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ground-level parking space would be designated within the commercial/office building parking lot solely for use by the occupant(s) of this unit (the parking space would be designed to be accessible in the event occupants of the units have a disabled person placard or license plate). All five of the residential units would be rental units and would be priced at market rates. The proposed three-story, multi-family residential units are designed to replicate many of the same architectural features proposed for the commercial/office building, including both flat and gabled roof parapet lines and smooth cement plaster walls painted off- white. The design of the residential units is articulated with a significant amount of windows, and metal deck/balcony railings (Figure 4). The units also include wood and glass front and garage doors, and solid-colored awnings. Please see the attached project plans (Exhibit B, Attachment 2) for additional information. Figure 4: Perspective of Project Looking East ,.; • � w r. �� tr - S .,....ter _1/4111 1:_ii6,.31 11111 ,..1 \ _. �y . . -. '�. .. - --- �/■ al ■Ai ! ! � rV- ® Al i k` yl j. IffirtirrP7 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 9, 2015, to review the project and provide a recommendation to the Council. Nine members of the public (including the applicant) spoke. There was a mix of supportive and non-supportive comments. Objections were raised regarding the proposed multi-family residential units on the ground-floor; the overall building massing, three-story building height, and setbacks; and the lack of on-site parking for the commercial building. The adjacent property owner to the north (multi-family residential building) also requested that a taller fence be provided along the northern property line. The Commission focused its debate on several items while considering the project, including but not limited to: o massing and scale, o tandem parking for the multi-family residential units, o the lack of on-site parking for the commercial building, o whether some of the residential units should be removed to eliminate the tandem parking to create two-car garages for the multi-family units and/or create more parking for the commercial building, o the appropriate amount of in-lieu parking fees the applicant should pay, and o whether or not the ground-floor of the commercial building should be restricted to retail uses only. Page 6 of 11