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Site Development Standards The subject property is zoned R-1-6,500 (One-Family Residential) District. Additions to existing single-family residences are permitted in this district provided the development standards prescribed by the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) are met. A summary of the prescribed development standards for an addition in this district and a comparison of the subject proposal to those standards are provided below: Required Existing" Proposed Setbacks Front 20 feet minimum 20 feet No change Rear 20 feet minimum 22 feet No change Side 5 feet one side/12 feet 5 feet one side/13 No change combined both sides combined both sides minimum FAR 40% maximum 26.4% 38.6% Height 30 feet maximums 15 feet(code height); 20 20 feet(code height); 25 feet(grade to peak) feet(grade to peak) As proposed, the project complies with the development standards prescribed by the PMC. Scope of Design Review— Criteria Chapter 18.20 (Design Review) of the PMC indicates that in order to preserve and enhance the City's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare, additions to single-family residences greater than 10 feet in height are subject to the ADR process. Staff notes that even though an addition may comply with the development standards of the applicable zoning district, through the design review process, the PMC allows the reviewing body to approve conditions that may be more restrictive than the normal PMC standards to ensure that the public health, safety, or general welfare is preserved. As outlined in the Design Review Chapter, the Zoning Administrator's or Planning Commission's scope of review of project plans shall include the following criteria: • Preservation of the natural beauty of the city and the project site's relationship to it. • Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with streetscape, public views of the buildings, and scale of the buildings within its site and adjoining buildings. • Appropriate relationship of the proposed building and its site to adjoining areas, including compatibility of architectural styles, harmony in adjoining buildings, attractive landscape transitions, and consistency with neighborhood character. ° Pursuant to the approved plot plan on file with the City dated July 14, 1970. Please note these dimensions differ from the plans submitted for the project in Exhibit B; however, the discrepancies would not affect the project's compliance with the requirements of the PMC as outlined above. Staff relies upon applicants to provide accurate information; however, in many cases, applicants rely on field measurements from fence lines, interior versus exterior wall measurements, and other measurements that can change over time due to a variety of factors and could slightly affect the information provided by applicants without their knowledge. This is especially common for older properties. 5The height of a structure is measured vertically from the average elevation of the natural grade of the ground covered by the structure to the highest point of the structure or to the coping of a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the mean height between eaves and ridges for a hip, gable, or gambrel roof. P17-0372, 3552 Yellowstone Court Planning Commission Page 7 of 10