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ATTACHMENT 5 7 A Proposed Proiect: The applicant requests a Precise Plan to allow a 43-unif,'age 45 condominium project with 92 parking stalls (where 86 stalls would normally be required) and a 350 square foot bicycle storage area within a sub-grade and at-grade parking garage. Open space amenities would include patios, a landscaped rear yard area, roof garden, balconies and fitness center. On April 9, 2007, the City Council requested that the Planning Commission amend the Precise Plan to require project access from Woodside Road. On August 1, 2007, the applicant received approval from Caltrans to provide project access on Woodside Road (see Addendum for Caltrans Encroachment Permit); the plan has been revised accordingly. The Council also requested that the applicant explore options to project height of either four or five stories to provide a smoother transition to the neighborhood. The applicant has responded with the project height and setback revisions provided below: I Standard Existing Previous Proiect ( +/-) Revised Project (+/-) Zoning Planning Commission I Hearing of 11/28/06 I Height 75 feet! 61 feet /5-stories 39 feet to eave - 4th floor 7 -stories 58 feet to ridge - 5th floor 60 & 63 feet- decorative towers Setbacks: Front-(W) Woodside o feet 8 to 23 feet 8 to 23 feet Side-(N) Montecito o feet 8 % feet 8 ~ feet Side-(S)Horgan Ave. o feet 12 to 21 feet 12 - 21 ft. & 64 ft at-grade patio Rear-(E)Danbury St. 1 5 feet 15 feet - 1 st floor parking 15 feet- 1 st floor parking I 20 feet - 2nd_ 5th floor 20 feet- 2nd - 4th floor (38 units) units 43 feet - 5th floor (5 units) 36 feet- at-qrade patio Heiqht: To address the transition of the project to the neighborhood, the project's overall height has been reduced by roughly three feet, from 61 to 58 feet. A more significant height reduction has been achieved along the east/rear property line adjacent to the existing single-family residences. The project's east elevation has been reduced to four stories! 39 feet to the eave. This 39-foot height is only 11 feet higher than the height limit for a two-story single-family residence. The five-story portion of the project (that has been shifted approximately 43 feet away from the single-family home towards Woodside Road and the gas station site) is approximately 58 feet in height (not including the approximately 60 and 63 foot decorative tower features). Refer to Attachment F for photo montages of the project taken from four locations within the adjacent residential neighborhood. Setbacks: The project's western fiOnt yard setback (along \rVoodside Road) has not changed. This setback ranges from approximately 8 feet (at the lobby entrance) to 23 feet (where 0 feet is normally required). The Woodside Road sidewalk width will also be increased from 7% feet to 16 feet. The project's northern side yard setback (near the Montecito Apartments) has also not changed and is 8% feet (where 0 feet is normally required); however, a portion of the