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louver would be located on the east elevation to identify the single vehicular entry/exit point. The concrete would be light- or dark-grey color with a white accent band, the louvers would be painted forest green, and a yellow accent color would be used on the stairway tower and over the vehicular entry. Staff believes that the proposed design achieves a balance of providing enough articulation and detail while not making the structure too massive and visually prominent. While the cable rail system would not provide much screening of parked vehicles in the garage, staff finds its use to be acceptable given that the parking structure would not be very visible as viewed from the surrounding streets and properties. Landscaping would be installed around the parking structure in conformance with the Hacienda Guidelines. Overall, staff finds the design of the parking structure to be acceptable and believes the structure would be compatible with the design of the adjacent office and residential structures. Signage Conceptual wall-mounted retail signage has been shown on the building elevations, but no sign details have been provided at this time. No signage information has been provided for the apartment identification. A condition has been included that requires the applicant to submit a comprehensive sign program for the retail and apartment portions of the project prior to installation of any signs. Universal Design Universal Design is a design principle that addresses the needs of people with reduced mobility, agility, and/or strength such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. It is usually applied to residential development types not normally covered by the ADA requirements of the California Building Code (CBC) such as single-family homes. Although the City does not have an ordinance mandating Universal Design, the Housing Element contains a program (Program 41.8), which states: Require some units to include Universal Design and visitability features for all new residential projects receiving governmental assistance, including tax credits, land grants, fee waivers, or other financial assistance. Consider requiring some units to include Universal Design and visitability features in all other new residential projects to improve the safety and utility of housing for all people, including home accessibility for people aging in place and for people with disabilities. Recently approved apartment projects (BRE Properties and Windstar's PUD extension) were conditioned to provide Universal Design features for all of the required adapl:able dwelling units. Staff has included the same condition for this project (No. 88). PUD-85-08-ID-4M Page - 20 - March 27, 2013