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6.1 D Page 5 3.The project would help to satisfy a housing and affordable housing (5% proposed) need. 4.Woodsida Road aiready contains many exisfiing condos and apa�tments, many of which are nonconforming with respect to density (> 40 units). R�fer to attached Summary Table of Woodside Road Residential Properties. 5.The project meets zoning height requirements as it would be roughly 6Q.5 feet high where a100 foot height limit is allawed. 6.The projec# site is within 50 feet of a Samtrans bus stop, providing an alternative mod� of transportation. 7. The project residents will be able ta walk to commercial conveniences such as Safeway, dry cleaners, video store, restaurants, etc. 8.The project may ac# as a sound wali to attenuate Woodside auto traffic noise for existing single-family residences located behind (to the rear ofl the project. 9. The property is zoned for both residential and commercial land uses. The proposed residential project is likety more compatible with adjacenU surrounding single-family and multi-farnity (Montecito & Terrace Apartments and The Enclave Condos) residential uses than a commercial use. Cons: 1. The site specific Precise Plan proposal looks at Woodside Road development exceptions on a project by project basis. 2.The gas station awner may not allow the gas statian improvements proposed by the developer. 3. i#the existing gas station that fron#s the Project ever closes, the 11,000 square foof site would become a remnant parcel. 4.The project's east elevation decks could create privacy issues for the single-family residences located to the rear, although the developer has revised his original plan to provide a 2Q-foot ra#her than a 15 foot rear yard setback. He has also relocated several decks away from the east eievation and has p{aced most of the one bedroom units afong the east a(evation in order to increase privacy. The developer afso proposes to screen the rear yard setback area with a masonry wall and landscaping. OPTION #2 —Ask Developer to Negotiate Purchase of Gas Station Fronting Project. Pros: Acquisition of the gas sta#ion site would improve the projecYs land use compatibility and street appeal, while providing more room for additional units, open space, etc.