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CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE JOINT WORKSHOP Staff is presenting the Planning Commission and City Council with revised conceptual plans for the two Sites (Attachment 1, Exhibit B-1 and Attachment 2, Exhibit B-2) for consideration and comments. This joint work session will allow the Planning Commission and City Council the opportunity to provide direction to the applicant and staff regarding any issues it wishes to be addressed prior to the project formally returning to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to City Council. Hacienda TOD Standards and Guidelines Staff notes that the following comments pertain to the revised plans, which were based on the feedback received from the Planning Commission work session, and their consistency with the Standards and Guidelines. For the Commission's and Council's reference, the Standards and Guidelines are included as Attachment 3 and reference page numbers for each item below is noted in italics with comments provided thereafter. 1. As defined in the Guidelines, an alley is a "public or private vehicular drive that is used to access private garages, structured parking, and/or surface parking." As proposed, both site designs present predominantly alley conditions which are inconsistent with the Guidelines. Alleys should not be the primary circulation. Page 22, B1 (Site Design and Planning - Site Circulation) Comments: A request for an exception to the TOD standards will be requested. As discussed at the October 17, 2011 work session, the Commission felt that they could support an exception since the project provides more open space and a better site plan without internal streets. 2. As proposed, parking and garage doors face the public park and tot lot on Site 2. In addition, building H3 would be highly visible from Gibraltar Drive when traveling east and, therefore, should face the public park and have habitable space on its southwest corner as discussed in the Guidelines. Page 23, 82.a. and B2.c. (Building Orientation - Design Guidelines) Comments: The project provides a landscape buffer between the garage doors and public park (please refer to sheet L-3 in Attachment 2, Exhibit B-2). 3. The median strip that separates Owens Drive from the diagonal parking should incorporate shrubs for screening. The guidelines require parking to be screened by low walls and landscaping. Page 30, 87.1 (Parking Location and Treatment— Development Standards) Comments: The landscaping plans have not been revised to reflect the installation of shrubs; however, the applicant is not requesting an exception and has indicated that this requirement will be met. Page 9 of 15