TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of a Master Use Permit Amendment for Modifications to the Shade Hotel on the Metlox Site at 1221 North Valley Drive (Community Development Director Thompson).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO AMEND THE MASTER USE PERMIT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing, and direct staff to prepare a resolution upholding the Planning Commission decision to amend the Master Use Permit subject to conditions.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Shade Hotel is a 38-room hotel that is part of the Metlox project that was approved by the City Council through a Master Use Permit in July 2002. An Amendment to the Master Use Permit for the Shade Hotel was approved in 2005. Manhattan Inn Operating Company, LLC ("Applicant") seeks City approval of an amendment to the Master Use Permit for the Metlox project related to the Shade Hotel ("Subject Property"). Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 10.84, Planning Commission approval is required for the proposed modifications.
The Planning Commission held four Public Hearings on the item, on February 12, March 12, April 23 and May 28, 2014. The Applicant and the neighbors worked closely together to develop a balanced compromise. At the May 28 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission, Applicant and a resident designated by a number of residents as the neighbor representative ("Neighbor Representative") reviewed and discussed each of the conditions of approval, and suggested modifications to some of the ...
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