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the project furthers the goals and policies of the DTPP and meets the mandatory standards. 1. The Council may choose to deny the appeals and approve a modified project design, such as the 105’ tall, eight-story courtyard disposition building type alternative as offered by the Applicant. From a preliminary review, this alternative appears to meet all of the DTPP standards and all but one guideline for which a deviation could be allowed: a. Courtyards should be enclosed on no fewer than two sides by the project building. Here, the courtyard levels are bounded on one side by the building. This deviation, however, has been approved on a previous project (815 Hamilton) and provides further benefit to the adjacent historic resources at 620 Jefferson and 611 Middlefield by providing more open space, light and air above the project parking levels at the northern portion of the site. Strict adherence to this guideline would require a second wall to rise to the top of the eighth floor, thus providing no aesthetic or functional benefit to either of the adjacent historic resources or the Project itself. Council approval of this alternative would be consistent with the negotiated settlement agreement between the Applicant and one of the Appellants (Geoffrey T. Carr). Should the Council choose to approve this alternative, the Applicant would be required to submit any necessary outstanding plans and/or supporting documentation for final Planning review and staff would return to Council with a modified Resolution. 2. The Council may choose to deny the appeals and approve a modified project design other than the settlement alternative offered by the Applicant. As noted throughout the staff report, the City Council has broad discretion when implementing the Downtown Precise Plan. For example, the DTPP allows buildings to be between 35’ and 136’ in height. The Council could find that the minimum height is more appropriate in one location, and the maximum height is more appropriate in a different context. The DTPP also allows for a variety of architectural styles and dispositions. With that in mind, the Council may choose to recommend changes to the proposed project, prior to approving. The Council could direct that: · The project architecture be revised to a style the Council finds is more appropriate from immediate area and context. · The building disposition type be revised, and the project meet all (or most) of the guidelines set forth within that disposition type. · The height of the building be lowered (for example, to less than 100’) or to a scale that is more in-line with other commercial buildings in the area. 7.A. - Page 30