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as a permitted exception to the height limit in Article 32.7 of the Zoning Code), totaling a
<br />maximum building height of 64’.
<br />The project component applicant (Eden Housing) has submitted a density bonus request to
<br />the City for four waivers and one concession/incentive of otherwise applicable City
<br />development standards, as follows: (1) a waiver of the daylight planes standards for
<br />adjacent residential zones to allow the project component design to eliminate the zoning
<br />code-required step-backs on upper floors that would accommodate the daylight plane; (2)
<br />a building length waiver to allow the project component design to exceed the maximum
<br />building length (street façade) standard in Zoning Code section 54.5 of 200 feet – the
<br />building length would be approximately 221 feet 6 inches (Plan Sheet PA2.1, 10/27/23);
<br />(3) waiver of the minimum open space standard because the dog run located in the rear
<br />yard of the project component is in a setback and therefore cannot be counted, resulting in
<br />the project component not meeting the zoning code performance standard; (4) waiver of
<br />the requirement in the zoning code that 20 percent of a project’s lot be pervious for
<br />residential uses due to the impact on building footprint from increasing the pervious area
<br />that would preclude the ability to achieve the number of units and parking spaces planned;
<br />and (5) a parking ratio concession/incentive to allow the project component to provide
<br />fewer parking spaces than required by the zoning standard (86 spaces required;
<br />approximately 50 spaces proposed).
<br />The project would be designed in a contemporary style, characterized by concrete, metal
<br />panel, brick veneer, cement plaster, and tile exterior materials, plus metal accents (light
<br />bronze) and metal railings and trim, primarily of earthtones with dark gray, dark brown,
<br />beige, and some dark blue. In addition, a mural is proposed for portions of the ground-floor
<br />building frontage on Woodside Road (Plan Sheets PA3.1, PA3.2, and PA5.3, 10/27/23).
<br />The existing sidewalk would be replaced with 12-foot wide sidewalk along the Woodside
<br />Road building frontage except for the main entrance loading zone, where the sidewalk
<br />about be six feet wide to accommodate the 50-foot long loading zone; in addition, a new
<br />five-foot wide sidewalk would be provided along the southern building edge. (Plan Sheet
<br />PA5.6, 10/27/23; Plan Sheets C.2 and C.3, 10/30/23). All existing street trees along the
<br />building frontage of Woodside Road would be removed and seven new street trees would
<br />be planted (Plan Sheets PL1.1, PL2.0, and PL3.0, 10/27/23).
<br />The project proposes a multi-level courtyard for residents, with a play area for children,
<br />garden beds, patio seating, benches, and related amenities, at podium level (Plan Sheets
<br />PA3.4 and PL1.2; 2/2/24). Conceptual landscaping plans indicate 21 new trees would be
<br />planted at ground level (six Vine Maple, seven Rocky Mountain Maple, two Japanese
<br />Cedar, six Japanese Stewartia), and 11 new trees would be planted at the podium level
<br />(four Japanese Maple, seven Japanese Stewartia) (Plan Sheets PL2.0, PL3.0, and PL3.1;
<br />2/2/24). A variety of shrubs and groundcover would be included at both ground level and
<br />the podium level (Plan Sheets PL3.1, PL3.2, PL3.3; 2/2/24).
<br />The project would include an approximately 4,670 square foot outdoor courtyard on the
<br />ground floor in the open center of the building; an approximately 5,340 square-foot
<br />podium-level courtyard echoing the ground-floor courtyard; and an approximately 1,450
<br />square-foot quasi-public open space at the building entrance and along the Woodside Road
<br />façade next to the sidewalk. (Plan Sheet PL1.3, 2/2/24)
<br />The project would connect to the existing City sanitary sewer main located within the
<br />frontage sidewalk, and connections would be completed by a sanitary sewer lateral per City
<br />Design Criteria, on the south side of the building. (CBG, “Preliminary Utility Report,”
<br />December 13, 2023, pp. 1-2; Plan Sheet C.5, 10/30/23) Stormwater treatment would be
<br />provided onsite primarily by flow through bioretention planters prior to being conveyed to
<br />the existing 72-inch storm drain pipe along the frontage through existing catch basins.
<br />ATTY/RESO.0070/CC RESO 1900 BROADWAY (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECK LIST
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