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The project has hip roofs and balconies. The project would be consistent with these guidelines. Garaf!.es . Detached garages are preferred and should be located to the rear of the site. . Minimize driveway width; 10 to 12 feet is adequate. Garages are not proposed, and are not required per the Downtown Design Guidelines. The applicants are proposing carports. The carports for the singlejamily units on Peters Avenue would be located at the rear of the site. The carports for the multijamily units would be at the front of the site, due to siting constraints. The driveways along Peters Avenue would be 7.5 feet wide as measured from driveway strip to driveway strip. The driveway widths along St. John Street would be approximately 20 feet in width. While the 20 foot wide driveway is wider than 12 feet, staff believes it is supportable, since separating these double wide driveways into two driveways would mean that the driveways would be closer to the intersection and potentially unsafe from a traffic perspective. A member of the public has requested that the carports be changed to garages. Staff agrees that garages would be more attractive; however, the Downtown Specific Plan does not require garages and staff is concerned that if garages are constructed, they will be used for storage and not for parking. The applicants have stated to staff that if the Planning Commission/City Council prefers garages, they are willing to change the carports into garages, so long as they adhere to all Uniform Building Code(UBC) requirements. The City's Building and Safety Division has reviewed the proposal and has determined that the carports can be changed to garages on all of the lots with the exception of the carports for units C-1 and C-4. If units C-1 and C-4 had garages, they would not adhere to the UBC's rear yard exiting requirements. The proposed plan appears to be consistent with the intent of the Downtown Design Guidelines and the project appropriately reflects the size, scale, and massing of the Downtown area and other existing residential structures. Building Architecture The residential architectural style reflects a contemporary theme known as "American Farm" or "California Monterey". Since the original project submittal, the applicants have revised the designs to provide more diversity, various materials integration, and more articulation between the units. The buildings will each have a specific color palate adding interest and diversity to the project's streetscape. The different colors, generally blue, brown, and gray are shown in the color rendering (Exhibit A). The roof material on all of the buildings is proposed as "Presidential Shake" with "Shadow Gray", "Slate Gray", or "Chaparral Cedar" colors or similar colors. Staff believes that the exterior colors of the buildings and roof materials are appropriate. Case No. PUD-37 Planning Commission Page - 8 -