Reso PC21-04 0033 PC Reso 2603 Broadway

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ATTY/RESO.0033/PC RESO 2603 BROADWAY REV: 05-27-21 VR Page 3 of 8 C. The extent to which the structure conforms to the general character of other structures in the vicinity insofar as the character can be ascertained and is found to be architecturally desirable; 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; E. The extent to which natural features, including trees, shrubs, creeks, and rocks, and the natural grade of the site are to be retained; F. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets; 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; H. In the case of any commercial or industrial structure, the Zoning Administrator 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; I. The provision of permeable areas and drainage design appropriate to capture and treat stormwater runoff prior to its discharge from the site including, but not limited to, the use of vegetated swales, landscape features, permeable pavement materials, infiltration basins or engineered designs. The Architectural Permit Findings can be made, for the following reasons. The proposed wireless equipment is considered rooftop equipment which is set back 10’ from the roofline. The impacts to monotony and massing to the exterior are minor because they are confined to a small space, setback from the roofline, and only marginally visible. The unique art-deco ornamentation and design are retained by the project because there are no additions or changes to the walls, and the FRP screening boxes will be painted to match the building. The proposal would therefore conform to the general character of the existing building, as well as the structures in the vicinity. Section 3. The Planning Commission makes the following Use Permit Findings (Article 45.4 of the Zoning Code).