Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Stephani Davis, Development Services Technician II, Development Services
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SUBJECT: Certificate for Alteration #23-01 and Minor Use Permit #23-09 initiated by Melinda Stewart Wilbur, on behalf of Bear Creek Inn, LLC, property owner. The request for the Hooper House (Historic Preservation file #88-01) is to allow the installation of a 7-foot-tall wrought iron security fence around the perimeter of the property located at 575 W. North Bear Creek Drive. The property is generally located on the northeast corner of M Street and North Bear Creek Drive with a Low-Density (LD) Residential General Plan Designation, within a Zoning classification of Residential Planned Development (RP-D) #13. **PUBLIC HEARING**
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify
1) Environmental Review #23-23 (Categorical Exemption)
2) Certificate for Alteration #23-01
3) Minor Use Permit #23-09
SUMMARY
This application is to modify a property considered to be a historic resource by installing a supplemental fence around its perimeter that will encroach into an exterior yard at the southwest corner of the property; the main use for the fence is for security. No change to the current operations of the property is being proposed. Staff is recommending approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #23-23 (Categorical Exemption), Certificate for Alteration #23-01 for Hooper House, and Minor Use Permit (MUP) #23-09, subject to the conditions in Exhibit A and the findings/considerations in Exhibit B of the Draft Resolution at Attachment A of Staff Report #23-619.
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DISCUSSION
Bear Creek Inn, LLC is requesting to install a 7-foot-tall wrought iron fence around a historic resource for the purpose of security.
Project Description
The project site is approximately 1.5 acres in size and was designated as a Local Historic Resource by the City in 1988 (Historic Preservation #88-1)...
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