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11/16/2020 The Project uses contemporary architecture and quality exterior materials. There is no predominant architectural character in the vicinity, as it is made up of low -scale commercial buildings, multi -family -family homes, and office buildings. The project meets the specified design standards of the Mixed Use Corridor and Mixed -Use Transitional zoning districts and all of the standards of the Downtown Precise Plan. Requested DTPP guideline deviations relating to window glazing and building disposition type were reviewed and supported by the AAC. d. The extent to which excessive ornamentation is to be used and the extent to which temporary and second-hand materials, or materials which are imitative of other materials, are to be used; The Project does not utilize decorative ornamentation and no second-hand materials are being used. The project is contemporary in style, which involves simple building forms, simple roofs, and clean lines. 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 does not contain significant natural features. The Project provides significant landscaping and open space, increasing the quantity and quality of natural features including replacing pavement with a plaza at Shasta, and installing street trees and green infrastructure along frontages and pathways. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets; The development complies with the City's parking requirements pursuantto State Density Bonus Law and the Planned Development processes and all parking spaces are accessible from the interior development roadways. Transportation studies have been completed that show the potential impacts and the project has been designed to reduce those impacts to the extent feasible. 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; Sufficient landscaping is proposed on-site to separate and screen the buildings, provide open space for the public, and street trees to enhance the streetscape. Parking garages are predominantly located underground and not visible from the frontages. 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; The closest R District of the R-4 Zoning District, located to the east of the project. While adjacent to the MUT zoning district and buildings on Parcels E, the residential area is separated by the railroad tracks and Pennsylvania Avenue, or approximately 90 ft. from property lines. As such, the proposal would not adversely impact the character and ATTY/RESO.0125/PC RESO SOUTH MAIN MIXED USE PROJECT—ENTITLEMENT REV: 11-03-2020 PR Page 4 of 38 RESO. NO. 15908 MUFF NO. 601