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The following shall be added to the design guidelines for clarification: Floor Area Ratio (FAR) • Definition: FAR is the ratio of total floor area of all buildings on site to the total land area of the site. • Garages 600 square feet or less are not included in the FAR calculation. • Floor area where the finished ceiling height is greater than fourteen (14) feet is to be counted two times the actual floor area except for one-story homes. • Non-habitable basement area shall not be included in the FAR calculation. • Covered porches that are not 85 percent open on at least two sides shall be included in the FAR calculation. • The maximum FAR allowed is shown in the table above. 21. Prior to building permit submittal, a list of the currently used green building measures used in the design of the home covered by this approval shall be provided to the Planning Division for the review and approval of the Director of Planning and Community Development. The home covered by this approval shall be designed to achieve a minimum of 50 points using Build It Green's Green Points rating system. The proposed project shall be a "green home' with a minimum of 10 points in each category (Resources, Energy, and IAO/Health). The green building measures shall be shown on one of the first two pages of the plans submitted for issuance of a building permit. Each point identified shall have a notation showing which sheet the item can be found. A special inspection by a representative from the Planning Division shall be coordinated with regard to landscaping, irrigation, and exterior materials. All of the green building measures indicated on the approved checklist shall be inspected and approved by either the City of Pleasanton or a qualified specialist, or the applicants shall provide written verification by the project engineer, architect, landscape architect, or designer. 22. Review and approval of the Silver Oaks Estates Phase II homes shall conform to the design review procedures set forth by Section 18.20, Design Review, of the Pleasanton Municipal Code with the following exceptions: a. Notice of the proposed house design applications will be sent to the Planning Commission with the noticing sent to surrounding neighbors. b. With the notification of the Zoning Administrator's action sent to the Planning Commission, staff will provide to the Planning Commission copies of the Zoning Administrator's approval letter, conditions of approval, and reduced copies of the plan set of the proposed house including colored building perspectives and building elevations, photos of the study model, and the floor plans, landscape plans, grading plans, and any other design details considered by the Zoning Administrator to be pertinent to the proposed design. 4