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c- f. PUD-80-2-14D. Parkwav Pronerties Application for design review approval to allow construction of two three-story office buildings totaling 220,000 square feet in the Bernal Corporate Park at 6776 Koll Center Parkway. Zoning for the property PUD (Planned Unit Development) - I/C-O (IndustriaI/Commercial- Office) District. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report on the application for a design review approval to allow construction of two, three-story office buildings totaling 220,000 square feet on an approximately 12.2 acre site in the Bernal Corporate Park. The property is zoned PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development __ Industrial/Commercial-Office). The site is the large vacant parcel along the north side of Bernal Avenue west of the Koll Center Drive entrance and backing up to the 1-680 northbound freeway on-ramp. The two buildings are identical in size and will be located in relationship to each other with a central courtyard in the middle. The elevations will consist of a combination of concrete, polished granite, glass, GFRC and polished aluminum mullions. These buildings have been sited to relate to the future development of "Sycamore Plaza." The current General Plan encourages that office projects conform to the mid-point of the FAR density (about 35%). Buildings above that level must provide additional amenities. The FAR of this project is at 41.8%. The original PUD assumed at maximum office FAR of 50% for this development. Traffic mitigation has been agreed to by the applicant. A number of amenities have been provided for in the business park (the perimeter walking trail tying in with plazas and open spaces, free-standing benches, seatwalls, a water sculpture, etc). Staff feels the amenities within the park and the traffic mitigation justify the increased FAR for this site. Site specific amenities include extensive landscaping on the western side of the buildings, open plaza areas connecting to the perimeter pedestrian trail. The applicant has identified the central plaza area as an appropriate place for a piece of sculpture. Traffic mitigation measures included in this project are: Koll Center Drive south to Bernal will be widened to include a second right-turn lane. Eastbound Bernal Avenue will be restriped and slightly widened to provide a second left-turn into Koll Center Drive. Westbound Bernal Avenue will be restriped to convert the existing right-turn only lane to a shared through and right-turn only. The intersection will be controlled by a half-signal allowing eastbound Bernal left turns into Koll Center Drive. Widening of the 1-680 northbound off-ramp. The staff report included a traffic signal at the 1-680 southbound off-ramp. The traffic engineer has looked at the project and has determined that a traffic signal is not warranted at this time. A new traffic signal will be added at the intersection of Valley Avenue and Koll Center Parkway North. The traffic engineer has determined that a signal is not needed at the Koll Center Parkway South and Valley Avenue intersection if the signal is installed on Koll Center Parkway North. This project was also examined in relation to the West Las Positas Interchange. Assuming the interchange is not built, this project would result in 82 more trips than our General Plan had assumed. The traffic analysis shows that all the intersections can be mitigated to an acceptable level without the interchange. Staff also noted that the City has entered into a development agreement with the Park developers which allows the park to be developed according to the development densities Planning Commission Minutes Page 13 April 9, 1997