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• Sconces • Recessed windows • Two darker color palettes replacing the exterior white color • Off -white finish on Buildings A and B and a taupe finish on Buildings C and D • Redesigned end unit in Building A that is visible from West Las Positas Boulevard to provide much greater architectural detail • Added pilasters and wrought iron • Raised height of the brick exterior treatment and increased brick banning at key locations 7. Continue to work with Chamberlin, the neighboring commercial property on the west side of the project, regarding the proposed carports, landscaping, and other visual screening. Agreement has been reached with Mr. Doug Giffin regarding fencing and landscaping and the provision of a total of six carports on the southern west portion of the property line. Commitment was also made with Mr. Giffin to work with Chamberlin on the treatment of landscaping, painting, and any architectural detailing of the six carports to ensure that Chamberlin is comfortable with the final design. 8. Continue our outreach with the community. As mentioned earlier, this has been taken to heart, and the applicants worked diligently with City staff and the community to develop a design that respects the concerns of the community while also meeting the City's and Summerhill's high standards. Additionally, agreement with the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) has been reached to ensure that any impacts of the project on PUSD's high - quality schools are mitigated. Mr. Ebrahimi stated that to enhance the visual character and reduce reflected noise, they have added creeping fig vines that will be planted on the north side of the property wall and fit through a prefabricated hole so they can grow on the southern face of the wall as per standard CalTrans detail. He noted that based on recommendations of the principal engineer, an articulated "grapestake" design surface will be used on the south side of the wall to diffuse reflected noise from the southern wall. With respect to the wall height, he indicated that the acoustical engineer evaluated the project and provided a summary report which concluded that an increase in wall height from six feet to eight feet would not provide inaudible noise detection for the southerly property neighbors; the potential reduction in noise from vehicles would be one to two decibels, which is inaudible to the residences to the south at 240 feet away. Mr. Ebrahimi stated that following the Commission's recommendations at its January 22, 2014 Work Session, they made the following changes: 1. To reduce the noise associated with trash pickup, the trash enclosure at the south end of Building B was moved and redesigned such that garbage cans can only be loaded into the main street where garbage trucks would pick them up at that location PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 26, 2014 Page 7 of 21