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ATTACHMENT 7 <br /> SAKES REGIS <br /> May 18, 2012 <br /> Ms. Janice Stem <br /> Planning Manager <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 200 Old Bernal Ave <br /> Pleasanton, CA 94566-0802 <br /> RE: Comments on Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines, Discussion <br /> Draft, April 2, 2012 <br /> Dear Janice: <br /> As the contract purchaser of the Auf Der Maur site(Site#6), E&S Ring reviewed the proposed <br /> Design Standards and Guidelines ("Guidelines")with its design team and attended the public <br /> meeting on April 30, 2012. Many design elements such as circulation,parking, setbacks, and <br /> open space, must respond to unique site conditions and needs of future residents. It is important <br /> the final Guidelines be flexible enough to allow creative, high-quality residential communities <br /> that meet the City's defined density goal of 30 DUA for this site. <br /> Our project team for this site, consisting of E&S Ring, Sares Regis Group of Northern California <br /> (Sares Regis), Steinberg Architects,The Guzzardo Partnership and BKF Engineers has extensive <br /> experience with the design, development, construction, and property management of high <br /> quality apartment homes at 30 DUA and greater. In fact, E&S Ring and Sares Regis collectively <br /> manage over 20,000 high quality apartment homes in the western United States. Our team <br /> members have won numerous awards from professional organizations for design excellence for <br /> residential communities at this density level. We are confident that this team will address the <br /> unique opportunities and constraints of the Auf Der Maur site(Site 6) in a creative and artful <br /> manner, resulting in a superlative community design. <br /> We ask the City of Pleasanton, to consider the following refinements to the April 2, 2012 draft <br /> Guidelines. We believe these refinements will provide a measure of flexibility to ensure highly <br /> creative design solutions for each of the unique rezoned sites. <br /> 1. Housing Standards and Design Guidelines, P 8 Minimum Height—25 feet <br /> Proposal-Minimum Height—20 feet <br /> If proposed grade is reduced below the existing grade some typical 2 story buildings may <br /> not meet the minimum height of 25 feet. This requirement also may impact the ability to <br /> develop creative innovative product(i.e. homes above garages) that would otherwise be a <br /> Sares Regis Group of Northern California,LC <br /> 901 Mariners Island Boulevard,Suite 700,San Mateo,California 94404 <br /> T:650-378-2800 12:650-570-2233 <br />