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Excerpt: Approved Planning Commission Minutes, September 8, 2021 Page 4 of 9 10x Genomics site, Workday site and Stoneridge Mall buildings. Mr. Williams referenced Page 32 explaining the definition and purpose of massing breaks. Commissioner Pace asked if the standard applied to commercial and residential. Mr. Williams confirmed it applied to residential. Commissioner Nibert referenced the dimension labeled as, “Z2” on page 32 and suggested the end points be shown as the dimension labeled as, “Z1.” Commissioner Allen suggested the standard require greater than two percent of high- quality materials, particularly for market-based housing. She stated she wanted to ensure quality materials on the upper floors. Chair Brown clarified that the standard read two percent of total exterior and 20 percent of ground floor exterior facades. Chair Brown asked if color palette could be specified. Ms. Clark suggested a limit on over-use of bright accent colors. Mr. Williams stated he could provide an suggestion for a standard or guideline on special materials and colors as a percentage of an overall building. Commissioner Morgan discussed the requirements for objective standards and asked if there was some opportunity for subjective review in the context of building colors. Ms. Clark stated it would be difficult to have an enforceable standard, but suggested a guideline could be effective; in her experience developers were generally willing to implement color changes since they do not greatly impact design or cost. Commissioner Allen referenced the recent high density residential project near the east BART station, and prior Commission comments on lack of high-quality materials. She questioned whether the two percent should be higher. Mr. Williams stated he would review that suggestion. Ms. Clark mentioned a conversation she had with Commissioner Morgan about making the language related to Significant Architectural Elements on page 39 more clear, and that she agreed the wording could be improved. Commissioner Nibert mentioned photographs of gateway corners in the previous guidelines on Page 50, which were not shown in the new standards. Mr. Williams stated he would look for the photographs. Ms. Clark stated Commissioner Morgan had also pointed out confusion with parking screening and indicated staff would clarify the three treatments. Chair Brown questioned the wall height and landscape screening. Ms. Clark explained that either a wall or dense screening could be used. Chair Brown asked if the 25 percent screening would scale down for small projects. Mr. Williams clarified the intent to limit parking to 25 percent along the frontage of a development. He indicated it was a typical standard and not difficult for a developer to meet.