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Page 3 of 27 <br /> <br />the guideline recommendation for the minimum rear yard size of 800 square feet <br />(described in Table 2 below); or (2) include more open space, and/or create a design <br />that allows most of the units to have access to light and air. Based on the AAC’s <br />recommendations, the applicant revised the Project to increase the size of the rear yard <br />from 480 square feet to 625 square feet. The applicant stated that this was the <br />maximum size that could be accommodated without any loss of units. During Staff’s <br />review of the revised plans, five additional deviations related to the newly proposed bay <br />windows and the window inset depths were identified. <br /> <br />On December 1, 2016, the revised plans were reviewed by the AAC at which time the <br />AAC voted 3-0 to recommend approval of the five new deviations related to the bay <br />windows and window inset depths, and to again deny the rear yard size deviation. The <br />AAC commented that only three of the twenty units have private patios and there is no <br />common open space, and recommended that the applicant revise the project to either <br />meet the 800 sq. ft. Rear Yard Size guideline and make it common open space (but not <br />necessarily requiring the 20-foot minimum dimension), provide common open space <br />elsewhere (e.g. rooftop patio), or provide private open space for the majority of the units <br />(e.g. balconies). <br /> <br />In summary, the AAC recommended approval of fourteen of the fifteen total guideline <br />deviations that were requested. The key details of the Project as they relate to the <br />DTPP development standards and the design guidelines are summarized below in <br />Tables 1 and 2, respectively. <br /> <br />Table 1: Project Compliance with Key DTPP Standards <br /> DTPP Standard Project Proposal <br />Building Height Minimum: 3 floors / 35 ft. <br />Maximum: 12 floors / 136 ft. <br />6 floors / 71 ft. <br />Setbacks <br />Front <br /> <br />Side <br /> <br />Rear <br /> <br /> <br />0 ft. min / 10 ft. max <br /> <br />0 ft. min / 20 ft. max <br /> <br />0 ft. min <br /> <br />0 ft. – 8 ft. <br /> <br />0 ft. <br /> <br />0 ft. <br />Bicycle Parking 3 spaces <br />(1 per 5 vehicle parking spaces) <br />8 spaces <br />Sidewalks Jefferson Avenue: 12 ft. 12 ft. <br />Architectural <br />Character <br />Neoclassical, Craftsman, <br />Mediterranean, Art Deco, <br />Contemporary <br />Contemporary <br /> <br />8.A. - Page 3