Reso PC17-13 0093 PC Reso Granting Approval of a Use Permit - 1690 Broadway 10.03.17

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a. Permit Finding. Decisions regarding a Planned Development Permit shall be based upon the purpose statement in this section. The design and construction quality contained in all aspects of the development plan is expected to exceed the quality standards typically required for new developments located in similar Zoning Districts; and The project design and construction quality exceeds the quality standards typically required for new developments located in similar Zoning Districts. The project incorporates green building techniques with the proposed installation of solar panels on the roof, six electric vehicle charging stations, and installation of dual plumbing for recycled water. The building would be designed and built to 2016 CalGreen Standards. With the proposed development of the new hotel, the surrounding neighborhood would see improvements to the public infrastructure with new wider and pedestrian -friendly sidewalks, including bulb -outs on the four corners of Broadway and Beech Street, new street trees, and undergrounding of overhead utilities. b. Findings for Modifications to Development Standards. Modifications may be granted if it is determined that the proposed development will provide an environment of physical and functional desirability, in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood or district. The project design with development standard modifications to reduce the number of parking stalls from 91 to 84 spaces would increase the functional desirability of the project. As part of the traffic analysis, a parking study was prepared by Hexagon, the applicant's transportation consultant, which determined that 82 parking spaces provided on-site would adequately serve the hotel under normal conditions. During peak conditions, the hotel operator would implement a parking valet program that would park up to 95 vehicles in the garage. Without the requested development standard modification, an additional six spaces would need to be provided ether at -grade or in the garage, likely in a second below -grade parking level. The modification and valet program would functionally accommodate the expected peak hotel demand without harming the desirability or character of the surrounding neighborhood. The neighborhood character would be enhanced through the development of a new, modern building and infrastructure improvements such as wider sidewalks, corner sidewalk bulb -outs, and utility undergrounding. The hotel would serve visitors to nearby Kaiser Hospital and Stanford Healthcare, as well as other businesses in the area. The hotel would also be consistent with the purpose of the MUC-SB zoning district, which encourages projects that can be served by multiple transportation modes including public transportation, ride - sharing, bicycling, and walking. ATTY/RESO.0093/PC RESO GRANTING APPROVAL OF A USE PERMIT -1690 BROADWAY REV: 10-04-17 PR Page 3 of 16