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MOi,., ORING VERIFICA ION IDENTIFIED IMPACT RELATED MITIGATION MEASURE Impl. Type of Impl. Monitoring and Timing Signature Date (CONDITION OF APPROVAL) Entity Action Verification Entity Requirements heights shall be determined through the Citys design review (Architectural Permit) process. With respect to both the Peninsula Marina and Pete's Harbor properties, Article 25 of the City's Municipal Code states that the approval, conditional approval, or denial of any application for an Architectural Permit (the project will require design review and Architectural Permit approval) shall be based on, among other listed factors, "The extent to which the structure conforms to the general character of other structures in the vicinity insofar as the character can be ascertained and is found to be architecturally desirable." The proposed project, as presented by the applicant for review in this EIR, would include 17 residential towers and one hotel /office tower, with a maximum building height of 23o feet, plus a number of mid -rise residential and office buildings, and two-story townhouses and retail buildings. The proposed 19 -story hotellofIice tower and eleven lower residential towers on the Peninsula Marina property, which would extend up to approximately 212 feet, would exceed the current 75 -foot height limit by up to approximately 137 feet. Assuming the same 75 -foot limitation is applied to the Pete's Harbor property in the interest of "conforming to the general character" of project structures on the Peninsula Marina property, the proposed residential towers on the Pete's Harbor property, which would extend to approximately 236 feet, would exceed this height by up to 161 feet. Unless the City approves the applicant- requested Precise Plan for the project site which permits these heights, the heights would be inconsistent with City policies and regulations. These heights would also result in a building scale that is not consistent with the existing surrounding community. These building heights would Mitigation Alternative 5 -1 -2: Adopt a Precise Plan for the project site that permits a building height in excess of 75 feet, and design the project accordingly. In conjunction with the new height allowance, formulate a set of Precise Plan Standards and Guidelines for the project site for adoption by the City's Architectural Review Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council that supersede current applicable City policies, standards, and guidelines pertaining to building form, height, separation, shadow, conformity, setbacks, facades, etc., and permit current height limitations to be exceeded on the project site, provided that other specific provisions included in these Design Standards and Guidelines are incorporated into the project design to City (Architectural Review Committee) satisfaction. These measures would eliminate the project's policy and regulatory inconsistencies with respect to building height, but would not reduce the associated building scale inconsistencies to a less -than- significant level, and thus would result in a significant unavoidable visual Impact. Legend: Applicant = project applicant, City = City of Redwood City Page 5 May 18, 2004 y WP9.016451MMCHT.645