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Item 6a Staff Report DESIGN REVILW BOARD July 13, 19~7 SUBJECT: Z-77-82 APPLICANT: Kismet Construction, Inc. PURPOSE: Application for design review for a proposed 35-unit apartment complex to be located at the south west corner of the intersection of Sonoma Drive and San Carlos Way. Zoning for The property is RM-1500 District. ATTACHMENTS: 1. 2. Negative Declaration. Exhibit A, site plan elevations and landscape plan. Kismet Construction, Inc. intends to build a 35-unit apartment com- plex at the south west corner of Sonoma Drive and San Carlos Way. It involves two separate essentially L-shaped buildings constructed around an interior courtyard. The height of the structures will vary from 2 to 2-1/2 stories. The latter occurs on the west side where the site will be excavated approximately 4 ft. and 2 stories of apartments will extend above garages. Materials proposed for the buildings are composition shingle roofs, masonite "Woodsman" siding, resawn plywood patio fences and wood trim. The siding is a masonite product, textured to look like weathered wood. It seems to present a satisfactory appearance from an example viewed by the staff. The staff would recommend medium shake roofs instead of composition shingles to keep the project in harmony with other develop- ments in the area. No other structures in the vicinity have utilized a composition roof. Additionally, we have some concern about the use of resawn plywood for the patio fences and under the windows unless this is a high grade exterior plywood which will not warp or peel easily. Rough sawn redwood plywood may be appropriate in this instance. The development meets code requirements for parking and usable space. Additionally, a considerable amount of landscaping is being proposed. Mounding is proposed in the front and exterior side setbacks to help reduce the mass of the buildings. A Negative Declaration accompanies this report. Based on the initial environmental study done for this project, it is the staff's opinion that case Z-77-82 would not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. If your Board concurs, you must make the finding that the negative declaration is appropriate for the project.-This finding must be made prior to taking action on the project itself. Please refer to page 8 of the CEQA Guidelines for the definition of signifi- cant effect and to pages 20 through 22 of the Guidelines for the details on determining significant effect.