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The following shall be added to the design guidelines for clarification: <br />Floor Area Ratio (FAR) <br />• Definition: FAR is the ratio of total floor area of all buildings on site to the <br />total land area of the site. <br />• Garages 600 square feet or less are not included in the FAR calculation. <br />• Floor area where the finished ceiling height is greater than fourteen (14) <br />feet is to be counted two times the actual floor area except for one-story <br />homes. <br />• Non -habitable basement area shall not be included in the FAR calculation. <br />• Covered porches that are not 85 percent open on at least two sides shall <br />be included in the FAR calculation. <br />• The maximum FAR allowed is shown in the table above. <br />21. Prior to building permit submittal, a list of the currently used green building <br />measures used in the design of the home covered by this approval shall be <br />provided to the Planning Division for the review and approval of the Director of <br />Planning and Community Development. The home covered by this approval <br />shall be designed to achieve a minimum of 50 points using Build It Green's <br />Green Points rating system. The proposed project shall be a "green home" with <br />a minimum of 10 points in each category (Resources, Energy, and IAQ/Health). <br />The green building measures shall be shown on one of the first two pages of the <br />plans submitted for issuance of a building permit. Each point identified shall <br />have a notation showing which sheet the item can be found. A special inspection <br />by a representative from the Planning Department shall be coordinated with <br />regards to landscaping, irrigation, and exterior materials. All of the green building <br />measures indicated on the approved checklist shall be inspected and approved <br />by either the City of Pleasanton, a qualified specialist, or the applicant shall <br />provide written verification by the project engineer, architect, landscape architect, <br />or designer. <br />22. Review and approval of the Silver Oaks Estates homes shall conform to the <br />design review procedures set forth by Section 18.20, Design Review, of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code with the following exceptions: <br />a. Notice of the proposed house design applications will be sent to the <br />Planning Commission with the noticing sent to surrounding neighbors. <br />b. With the notification of the Zoning Administrator's action sent to the <br />Planning Commission, staff will provide to the Planning Commission <br />copies of the Zoning Administrator's approval letter, conditions of <br />approval, and reduced copies of the plan set of the proposed house <br />including colored building perspectives and building elevations, photos of <br />the study model, and the floor plans, landscape plans, grading plans, and <br />any other design details considered by the Zoning Administrator to be <br />pertinent to the proposed design. <br />rd <br />