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Figure 6: Building Section from East to West L4.IYUIYN REWR TROY Mi1 pMGe R0.TMG .YT RArT_, JOi'MnAM:JY McIPR IIIOIY e,®rw o,wc a,vE E?, ween ro... y 8:S. _nRavxw ❑ ei £g GEC. �ee .4" :� ' *4n..a - J.or�ar rRa-»cnwe R a 2 SECTION A9 Additionally, the proposed project meets the Design Guidelines in the following ways: • Proposed outdoor lighting is directed downward • Garage doors are sectional, roll-up, built of wood • Quantity of exterior building materials is limited • Stucco siding has sufficient architectural detailing (e.g., recessed windows) • Colors proposed are generally earth tone, and stark white is not used in the exterior color palette • Windows are consistent in style • Copper gutters are proposed • Roof pitches are 5:12 View analysis photo simulations are provided in the project plans (Sheets PS5-PS14) to help demonstrate the proposed development's visibility from Foothill Road, as seen in Figure 5 above. The applicant has also installed story poles to demonstrate the height and mass of the proposed house. The story poles are and the proposed house will be visible from a few points off of Foothill Road, particularly as seen in View 2 of the photo simulations in the plans (near the exit of the Foothill High School parking lot). Given the building envelope, which establishes the portion of the site upon which the house can be built, it is not possible to completely avoid the home being visible from Foothill Boulevard. Therefore, staff considered whether the design, landscaping and other elements of the project will reduce the visual prominence of the home and help it to blend with the adjacent hillside. In staff's view, the proposed building forms will help reduce the perceived mass and scale of the residence when viewed off-site; in particular, the proposed development steps with the hillside, has large upper-story building step-backs, and the building design is horizontally and vertically articulated with building elements set at varied depths, as seen in in Figure 7 below. Additionally, as noted above, the visibility of the home will be substantially reduced once the proposed landscape screening matures, as seen in the photo simulations. The tree and shrub plantings will be staggered and intermixed to create a natural-appearing vegetation screen at the downhill side of the home, and that will help to reduce its visual prominence. To help ensure that screening is achieved as early as possible, staff recommends planting the screening trees toward the start of the project, to the extent feasible as to not conflict with P18-0109, 4112 Foothill Rd. Planning Commission 7 of 9 Tito e!►;� ,o OPPIX a 1�\ ,1X 4e ��9 r1_l��l��\'!�O - ., - I ,76 E 1 \,' • \ ter" Aillik y� `�: *. AAVa„. I I REFER TO SWT L3.w1lW �I��a41\./•n. '. .•.: .�/ I •` 1 PLANT UST.NOTES P18-0109, 4112 Foothill Rd. Planning Commission 5 of 9 PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development— Industrial/Commercial and Offices) District.