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The Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) does not explicitly address parking lifts, nor states whether they can be considered to provide required parking. Downtown Specific Plan Policy LD-P.20 requires the residential to be fully parked on-site; and, although the policy does not explicitly state as such, staffs interpretation of the policy is that for a project proposing new ground floor residential, existing parking (that is required by the PMC) cannot be removed to accommodate the residential project. The DSP does not specify how said parking is provided nor if alternative solutions (such as a parking lift) can be used to meet DSP Policy LD-P.20. Further discussion relating to parking and the proposed lift is provided below. Building Design The proposed building has a contemporary architectural style with horizonal lap siding (fiber cement), cantilevered second floors, a shed-style composition roof, and incorporates horizontal wood fencing and a CMU block wall at the carport. The building includes a second-story balcony and rooftop deck, as seen in Exhibit B and in Figure 6 below. Figure 6: Front Elevation ACCENT COLOR-1 --=-1.0.6T,:."4T12 DOCK CcIIgsea. AK)Wel \ i r i ,i 111111 .i .— 1 , III - • r� COLOR 4'`::';'*. �3l �f S r i Il r The applicant installed story poles for the proposed building as seen in Figures 7-8 below. The building will be visible from Ray Street directly in front of the property and from the adjacent properties. It will have limited and intermittent visibility when traveling on Ray due to existing buildings and vegetation. Full elevations are not included in the plans provided with this Preliminary Application but will be required for a formal application submittal. Further discussion about the building design is provided below. P20-0568, 218 Ray Street Planning Commission 6 of 11 face parking (for the commercial building), and four spaces are provided in a parking lift. The lift is proposed to be located central to the lot behind the commercial building as seen in Exhibit B and Figure 3. The lift is proposed to be used by employees and essentially can lift two cars above two additional cars. Exhibit B provides a few renderings of the lift, as seen also below in Figures 4 and 5. Exhibit D also provides an exhibit of the lift and added lift details. One dwelling unit permitted per 1,000 square-feet 2 50 square-feet per bedroom for each bedroom in units with two or more bedrooms 3 Apartments with one or two bedrooms in the Core Area Overlay require a minimum of 1.5 spaces(rounds up to two)and 10 spaces are required for the 2,917 sq. ft. office building(one space per 300 square-feet) 4 Space count discussed below in the Considerations section of this report P20-0568, 218 Ray Street Planning Commission 4 of 11 e-foot commercial office building toward the front, as seen on Sheet AS-1 of Exhibit B and Figures 1 and 2 below. There are currently 10 surface parking spaces located behind the office building which are accessed by a drive aisle on the east side of the building. P20-0568, 218 Ray Street Planning Commission 2 of 11