Reso PC18-11 0058 PC Reso Granting Approval of an Architectural Permit - 515 Cleveland

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ATTY/RESO.0058/PC RESO GRANTING APPROVAL OF AN ARCHITECURAL PERMIT – 515 CLEVELAND REV: 06-26-18 PR Page 4 of 17 materials conform to the architectural design of the buildings and are consistent with the general neighborhood character. D. The extent to which excessive ornamentation is to be used and the extent to which temporary and second-hand materials, or materials which are imitative of other materials, are to be used; The Project would use quality materials. Exterior materials would include stucco, board-and-batten, horizontal siding, stone veneer, composition shingle roofing. The vinyl windows and foam stucco window trim would be architectural grade. E. The extent to which natural features, including trees, shrubs, creeks, and rocks, and the natural grade of the site are to be retained; The Project site is flat, would not require extensive grading, and would retain the natural features of the site, including a cluster of oak trees at the corner of the development. The Project would plant a variety of landscaping as shown on Sheet L-1. The project site does not contain a creek. The Project developer would be required to plant 12 new street trees along Harrison Avenue and Cleveland Street. The project would remove 11 existing trees from the site. F. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets. The Project complies with the off-street parking requirements for multifamily parking in the R-4 zoning district. The Project would provide 34 covered parking spaces, including a two-car garage per unit. An existing public alley would provide access to seven of the units and four of the guest parking spaces. No parking would be allowed within the alley to maintain a fire lane. The Project would replace the seven existing curb cuts with two curb cuts along Harrison Avenue, resulting in one net new on-street parking space. G. The reservation of landscaping areas for the purposes of separating or screening service and storage areas from the street and adjoining building sites, breaking up large expanses of paved areas, separating or screening parking lots from the street and adjoining building sites, and separating building areas from paved areas to provide access from buildings to open space areas; The Project is for residential units and does not include service or storage areas. The parking is located on the interior of the site and would not require expansive unpaved areas. All paved areas are optimized for site and emergency vehicle access. Landscaping is located throughout the site as shown on Sheet L-1.