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requirement. and committed to meet it, they have not proposed any specific amenities and mitigations at this time, and would seek direction from the Planning Commission on this issue. Recently, other projects have proposed providing funding to the City to construct and/or maintain offsite pedestrian and bicycle improvements, provide funding for public projects, installing photovoltaic panels on the subject buildings; constructing subject buildings to LEED Silver standards or above; et. cetera. Discussion Point #2 2. What amenities and mitigations should the applicant consider providing to support the proposed FAR? Building Massing and Scale As noted above, in the C-R (p) District, building height and setbacks are considered on a case- by-case basis; however, should the site be rezoned, the PUD zoning allows an applicant to propose site specific development standards, which staff usually encourages to be comparable and compatible with nearby development and surrounding uses. The proposed buildings are a mix of sizes and heights totaling approximately 381,000 square feet and ranging from 38 feet (approx. two to three stories) for the Phase 1 Building up to 92 feet (approx. six stories) in height for Buildings 2 and/or 3. The subject site has four frontages: two along Stoneridge Mall Road, one along Stoneridge Drive and one along Springdale Avenue. The proposed buildings would be setback generously from all frontages ranging from approximately 50 feet to 100 feet or more. The subject site is surrounded by a variety of commercial and office uses to the north and west and residential uses to the south and east. The homes to the south range from one- to two- stories-tall and are approximately 150 feet from the subject site (to property line not to proposed buildings setback even farther) across Stoneridge Drive and the apartments to the east are three-stories-tall and are approximately 75 feet from the subject site (to property line not to proposed buildings setback even farther) across Stoneridge Mall Road. While specific height and massing issues could potentially be mitigated to some degree through building design, architectural detailing, landscaping and setbacks, staff recognizes that Buildings 2/3, if built to their maximum height, would be of a height and size that is a significant increase over the one-story retail buildings currently on-site, and that would be larger than most of the buildings in the vicinity. Although similar in height to the new Workday building, which ranges in height between 82 to 94 feet (103 feet to top of equipment screens) and which also a six story building, the context and setting of this site is somewhat different, leading to concerns that the building would be out-of-scale for this location. For that reason, staff has concerns about the proposed height of Buildings 2/3, and would suggest that these buildings be reduced to a maximum of no more than 3-4 stories in height. The Commission is also invited to weigh in on the proposed buildings' height, massing and setbacks. The proposed parking, circulation and site plan approach is described in more detail in the project description. Based on proposed parking ratios of 4.0 (initially) and 3.3 spaces/1,000 square feet (at buildout), the proposed project would appear to have adequate parking for its intended range of uses. The site plan appears to include opportunities for internal pedestrian connectivity as well as connections to adjacent destinations, such as the Mall and BART. The PUD-139 and P20-0973, 10X Genomics, Inc. Planning Commission 11 of 12 driveway off Stoneridge Mall Road at the existing McWilliams Lane signal intersection. PUD-139 and P20-0973, 10X Genomics, Inc. Planning Commission 5of12