Reso PC19-02 PC Reso 0018 Granting Conditions of Approval for 1690 Broadway

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to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and e. The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Section 3. Planned Development Permit PDA2O18-001 (Section 46.5): Project requires approval of a Planned Development Permit for the following deviation from standards: (1) reduction in the number of required parking spaces for a hotel. The Planned Development Permit requires the following findings: 1. 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 2. 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. Parking Reduction. The project design with development standard modifications to reduce the number of parking stalls from 112 to 94 spaces would increase the functional desirability of the project. As part of the traffic analysis, a parking study prepared by Hexagon, the applicant's transportation consultant, determined that 94 parking spaces provided on-site would adequately serve the hotel with use of full- time valet parking services. The project would utilize an innovative parking stacker design to accommodate sufficient parking to the site. 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, Stanford Healthcare, downtown, and 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. The reduced parking requirement would encourage flexibility of development to promote the most appropriate expansion of the existing land use. Section 4. Use Permit UP2O18-017 (Section 42.4): The Planning Commission finds: a. That the proposed use will be consistent with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan and any applicable Specific and Precise Plans, and zoning regulations for the subject location. The proposed hotel use is consistent with the various elements and ATTY/RESO.0018/PC RESO GRANTING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR 1690 BROADWAY REV: 02-27-19 PR Page 3 of 21