City Council

8B. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A CITY COUNCIL INITIATED APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S APPROVAL OF PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT 25-527, AN AMENDMENT TO CULTURAL HERITAGE PERMIT 16-376, MIRAMAR EVENTS CENTER, 1700 N. EL CAMINO REAL, TO MODIFY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT PLANS TO INFILL PORTIONS OF AN EXISTING EXTERIOR SECURITY WALL AND ADD A FOUNTAIN FEATURE WITHIN THE MIRAMAR THEATER PATIO AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES §15301 (CLASS 1: EXISTING FACILITIES), §15302 (CLASS 2: RECONSTRUCTION OR REPLACEMENT), AND §15303 (CLASS 3: NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES) Public Hearing to consider a City Council initiated appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of PHP25-527,an amendment to CHP 16-376, Miramar Events Center, 1700 N. El Camino Real, to modify previously approved project plans to infill portions of an existing exterior security wall and add a fountain feature within the Miramar theater patio. The City Council will also consider whether the project is Categorically Exempt from the requirements of the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and §15311 (Class 11: Accessory Structures). Staff Recommendation Adopt Resolution 26-19, which will: 1. Determine the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities), §15302 (Class 2: Reconstruction or Replacement), and §15303 (Class 3: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). 2. Approve Public Hearing Project 25-527, an amendment to Cultural Heritage Permit (CHP) 16-376, to allow modifications to the wall and landscape features in the patio area on the east side of the historic Miramar theater, with the same findings and conditions adopted by the Planning Commission.