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1. Density and the Role of Infill Development 2. Boulevard Building and Frontage Design 3. Interface with Adjacent Properties 4. Architectural Form and Character ATTACHMENT 5 7 A Page 47 The project as redesigned remains consistent with the overall vision and policy direction of the Precise Plan. The project will continue to provide much needed intill housing, including six affordable units close to transit. The project's redesign will also continue to enhance the Woodside Road corridor and improve pedestrian circulation and safety. In addition, the project's redesign will result in an improved interface with adjacent single- family residential homes to the rear. The architectural integrity of the project also remains intact and has been recommended for approval by the Architectural Review Committee. Refer to Attachment C for Precise Plan revisions, including the Precise Plan's Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Checklist. The project's revised Woodside Road access, reduced height and increased setbacks and privacy provisions also do not affect the validity of the environmental review, in that the "building envelope" of the project analyzed in the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration was for a five-story residential development with 43 units. The project revisions are designed to lessen the already less than significant impacts associated with the building envelope and furthermore, the redesign results in improved neighborhood design context and solar access for adjacent single-family homes. Planned Community Permits and Vestinq Tentative Map: The applicant requests a Planned Community (PC) Permit. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the PC Permit contingent upon Council approval ot the proposed rezoning and revised Precise Plan and subject to implementation of the conditions of approval contained in the revised Precise Plan, including the MMRP. The applicant also requests Planning Commission approval of the Vesting Tentative Map in order to allow for the 43 residential units to be for-sale condominiums. The applicant will prepare CC&Rs to establish, among other things, responsibilities for shared common areas including, but not limited to, open space and landscape amenities and the parking garage. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve the Vesting Tentative Map subject to the conditions of approval contained in the revised Precise Plan, including the MMRP, and Attachment E (Draft Conditions of Approval for Tentative Map). GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING COMPLIANCE General Plan: With 43 units, the project density is proposed to be 65 units/acre. The General Plan allows development to exceed the maximum allowable residential density of 40 units/acre if it is part of a Precise Plan and if the project demonstrates three or more of the following features: 1. Superior mixed use design 2. Incorporation of affordable housing 3. Incorporation of public or community facilities 4. Efficient and innovative use of infrastructure and nonrenewable resources 5. Transportation demand management (TOM) 6. Innovative use of shared parking