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PUD-136, Mall Residential Project Planning Commission 7 of 34 Outside of a discussion related to internal and external circulation patterns and traffic improvements (detailed in the work session meeting minutes found in Exhibit D), most of which would no longer be applicable or has been altered significantly by the design of the residential only project being considered by the Planning Commission under this application, the Planning Commission did not offer significant work session comments related to the residential portion of the project at that time. Accordingly, no detailed summary of the work session meeting is provided in this report. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project details are summarized as follows (please refer to Exhibit B for detailed project information): Site Layout/ Pedestrian and Vehicular Access The project proposes a single, five and one -half story, multi-family residential unit building totaling approximately 618,370 square feet. The building comprises 360 apartment units “wrapped” around an internal five-level parking structure and includes two ground-level outdoor courtyard-style spaces which include a mix of common use passive outdoor space and recreational uses (playgrounds, swimming pool, etc.), and one common use roof -top deck area. The project proposes varying setbacks around different sides of the proposed building with the minimum setback (along the Drive Aisle ‘A’ side) being approximately six-and-one-half feet and the largest setback (along the loop segment of Stoneridge Mall Road) being approximately 26 feet (includes an existing utility easement area). For more specific setback dimensions, please see the project site sections found on Plan Sheets C10 through C13.2 in Exhibit B. The predominance of the building’s ground-level activity and the most prominent architectural features are oriented toward the south and east to create a strong street presence and highly functional network of vehicular and pedestrian connections along both segments of Stoneridge Mall Road (main and internal loop segments). A large multi-use lobby area that would include pedestrian access from both the primary segment of Stoneridge Mall Road and the motor-court area and would also include the leasing office, a lounge, a common use office space, and a mail room), as well as a private common use roof-top deck would be located at the northeast corner of the building. In addition to the main lobby, three smaller lobby-style pedestrian entrances would be located along both segments of Stoneridge Mall Road (one along the main segment and two along the internal loop segment). A fifth smaller lobby-style pedestrian entrance would be located off a surface-level motor-court/vehicular access point at the more northern side of the project. The project also includes a fairly large, and publicly accessible, outdoor pedestrian plaza that would provide seating and small gathering spaces at the southwest corner of the project. The project would provide on-site vehicular access from two existing drive aisles (Drive Aisle ‘A’ and ‘B’), one off the main segment of Stoneridge Mall Road, and one off the internal loop segment of Stoneridge Mall Road. Drive Aisle ‘A’, along the north side o f the project, would be considered the main vehicular driveway entrance off Stoneridge Mall Road to the project, and provide direct vehicular access to the aforementioned motor-court and the primary parking structure entrance/exit. The motor-court would provide some short-term and loading/unloading parking spaces at the ground floor level. A second parking structure entrance/exit with direct vehicular street access would be located on the south side of the project off the internal loop