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-60- nrT 8.A. - Page 149 Project wilf retain 34 of #he 44 existing on-site trees, provide riparian landscaping along Cordilleras Creek to improve its �atura� character, and wil! provtde 52 new on-site trees as well as new street trees and planter strips ta match the existing Finger A�enue streetscape. In addi#ion, the Project wil! incorporate landscaprr�g and fencing between the Project site and adjacent, neigF�boring pro�erties, including the adjacent historic Finger Farmhouse. An on-site storm drainage system would also be installed in order to �Filter and treat storm drainage that woUld be conveyed at discharge rates and duration to match pre-project rates. The storm water system wo�ld convey water to Finger A�e�ue, whic� feeds into the Ctty's storm drain system at EI Camino Real. Section 3. Planr�ed Development Modification (Section 46.7 (A}); The Plann�ng Commission finds that: (a) Consistent with Zoning Ordinance Article 46 (Planned Development} the Ciiy may permit any of the foliowing requirements to �e different from those which wauld otherwise apply in the applicable zoning district 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 �eighborhood or district: 1. Maximum heights for structures; 2. Maximum lot coverage; 3. Mi�imum building site sizes (a density increase is not permitted); 4. Minimum front, side, and rear ya�d setback requiremer�ts; 5. Minimum number o#parking spaces required and parking space des�gn (b) Consistent with Section 46.7 (A), tF�e proposed de�elopment wil! provide an �nvironment of physical and func#ional desirability, in harmony with the character ot the surrounding neighborl�ood or district as supported by the fir�dings in Section 3 abo�e. (c) The fallowing modifications to R-1 {Article 5) zoning standards are saught: # Lot 3 Co�erage: Ti�e R-7 zo�ing district aliows 40% lot cov�rage. Consistent with City practice, �ot co�erage is calculated using net land area, which would exclude the creek channef {northern creek property fine of Lots 'I-4) and the private roadway; as such Lot 3's lot coverage would be 40.9% and would exceed lot co�erage �y D.9% (55 sq. ft.). • �ot Size for Sloping Lots 1-3: The R-1 zoning district re�c�ires Iot sizes of 6,000 sq. ft. A#ter subtracting out the area devoted to the private roadway, the remaining project area {1.41 acres) is pro�osed to be subdtvided ir�to nine lots, ranging in size from 6,000 to 8,214 sq.ft. Howe�er, per Zoning Ordinance Artic�e 32.2, Lots 1-4 also require ATTY/RES0.2254/ATTACHMENT 2 FINGER PfANNED pEVE�OPMEN7—f'C REV:06-14-72 VR Page 4 of 21