Reso PC22-15 0115 PC Reso Approving Project with Draft Conditions of Approval 557 E. Bayshore Road

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ATTY/RESO.0115/PC RESO APPROVING PROJECT WITH DRAFT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - 557 E. BAYSHORE ROAD REV: 12-21-2022 VR Page 4 of 26 The project does not utilize decorative ornamentation and no second-hand materials are being used. The project is contemporary in style and does not utilize excessive decorative ornamentation and instead provides high quality exterior materials including: metal paneling, plaster, brick and CMU materials with color variation. v. 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 largely a surface parking lot with one-story buildings and does not contain significant natural features. The Project provides significant landscaping and open space, increasing the quantity and quality of natural features including installing street trees and green infrastructure along frontages and pathways. vi. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets; The development includes a surface and structured parking throughout the site that is adequately accessed off E. Bayshore Road from two locations. The site provides adequate parking for studio and one- bedroom units and exceeds parking for two-bedroom units per state density bonus law. 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 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, between the buildings, and along the central paseo which further buffers the buildings. Sufficient trees and landscaping are proposed on-site between E. Bayshore Road and the outdoor recreational area of the fitness club. 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; The commercial uses on-site are not located near any R District but within close proximity to multi-family residential uses on site and potential future development in the surrounding area. The design of the commercial facility