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originally approved with the PUD. A further traffic mitigation agreed to by the park developers is to provide a free shuttle to the park from the new BART station. The project has been reviewed against the design guideline criteria of the PUD, and with the exception of parking, staff finds the development meets or exceeds the standards of the PUD and the Design Guidelines. The layout is well designed, there is ample setback between the street and the buildings, parking is well distributed, and there is ample setback between the buildings. The parking is calculated at 1 space per 250 square feet. As such, the parking is deficient 17 parking spaces. Two options exist: add 17 more parking spaces or do a PUD modification (as recently done for Hacienda Business Park) with a calculation based on 1 space per 300 square feet. The applicant has shown on the building elevations where signage would go and has also indicated locations for monument signs. They are all in conformance with the design guidelines and staff would approve the specific details of the signs if the project is approved. Staff feels the project is well-designed, is attractive and compatible with the development in the business park. The two options for rectifying the parking are agreeable to staff. As such, staff recommends approval of this project subject to the conditions in Exhibit B, including the modifications to the conditions noted in the staff memo dated 4/9/97. They include deleting Condition 4c, deleting the second sentence of Condition 4d, and adding some language about future reimbursement to the applicant by either later developing properties or if the City adopts a traffic mitigation fee. ~ Commissioner Wright discussed with staff the options available regarding the number of parking spaces. In response to Commissioner Cooper, Mr. Higdon advised that ultimately the southbound 1-680 off- ramp will be straight off the freeway along the soundwall of the Laguna Oaks subdivision. A signalized intersection is not needed until this off-ramp is constructed. Discussion of leaving the signal in this application ensued. Staff feels there is such a negligible amount of traffic generated in this direction that it should not be part of this application. Chair Barker and Commissioner Cooper felt the traffic signal should be left in the application. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED James A. Gresham, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, #210, represented Parkway Properties in this application. Mr. Gresham stated they have redesigned the parking to incorporate the 17 parking spaces. Regarding the southbound off-ramp signalization, they wish to be good corporate neighbors, but the signal is not required now and their PUD stipulates they do not have to provide the signal at this time. Mr. Gresham stated they agree with the conditions as modified. Commissioner Wright inquired where Color A (silver aluminum) was located in the project. Mr. Ted Gorth, architect, indicated on the color rendering that the columns and the thin horizontal bands are in the silver aluminum color. Page 14 April 9, 1997 Planning Commission Minutes