(a) Conduct an appeal hearing and consider the appeal of the Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement’s reliance on a categorical exemption for in-fill development (CEQA Guidelines Section 15332) for Site Development Permit File No. H17-018, and Vesting Tentative Map File No. T16-050 to allow the demolition and removal of the existing buildings, billboard, and hardscape; removal of seven ordinance-size trees; and development of an approximately 29,580 square-foot one-story commercial building with associated surface parking and landscaping on an approximately 2.04-gross-acre site, at the southeast corner of Race Street and West San Carlos Street (1266 and 1270 West San Carlos Street, and 1298, 310 and 320 Race Street).