City Council

15. QUASI-JUDICIAL ACTION: APPEAL OF THE DESIGN COMMISSION’S DECISION TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION FOR CONCEPT DESIGN REVIEW (DHP2024-00261) FOR A NEW FOUR-STORY, 56,019 SQUARE-FOOT 46-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WITH ONE LEVEL OF SUBTERRANEAN PARKING AT 511 S. OAK KNOLL AVENUE (Planning Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the action proposed in the agenda report is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32, In-Fill Development Projects), and that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in the exempt class and, therefore, there are no unusual circumstances; (2) Adopt the findings in Attachment A of the agenda report that the project will comply with the purposes of design review, the design-related goals and policies of the Land Use Element of the General Plan, and the Design Guidelines in the Central District Specific Plan and that the removal of the two protected trees meets finding #6 of Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Section 8.52.075.A (Tree Protection Ordinance); and (3) Deny the appeal and approve the applications for Concept Design Review and Private Tree Removal subject to the conditions in Attachment B of the agenda report, which shall be further reviewed by the Design Commission during Final Design Review.