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ATTY/RESO.0075/PC RESO 1690BROADWAY REV: 07-11-23 JB Page 3 of 24 materials would be designed without excessive ornamentation. The design includes high-quality exterior materials and finishes including fiber cement siding, precast plinths, and cement plaster cladding. The building includes large glazing, precast trim elements, metal canopies, and metal sunshades above windows. b. Modifications may be granted if it is determined that the proposed development will provide an environment of physical and functional desirability, in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood or district. Parking Reduction. The project, designed with development standard modifications to reduce the number of parking stalls from 112 to 91 spaces, would increase the functional desirability of the project. A parking study prepared by Hexagon, the applicant’s transportation consultant, determined that 91 parking on- site spaces would adequately serve the hotel with use of full-time valet parking services. The hotel would serve visitors to nearby Kaiser Hospital, Stanford Healthcare, downtown, and other businesses in the area. The hotel would also be consistent with the purpose of the MUC-SB zoning district, which encourages projects that can be served by multiple transportation modes including public transportation, ride-sharing, bicycling, and walking. Section 4. The Planning Commission makes the required findings for approval of Use Permit UP2022-003 pursuant to Section 42.4: Specifically, the Planning Commission finds: a. That the proposed use will be consistent with the various elements and objectives of the General Plan and any applicable Specific and Precise Plans, and zoning regulations for the subject location. The proposed hotel use is consistent with relevant zoning regulations and the various elements and objectives of the General Plan, in that the MU-C Corridor “category allows for the reinvention of key corridors to support major transit and complementary commercial and residential uses, encouraging transit use, bicycle use, and pedestrian activity.” With the proposed hotel located on the Broadway corridor, the hotel’s employees and patrons would be encouraged through a Transportation Demand Management program to bike, walk, and take the existing SamTrans bus line to access the hotel. Additionally, Program BE‐10 of the General Plan seeks to “Continue to use the full complement of planning tools and legal authority available to revitalize targeted retail sites and areas with older lodging facilities,” and to “Create incentives for landowners to upgrade or redevelop their properties.” The proposal to develop a new, modern hotel to replace the existing, decades-old single-story motel supports the revitalization goals articulated in the General Plan.