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West End Lofts <br />February 5, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />Street. The item was scheduled for the October 16, 2006 City Council <br />meeting, but was continued at the request of staff. A neighboring <br />property owner expressed concern over potential impacts to adjacent <br />historic buildings due to future construction activities related to this <br />project, as well as concerns regarding possible aesthetic impacts. The <br />applicant agreed to pursue additional professional studies to investigate <br />any potential impacts. No additional impacts were found. These studies <br />were included in the Mitigated Negative Declaration, and this <br />environmental document was re- circulated for public comment. <br />On January 22, 2007, the Planning Commission recommended that the City <br />Council approve and adopt the amended Mitigated Negative Declaration and <br />Mitigation Monitoring Program, and Environmental Review No. 2004 -234 by a <br />vote of 5:0 (Gartner absent)(Exhibit A). <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background and Project Description <br />The subject property is located at 320 West Fourth Street (Exhibit A -1) <br />in the Central Business Artists Village (C3 -A) zoning district, and has a <br />General Plan land use designation of District Center (DC), and is located <br />within the Downtown Historic National Register District. Surrounding <br />land uses include historic commercial buildings to the east (Semi- Tropic <br />Hotel), west (West End Theater), and south (American Legion Hall) <br />(Exhibits A -2 and A -3), as well as the Ronald Reagan Federal Building to <br />the north. An alley runs directly behind the property in an east /west <br />configuration. The proposed project consists of the construction of a <br />new 16,000 square foot mixed -use building with 1,189 square feet of <br />retail on the first floor, 3,544 of basement that includes parking and <br />storage, as well as five residential units occupying the remaining upper <br />floors, on a 4,000 square foot lot. Parking will be provided in a garage <br />using a mechanical parking lift. The application includes a request for <br />a zone change to create a Specific Development zone with development <br />standards for the proposed project. <br />In addition, an original Disposition and Development Agreement dated <br />November 15, 1983, allowed for an approximately 12,000 square foot, three <br />level building. Office /retail was proposed on the above ground levels <br />and the basement was to be used for storage. The first implementation <br />agreement would revise the scope of development to allow for the above <br />mixed -use project. <br />4 -2 <br />