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Resolution No. Page Two With respect to the approval of the Design Review application, P20-1053, 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 construction of a new residential unit on an 8,510 square -foot site with an existing commercial building. The project includes the removal of one non -heritage 10 -inch pear tree toward the rear of the lot and a planting plan that includes two new drought -tolerant trees (one placed at the front of the property), ground cover, and shrubs. The City Council finds the proposed development considers preservation of the natural beauty on the site and the landscaping is designed to enhance the project and streetscape. The proposed infill development conforms to the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) including the density, height, and proposed use. The neighboring properties include a mixture of uses including residential and commercial (e.g., offices, hair salon, chiropractor, tailor, yoga, etc.) and adding an infill residential unit to a site with an existing office, complements the neighboring mixed uses. The Council also considered the parking on-site and determined that the proposed parking is appropriate for the site (i.e., providing both of the