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03/24/2014 Section 4. Parking Modifications: In the exercise of its independent judgment, the City Council finds that: a. The Project requires parking modifications as follows: (1) Reduce the minimum number of parking spaces required from up to 949 vehicle spaces to 883 vehicle spaces, as follows: • Residential: Assigned 433 spaces • Residential: Unassigned 410 spaces including Guest and Visitor • BCDC: Public Access 7 spaces • Boat Lessee parking spaces Up to 33 spaces (2) Allow for the design of parking spaces to include some tandem parking spaces, as indicated in the Project plans. b. The Project, including the parking modifications, will provide an environment of physical and functional desirability, in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood because the project has been designed with the specific objective of making the most out of the waterFront living experience for both residents, boat slip lessees, and visitors. From a design perspective the five-story building has been designed to wrap the parking structure thereby minimizing the potential for detracting from aesthetic value of the site. The five-story building has also been designed in such a way that multiple courtyards are created allowing for a different character within each space, but all having a water oriented experience. The ten-plex buildings have been designed with the intent of reducing the overall height towards the waterfront, thereby maximizing view corridors and allowing for the structure to resemble larger scale single family homes. In addition to the architectural contributions, the project has been designed with a variety of public and private amenities that aim to take full advantage of the waterFront local, such as public access trails, a hand boat launch, a commercial marina, a clubhouse, etc. The project has also been designed in such a manner to promote pedestrian circulation throughout the site. Specific to the parking, the project has been designed with the goal of exceeding the City's standards for Mixed Use land uses, while allowing for greater flexibility, based on specific unit types, than is currently afforded to the standard parking ratios (outside of Downtown and Mixed-Use zoning districts) ATTY/RES0.2967/CC PETE'S HARBOR—DENYING APPEALAND APPROVING PROJECT Reso#15336 REV:03-25-14 VR Muff N 603 Page 5 of 19