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pedestrian access and safety from the BART station and surrounding uses. Overall, staff finds the street improvements and building setback as proposed to be acceptable. As previously discussed, the new development implements the site design policies and guidelines specified for this site within the Development Agreement and in accordance with the PMC. The overall site design of the proposed development emphasizes pedestrian links and walkways between the development's individual buildings, and between the site and its surroundings. The integration of buildings and pedestrian amenities, and the provision of a landscaped plaza with seating, and shaded pedestrian connections would create a community gathering place. Staff considers the entire Mall expansion to be consistent with the requirements of the Development Agreement and PMC. Architecture The Stoneridge Mall is visually defined by the architecture of its department stores, with the central mall building functioning as their "backdrop." All of the mall's department stores employ a combination of the following features in their designs: • Building design elements have substantial vertical and horizontal plane changes creating a "sculptured" appearance. • The predominant building material is a warm-toned, cream-colored brick applied in various patterns, e.g., running-bond, stacked bond, Flemish bond, soldier course, etc. • Building entries are defined by projections, canopies, raised landscape planters, etc. The new development will provide modernized mall designs that will continue to provide defined projections, canopies, and entry features as shown in elevation examples in Figures 6 and 7. For complete elevations please see Exhibit B. The internal entry into the mall will be two stories tall, leading to an entrance lobby; the entry will be further distinguished by being recessed and curved. The remaining portions of the buildings will include stucco, patterned brick treatments with wood and metal accents, as well as detailing and banding integrated into building walls as separate components, thereby creating variation and interest in the wall surfaces. Within the C-R zoning district, there are no height limitations; however, the Development Agreement restricts the height of all future buildings to not to exceed the height of the tallest existing department store, which is currently 68 feet. As proposed, the buildings will vary in height as shown in Table 1; the maximum height of the buildings would all remain below 68 feet, with the tallest element, the entry feature of the lifestyle fitness building at 65 feet. P18-0340, Stoneridge Shopping Center Planning Commission 9 of 17 +•a to n.o' is ppOSED SIOEIYALN IANE LANE LANE LANE �YGIc ROAD CROSS SECT ON RUE-11aG 'vim' ---n 12.0' I -' , 20.0' 1=111== Interim la ndscapingg e J >nK " vAR1E$ +•.0 't.0' '1.0' Ex STING ROACROSS SECTION The MALL I uNE ! LAN �YVA-WADY I L�NF L*NF The complete expansion of Stoneridge Mall Road including the future cycle track along the outer loop as shown in the future street section will not occur at this time. In the interim, the applicant will leave the existing Stoneridge Mall Road street section as-is and create an interim 20-foot landscape area between the existing curb and the new sidewalk as shown in Figure 5. The applicant will be required to dedicate the land or provide public easements over the land in the future, when the additional Stoneridge Mall Road improvements move forward. The new pedestrian sidewalk and planter strip along the inner part of Stoneridge Mall Road would serve as the protype for all future development within the inner loop of the Mall creating greater P18-0340, Stoneridge Shopping Center Planning Commission 8 of 17