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PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicants propose to: 1. Replace the previously approved production homes with the design guidelines approved for Silver Oaks Estates and develop this 10-lot subdivision as Silver Oaks Estates Phase II. 2. Request the design review approval for these homes be conducted by the Zoning Administrator following standard City procedures with modifications increasing the appeal time to 20 days and providing plans and conditions of approval to the Planning Commission. DISCUSSION Proposed Design Guidelines The information contained in the design guidelines is detailed and comprehensive. In addition to the setbacks, building height, and floor area ratio (FAR) requirements, the approved design guidelines for Silver Oaks Estates includes written text with diagrams, photographs, and drawings, providing clear, concise direction for the future individual homeowners at the Silver Oaks Estates Phase II development. The detail of architectural elements, such as dormers, shutters, bay windows, roofline, etc., provided in the design guidelines ensures the homeowners and their design team's successful translation from guideline statements to physical designs. Staff believes that the proposed guidelines would provide this comprehensive level of detail and direction to the future homeowners regarding all aspects of the designs of their homes. Design Guidelines Review Procedures The review of the home designs for these lots would be administered by a two-step process. 1. First, there would be an "in-house' review administered by a design review architect composed of Silver Oaks Estate Development and Gorny & Associates Architecture. The review procedures are described in the proposed design guidelines. Where a home would be designed by a different design firm, Gorny & Associates Architecture would be retained to provide architectural peer review of the proposed designs. The design plans would be approved by Gorny & Associates Architecture before being submitted to City staff for review. 2. Second, after completion of the "in-house" review, there would be the formal design review administered by the Planning Division following the review procedures set forth in Section 18.20 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. Having Silver Oaks Estates Development and Gorny & Associates Architecture administer the first stage of design review through its own "design review architect" ensures compliance with the design guidelines as well as a continuity of review among the various house designs, e.g., ensuring that the individual design works well within the design ensemble of the surrounding homes. Similar procedures have been successfully Page 4 of 12