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This design review application will not be referred to the City Council unless it is appealed. Site Description The subject property is a 0.82-acre (36,017 square feet) parcel, a second lot from the southern end of the development. It is a vacant site, gently sloping upward towards the south, Surround- ing uses include Mariposa Ranch at Callippe Preserve, Callippe Preserve Golf Course, and exist- ing single-family homes in the unincorporated Happy Valley area, Project Description The proposed project features the following: I. A two-story custom home, of approximately 7,128 square feet of floor area, plus a 1,668 square foot garage area and a 1,008 square foot basement, 2, Proposed maximum building height of approximately 29.5 feet measured from the lowest to highest points of the proposed structure, 3. Tile roof designed at a 4/12-roofpitch to minimize the overall building height. 4, The mass of the second floor is in the rear so that the house would have a one-story ap- pearance when viewed from the front and sides. 5, Proposed building materials would include cultured masonry veneer, a combination of horizontal wood and stucco siding, tapered masonry columns, wood lintel at windows, exposed wood corbel and bracket at the windowsill and roof eave. 6. Side-entrance garage doors would be cottage style and be painted to match the house, Building Design and Green Building Measures The overall design and detailing is an excellent example of the design guidelines executing the design goals of the Happy Valley Specific Plan. Building heights and facades are significantly articulated varying the building massing and volume. Wall facades are richly detailed and tex- tured with stone, stucco, wood brackets, columns, and window trims, In staffs opinion, the applicant has achieved the architectural design concept for the proposed structure, Currently, the City utilizes Alameda County Waste Management Authority's (ACWMA) Green Points rating as a guide for determining the specific green building measures to be designed into the home and the resultant "greenness" of the home, The Green Points rating system establishes a minimum of 50 points for a home to be determined to be a "green home" with a minimum of Case No. PUD-99-07-03M/PDR-579 5 Planning Commission