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88 ATTACHMENT Page 11 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT A. PROPOSED FINDINGS FOR DENIAL 1. Recommendation: That the City Council deny the applicant's appeal and hereby disapprove the Planned Development Permit for the revised Project, based on the following findings: Findinas: Pursuant to the City of Redwood City Zoning Ordinance (the "Zoning Ordinance") Section 46.7, the City Council finds that the proposed development does not provide an environment of physical and functional desirability, in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood or district because of the following reasons: a. The large and unvarying parcel and home size of the units do not reflect the character defining variety in housing size found throughout the neighborhood. b. The streetscape treatments proposed for this project do not serve to include the neighborhood. The additional neighborhood gateway/identification features proposed by the applicant in an attempt to enforce a positive neighborhood identity and support pedestrian orientation do not serve this purpose because the gateway identification features do not function to make the new development a part of the existing neighborhood. These proposed improvements are completely external to the project and do not serve to incorporate the new development into the existing neighborhood fold. c. The project neither improves nor respects the natural character of the creek because in order to truly optimize and respect the natural features of the site, this project should abide by the 25 foot setback. Even though the code may relate specifically to NPDES requirements, overall the intention of a planned development permit modification is to provide a project that is better than what would occur under standard subdivision regulations. An exception should only be granted when a special feature of the project is preserved, highlighted, or created by permitting a modification of existing design standards. Modifications should make a project more compatible with the neighborhood and not detract from the existing character. B. TWENTY FIVE FOOT SETBACK TO CORDILLERAS CREEK - SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 1. Recommendation: The City Council deny the appeal and should not approve the reduced creek setback modification.