To: PRESERVATION COMMISSION
From: STACEY KINSELLA, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
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A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT FORMATION, REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING POTENTIAL HISTORIC RESOURCES, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 30 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS ADJACENT TO AND BEHIND THE POTENTIAL HISTORIC RESOURCES, AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF A STRUCTURE WITHIN A POTENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, AND CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A HISTORIC VARIANCE FOR REDUCED COMMERCIAL PARKING FOR THE POTENTIALLY HISTORIC PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN A LOW-DENSITY, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3A) ZONE AT 100-132 N. CATALINA AVENUE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 4, TITLE 10 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open public hearing, administer oath, take testimony from staff, the applicant and other interested parties, and deliberate;
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Adopt seven (7) resolutions by title only approving the entitlements subject to each set of findings and conditions contained therein.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting that the Preservation Commission grant Historic District Designation for the potentially historic properties located at 112, 124, 126, and 132 N. Catalina Avenue. The applicant is also requesting that the Preservation Commission grant Certificate of Appropriateness for the following actions: 1) Various modifications to the potentially historic properties located at 112, 124, 126, and 132 N. Catalina Avenue; 2) The removal of the building at 116 N. Catalina Avenue; and 3) The appropriateness of 30 new residential units adjacent to and behind the requested Historic District. Lastly, the applicant requests a Historic Variance for reduced commercial parking serving the commercial buildings within the proposed Historic District. The review of the Historic Variance will result in a recommendation by the Preservation Com...
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