Reso 23-01 0007 PC Reso 801 Willow

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ATTY/RESO.0007/PC RESO 801 WILLOW REV: 02-07-23 JB Page 5 of 9 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; The Project will modify an existing commercial building by increasing the height 20 ft. at the northwest corner and adding 91 skylights in the roof. The proposal will utilize a semi-translucent FRP material that aids to reduce the visual impact of the new massing. As such, the Planning Commission finds that the proposed modification will conform with and enhance the character of the area by providing an aesthetically desirable façade that will modernize the general industrial character of the area. 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; The proposed exterior building modification (i.e., vertical addition) will be clad in a semi-translucent, corrugated Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) siding material and will not include ornamentation nor the utilization of second hand and imitative materials. E. The extent to which natural features, including trees, shrubs, creeks, and rocks, and the natural grade of the site are to be retained; The proposal does not include changes to any existing natural features. F. The accessibility of off-street parking areas and the relation of parking areas with respect to traffic on adjacent streets; Off-street parking for the proposed use will be accessed via a curb cut on Willow Street, which is a secondary street off of Bay Road, a primary arterial street. The proposed use will not impede accessibility to any off-street parking. As Willow Street is a lightly trafficked street serving primarily light industrial uses and peak hours for the proposed use do not coincide with operating hours of neighboring uses, it is not anticipated that access to and from the proposed use’s off-site parking will impact 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; The proposed use would be located in an existing facility. Although the project applicant is not proposing to provide additional landscaping to screen the existing