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Resolution No. Page Two NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Findings for Design Review Approval (P20-0128) With respect to the approval of the Design Review application, P20-0128, the City Council makes the following findings and determinations with respect to each of the criteria for approval of Design Review as required by Section 18.20.030 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC): 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 the streetscape, public view of the buildings, and scale of the 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; 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; and the design attention given to mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on roof, ground or buildings. 8. Integration of signs as part of the architectural concept; and 9. Architectural concept of miscellaneous structures, street furniture, public art in relationship to the site and landscape. The proposed development includes the demolition of existing storage unit buildings and an office and construction of two new storage unit buildings, an office, and related site improvements on a 6.59-acre site for Public Storage. The project includes an extensive planting plan that focuses on the site frontages at the north along Stanley Boulevard and south along the recently constructed Nevada Street. The proposed landscaping includes 59 trees and a variety of other shrubs and flowers that will greatly increase the current planting on-site. The landscaping will contribute to the streetscape from both site frontages and enhance the overall site design. The City Council finds that the proposed development considers preservation of the natural beauty on the site and the landscaping is designed to enhance the project and streetscape. The neighboring properties includes a mixture of uses including residential and commercial. The adjacent residential property to the west includes houses that vary from two-to three-stories with maximum heights that are taller than the proposed development, albeit at a smaller scale. The surrounding commercial uses include auto repair, warehouse, and retail. The adjacent commercial buildings are one- and two-story buildings and have their"back-of-house" facing the Public Storage