street into a single tenant space for the new Cholita Linda restaurant (Exhibit 1). The specific improvements to the building includes modifications to two storefronts on Park Street as well as to a third storefront that is connected to the same tenant space located on Alameda Ave. The proposed improvements are intended to remove previously incompatible modifications as well as to comply with current building code requirements for egress. The subject property is a contributing historic structure in the Park Street Historic District.
Pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) 13-21.5.b.1, the "Historical Advisory Board shall determine whether to issue a certificate of approval for repairs and alterations of Historical Monuments, with or without conditions of approval, based on whether plans and specifications meet the standa...
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