Reso PC19-12 PC Reso 0091 - 0091 - 31 Center Street

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The Zoning Ordinance allows for the waiver of guest parking if there is adequate on -street parking and is in close proximity to retail shopping facilities and services. The project site includes frontage on Center Street that would accommodate four cars, and is also within 200 feet of EI Camino Real and 250 feet of the Woodside Central Shopping Center. 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 townhome units and does not include common service or storage areas. The parking is located on the interior of the site and would not require expansive unpaved areas. The driveway is optimized for site and emergency vehicle access. Landscaping is located throughout the site. h. In the case of any commercial or industrial structure, the review authority shall consider its proximity to any R district and shall consider the effect of the proposed structure upon the character and value of the adjacent R district area. This finding is not applicable for this residential project. i. The provision of permeable areas and drainage design appropriate to capture and treat stormwater runoff prior to its discharge from the site including, but not limited to, the use of vegetated swales, landscape features, permeable pavement materials, infiltration basins or engineered designs. Engineering staff has reviewed the proposed plans for conceptual draining and found it to be acceptable. The project would be required to comply with all applicable stormwater filtration and runoff requirements of the Municipal Code. In addition, the project provides adequate landscaping and permeable areas. Section 7. Pursuant to Zoning Code Article 30 (Off -Street Parking and Loading), Section 30.5, the Commission finds that the project site has adequate on -street parking on the Center Street frontage and is in close proximity to retail services, namely the Woodside Central Shopping Center and numerous retail and services on EI Camino Real, therefore the requirement for two visitor parking spaces can be waived. Page 6 of 16 ATTY/RESO.0091/PC RESO 31 CENTER STREET REV: 09-12-19 PR