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Staff also supports the design, as proposed, with respect to overall articulation and materials, as outlined above. Roof screens will be set back between 15 and 33 feet from the edge of the roof, reducing their relative visual prominence, although it is acknowledged they will be visible from some on- and off-site vantage points. With respect to other aspects of design, in staffs view, the architecture and massing provides and appropriate degree of articulation, and a well-integrated architectural concept that relies on more subtle design elements, in conjunction with the proposed generous landscaped setbacks and planted areas, to present an attractive appearance for all sides of the building, and appropriately emphasizing the most prominent facades viewable from Stoneridge Mall Road and Stoneridge Drive. Building Height and Setbacks The height of Building 1 (53-feet tall to the top of the parapet (65 feet tall with rooftop equipment screen)) (and future proposed Buildings 2/3 (67-feet tall to the top of the parapet (82 feet tall with rooftop equipment screen)) and the proposed parking structure) would be less than or commensurate with other existing office buildings in Pleasanton. Building 1 would be less than the maximum height of buildings permitted at Stoneridge Mall (up to 65 feet); and Buildings 2/3 only incrementally taller. Thus, staff believes its height would be compatible with the surrounding commercial buildings. Table 3 lists the height and number of stories of the proposed Building 1, future proposed Buildings 2/3, and some of the taller existing surrounding buildings. Overall, staff supports the architecture and design of Building 1. Table 3: Height Comparison of Proposed Project and Surrounding Development Location Stories Height Proposed Building 1 3-stories 53 ft. at the parapet and 65 ft. at the top of 1701 Springdale Avenue the equipment screen Future Proposed Buildings 2/3 6-stories 67 ft. at the parapet and 82 ft. at the top of 1701 Springdale Avenue the equipment screen Workday office building 6-stories 87 ft. 6 in. at the parapet and 105 ft. at the 6110 Stoneridge Mall Road top of the equipment screen Stoneridge Corporate Plaza's 5-stories 65 ft. at the parapet and 80 ft. 5 in. at the 6140 Stoneridge Mall Road top of the equipment screen Pleasanton Corporate Commons 5-stories 70 ft. 3 in. at the parapet and 81 ft. 10 in. at 6200-6230 Stoneridge Mall Road the top of the equipment screen Safeway 5-stories 76 ft. at the parapet and 85 ft. 10 in. at the 5928 Stoneridge Mall Road top of the equipment screen BART parking garage 4-stories, 5-levels 59 ft. 4 in. at the top of the elevator 6002 Stoneridge Mall Road penthouse Sheraton Hotel 6-stories 60 ft. 1 in. 5990 Stoneridge Mall Road Despite the building being comparable in height to nearby office buildings, staff notes there are several lower-rise residential developments to the east and south of the project site, although the closest of these buildings are more than 175 feet from the property boundary. To maintain the architectural design quality for future proposed buildings 2/3 and the proposed parking structure, staff is recommending a condition of approval requiring these future structures to be designed to be architecturally 24