Reso PC19-10 PC Reso 0081 - 1180 Main Project Approval

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The Project does not utilize decorative ornamentation and utilizes high quality exterior materials including: glass, metal, concrete, and pre -cast brick panels. 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 and does not contain significant natural features. The site does include a channelized creek that would be improved with fencing, landscaping, and access along the top of bank, and which would be incorporated into a public park on the western portion of the development. The project also includes additional landscaping and other open space that increases the quantity and quality of natural features. f. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets. The development includes two levels of underground parking accessed on Elm Street that, when combined with the proposed valet system, complies with the City's parking requirements for an office use within 1,500 feet of the Caltrain station. 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 proposes a 10,000 square foot public park that includes landscaping that would help screen the site to nearby buildings. The pedestrian path adjacent to the Caltrain tracks also includes landscaping that would provide a buffer between the pedestrians and the tracks. h. In the case of any commercial or industrial structure, the review Page 4 of 25 ATTY/RESOS/2019/RESO.0081 PC RESO 1180 MAIN PROJECT APPROVAL REV: 07-25-19 PR