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Council grants temporary occupancy for First Republic building with inspection and completion conditions
Summary
The council signaled support for a temporary occupancy permit for the First Republic building, contingent on Safe Building inspection approval, City Engineer review, and completion of items including the bike trail and street lighting by Oct. 1 or the city will draw on a letter of credit.
Applicant Chris Gardner appeared at the June 23 meeting requesting a temporary occupancy permit for the First Republic building, noting tenants were scheduled to move in on July 1.
Council members expressed a consensus to allow a temporary occupancy permit contingent on: (1) approval of the building inspection by Safe Building; (2) review of the site by the City Engineer; and (3) completion of identified outstanding items, including the bike trail and street lighting, listed on the engineer's punch list. The minutes state that a permanent occupancy permit would not be issued until those items were completed and that if the items were not completed by Oct. 1 the City would draw on Gardner's letter of credit on file.
The recorded decision is a conditional administrative approval: a temporary occupancy permit was to be granted provided inspection and engineer review sign off and the city retains financial security to assure completion of outstanding work. The minutes do not list specific inspection findings or dates for follow-up inspections beyond the Oct. 1 completion threshold.
