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All three organizations support the implementation and management of an unk$�A. - Page 5 parking strategy as a means of helping to further reduce the impact that vehicles are having on our environs. Further discussion and related reference materials regarding the benefits of unbundled parking have been provided for review and consideration in Attachments 12, 13, and 14. III. Analysis A. Tentative Map and Condominium Permit Pursuant to Articles III and XI of Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code (the Subdivision Ordinance), the project requires approval of both a Tentative Map and Condominium Permit. The project site is comprised of 7 contiguous parcels that would be merged and subdivided into one (1) commercial condominium unit and 471 residential condominium units with common ownership interest in the proposed common areas including all common open spaces and the parking garage, and right-of-occupancy in an individual residential unit. Section 30.130 states: "While condominium and community apartment projects present benefits in the nature of increased amenities, opportunities for dwelling ownership and leisure time, the special nature of such projects creates conditions that may result in neglect, deterioration and lack of maintenance, causing negative impact upon the health, safety, welfare and economic prosperity of the City and its citizens. Because of the unique nature of the problems created by condominium and community apartment projects, it is the express intent of the City to treat such projects differently from other types of multi- family dwellings and to establish rules and standards thereof, regulating the construction of, and conversion to, condominium projects and community apartment projects in the City." In accordance with this purpose, the project will be required to comply with all applicable standards outlined in Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code prior to approval of the Final Map and issuance of a Building Permit. B. Planned Development Permit Pursuant to Article XI, Section 30.134 of the Subdivision Ordinance, approval of a Planned Development Permit (PDP) is required as part of the approval for a Condominium Permit. Section 46.7 of the Zoning Ordinance states that, in approving an application for a PDP, the Planning Commission may approve certain types of modifications to otherwise applicable zoning regulations if the Planning Commission finds that such modifications and approval will provide an environment of physical and functional desirability, in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and the DTPP area. As discussed in subsequent sections of this Staff Report, the project complies with all of the standards established in the DTPP, and the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) has recommended approval of the five proposed deviations from the DTPP Guidelines as revised and as resubmitted to the City. In addition, the Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) has determined that the project will not have an adverse impact on the adjacent historical resource located at 605 Middlefield Page 5