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. . . 4. REVISIONS AND OMISSIONS TO THE AGENDA Mr. Iserson requested the Commission to continue Item 6.a.. PUD-81-30-71D. Securitv Caoital Pacific Trust/Prudential, and Item 6.b.. Suecific Plan Amendment (SPA-97-02. Downtown gne":f:,, Plan\ and Planned Un:t Develooment <PUD-97-08. "Rav Street VilIa2e"\. Trumark Homes/Pine Street ProDerties to August 13, 1997. 5. MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION There were none. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS c. PUD-80-02-15D. Parkwav Prouerties. Inc. Application for design review approval to construct a two-story, 34,000-square foot office building ("Birch Court") located at 7077 Koll Center Parkway. Zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) - I/C-O (Industrial/Commercial-Office) District. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report recommending approval of Case PUD-80-02-15D, subject to the conditions of the staff report. He noted that this application is for a modification of a previously approved two single-story buildings for the same site, with an increase in floor area by 7,700 square feet. The floor area ratio (FAR), which is locked in by the Development Agreement in effect for Bernal Corporate Park, is 34 %, well within the General Plan range and below the General Plan- recommended midpoint of 35 %. A revised traffic report indicates an increase of 10 vehicular trips with a negligible impact on the levels of service at various intersections, but well within the limits of the Development Agreement. The applicant will provide free shuttle service to and from the BART station and will construct mitigation measures as conditioned in the previously approved project. Parking is adequate; the proposed parking stalls will be universal-size, which allows for both standard- and compact-size cars. However, since this dimensional standard is not yet allowed in this PUD, the applicant will have to either receive approval for a PUD modification or revise the dimensions to standard and compact sizes. Commissioner Kumaran noted that the original approval of the two one-story buildings would have required a larger footprint. He inquired if the number of parking spaces per square foot was met by that project. Mr. Iserson said it met the parking standards at the time the project was approved. Mr. Kumaran commented that the ratio of one parking space per 250 square feet seemed low. He inquired if this is a standard and how this was arrived at. Mr. lserson replied that the computation excludes stairwells and elevator shafts, in addition to the fact that there are shared common areas in office buildings that are not devoted to office space, such a lobbies, hallways, and entryways. This ratio is determined by traffic engineers who do surveys and studies on different kinds of office buildings and the average floor area; the number of employees and how many of them carpool; how many parking spaces the employees fill up and how many are needed for visitors. Based on recent field studies, staff has determined that one parking Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 July 23, 1997