Reso PC22-09 0083 PC Reso Recommending General Plan Amendment Approval Harbor View Project

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ATTY/RESO.0083/PC RESO RECOMMENDING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPROVAL – HARBOR VIEW PROJECT REV: 10-28-22 VR Page 7 of 9 The development includes a six-level parking structure along with surface parking at the rear of the site accessed by Blomquist Street and Old Seaport Boulevard and complies with the City’s parking requirements for an office use. vii. 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; The office building, parking structure and surface parking would be screened from the public right-of-way, by a landscaping area adjacent to the sidewalk that includes screening trees. Trees are also planted throughout the parking area and adjacent to Highway 101 which further screen the site. In addition to the landscaping adjacent to Highway 101, the parking structure will include decorative metal rails and a metal scrim to help screen the vehicles from public view. Sufficient landscaping is proposed on-site to separate and screen the buildings with street trees to enhance the streetscape. viii. 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; Directly west of the Project site is the San Mateo County Correctional Center and railroad spur serving Graniterock’s operations. To the west of Maple Street —between Redwood Creek and the future extension of Blomquist Street, the Strada residential project was approved at 1548 Maple Street. Additionally, a 240 bed Navigation Center is currently under construction at 1469 Maple Steet. As such, the proposal would not adversely impact the character and value of the adjacent residential district. 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 City’s Engineering division has reviewed the Project’s landscape features and areas, and bio-swale areas to capture and treat stormwater