Reso PC21-01 0012 PC Reso Granting Approval of an ARC Permit for 240 Twin Dolphin Dr.

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ATTY/RESO.0012/PC RESO GRANTING APPROVAL OF AN ARC PERMIT FOR 240 TWIN DOLPHIN DR REV: 03-11-2021 PR Page 7 of 21 The project would also include improvements to the Belmont Creek trail including new landscaping, trail widening to eight feet where feasible, trail regrading with decomposed granite, wayfinding signage, and upgrading amenities such as benches, and lighting. The site would provide multiple parking spaces in front of the trail for accessibility. The overall on-site and off-site improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, and trails would provide improved public accessibility to existing pedestrian and bicycle networks. b. Provide docks and/or develop pedestrian/bicycle networks to connect the project to existing marina(s) when possible. There are no docks located in the direct vicinity of the project site area, but the project would develop publicly accessible pedestrian and bicycle connections to existing networks as described immediately above. c. Provide Quasi-Public or Public usable open space amounting to at least ten (10) percent of the project area adjacent to the water's edge. Useable open space shall include enhancements to support its use, such as benches, trails, and landscaping. Signage and appropriate public access to the usable open space shall be provided to clearly indicate that the space is available for public use. The Project would provide 10 percent of the project area (20,045 sq. ft.) to be public open space. Although the property is not directly located on a water’s edge, the site is adjacent to the Belmont Creek trail and creates connections to the Redwood Shores Lagoon. The Project would include a mid-block crossing to the Redwood Shores Lagoon and off-site improvements to the Belmont Creek trail including trail regrading, new landscaping, benches, a trellis, a drinking fountain, and wayfinding signage. There would be three shared surface parking spaces leading directly to the trail that would be publicly accessible. d. A public access easement shall be recorded against the property that ensures public access to the portion of the project which qualify it for the FAR Bonus. The applicant would be conditioned to record a public easement along the frontage of the property along Twin Dolphin Drive and adjacent to the Belmont trail. The area would include landscaping areas, open space, and a plaza area. Section 7. Approval Subject to Conditions: The Planned Development Permit, Tentative Map, and Architectural Permit and Floor Area Ratio Bonus are hereby approved based on the Planning Commission consideration and reliance on the CEQA Memorandum and in accordance with the attached and referenced plans, details and descriptions contained therein, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and subject to the Conditions of Approval as provided in Exhibit A attached to this resolution. Section 8. This resolution is effective upon its adoption. * * *