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PLN23-0011; Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to modify an existing approval to host rental events at 561 Lafayette Avenue. Zoning District: RS, Residential Single Family; and a determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Number 075-0178-01; Alta Mira Club (applicant and property owner).
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The applicant and property owner, the Alta Mira Club, is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow an increase in the frequency of rental events allowed under an existing approval (ZA 90-1). The applicant's existing approval allows the rental of the subject property for events, such as receptions, meals, meetings and lectures, musical performances, and art or cultural shows. Staff recommends updating and clarifying existing conditions of approval that limit potential impacts to the surrounding neighborhood and support ongoing compliance.
Staff recommends that the Board of Zoning Adjustments adopt Resolution 2023-XX, approving the Conditional Use Permit (PLN23-0011) based on the Findings of Fact and subject to the Conditions of Approval.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
The subject site is a 0.44-acre property located at 561 Lafayette Avenue, at the intersection of Lafayette and Leo Avenues. The subject site is zoned RS, Residential Single Family, and is surrounded primarily by single family residences generally dating from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
The subject site contains a 6,547 square foot Spanish Colonial-style building built in 1860, known as the Peralta House. The Peralta House is a California Registered Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Alta Mira Club, a local non-profit organization engaging in civic, educational, and social welfare activities, purchased the property in 1926 and has owned the property since that time.
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