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Design Review PMC Section 18.20.030 outlines the scope of design review, indicating that the reviewing body shall review "site plans, landscape plans, building architecture, and other such plans as may be required to preserve and enhance the city's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare." Note that, even though a proposed project may comply with applicable zoning standards (e.g. setbacks, height limits) the design review process allows the reviewing body to approve conditions which may be more restrictive than normal Code standards, to ensure that the above objectives are met. Section 18.20.030 outlines relevant design criteria; criteria relevant to this application include: 1. Preservation of the natural beauty of the city and the project site's relationship to it; 2. Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with streetscape, public views of the buildings, and scale of buildings within its site and adjoining buildings; 3. 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; 4. Preservation of views enjoyed by residents, workers within the city, and passersby through the community; 5. Landscaping designed to enhance architectural features, strengthen vistas, provide shade, and conform to established streetscape; 6. Relationship of exterior lighting to its surroundings and to the building and adjoining landscape; and 7. Architectural style, as a function of its quality of design and relationship to its surroundings; the relationship of building components to one another/the building's colors and materials. The analysis in this section focuses on the key issues raised by the two appellants, which centers on the appropriate scope and limitations of the proposed use, and particularly, outdoor activities, including the operation of the preschool playground, outdoor events, and associated noise and other impacts. Other aspects of the project, including but not limited to parking and circulation, landscaping, signage, and proposed tenant improvements are relevant to the City Council's consideration of the project, although are not the subject of either appeal. More detailed discussion and analysis of those topics, which was used as a basis for the findings made by the Planning Commission in approving the project, is included in the April 25 and June 27 Planning Commission agenda reports (Attachments 5 and 6), and considered part of this staff report by reference. The Planning Commission's discussion, conclusions, and recommended conditions of approval with respect to the project and issues raised in the two appeals, are outlined in the various subsections below. Page 8 of 15