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considered Heritage trees based on their trunk diameter and /or height; the applicant is conditioned to replace these Heritage trees with twelve, 24 -inch box size trees planted throughout the Civic Square apartment site. The applicant concurs to make this change, which is reflected as a draft condition of approval. Building Design The proposed includes a building coverage (footprint) of approximately 22,513 square feet for the three project areas including the new clubhouse and the new apartment buildings. The total construction area for the new buildings, sidewalks, etc., but excluding the carports is 36,225 square feet or 0.83 acres. Note that this is gross area and includes the portions of the site already covered in hard surface areas such as the tennis court, sports court, etc. The proposed buildings will be separated from the development's existing buildings, parking and driveway areas, and from Bernal Avenue by distances comparable to the existing development. New covered parking spaces will be located in close proximity to the new units commensurate with the walking distance between the existing carports and units. Buildings and carports are designed to match to existing development as to colors, materials, and detailing. As required, all new buildings will be designed and constructed to conform to City noise standards and, except for the carports, will include residential fire sprinkler systems. The carports are exempt from the sprinkler requirement by the California Building Code. Universal Design Principles As previously stated, the City Council directed the applicant and staff to implement Universal Design Principles in the design of the new apartments for persons with disabilities. As an example of how these principles are translated into building requirements, a copy of the Universal Design Principles (Chapter 7.90, Universal Design, of the Dublin Municipal Code) is attached as Exhibit G. Staff also met with Jessica Lehman, Community Resources for Independent Living, and Carmen Rivera Hendrickson, Public Authority for In -Home Supportive Services for their advice on accessibility for persons with disabilities. A resident of the Civic Square Apartments, also a person with disability, attended this meeting. Ms. Lehman and Ms. Rivera Hendrickson requested roll -in showers for at least one bathroom in each new apartment. As required by the California Building Code (CBC), four ground floor apartments of the proposed project must be designed and constructed to be ADA accessible, which will include roll -in showers. A step -in shower will not satisfy the CBC requirement. The 10 other ground floor units are required to be ADA adaptable upon request, and may use standard bathtubs or showers. All ground floor apartments will feature Universal Design Features, i.e., lever door handles, low- friction faucets, etc., and /or the "roughed -in" construction for future features, e.g., grab bars, etc. The draft conditions of approval address the accessibility requirements for the ground floor units only. In the opinion of staff, the CBC requirement will be adequate for the proposed project. However, the CBC requires roll -in showers only for the present proposal, where two Item 6.b., PUDM- 84- 21 -04M Page 10 of 17 March 10, 2010