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GPA No. 2018-3, AA No.2018-6, ZOA No. 2018-3, and SPR No. 201.8-02 Metro East Mixed'Use <br />(MEMO) Overlay Zone and Elan projects <br />July 23, 2018 <br />Page 7 <br />Table 2:'Elan Project Conformance to Development Standards <br />Standard or Item <br />Conformance and Analysis <br />Stories. Developments in the <br />Complies. The Elan project is comprised of two buildings, the first with <br />Active Urban land use district <br />seven stories and the second with five. The taller building with the <br />must contain a minimum of 3 <br />commercial uses is placed closer to First Street to maximize its street <br />stories with no maximum. <br />presence, visibility for commercial tenants, and.to reduce impacts ori <br />lower -scale multiple -family structures toward the south and west of <br />the project site. <br />Minimum Site Area. <br />Complies. The project site contains 6.38 acres. The large site siie <br />Developments in the Active <br />provides an opportunity for greater publicly -accessible and private <br />Urban land use district must <br />open space on site, parking, and the proposed improvements to Elk: <br />contain at least 1 acre. <br />Lane. <br />Permitted Frontage. <br />Complies. Shopfront and forecourt provided. The shopfront design <br />Developments in the Active <br />maintains the commercial character of First Street, and the forecourt <br />Urban land use district must <br />designs elsewhere on site break up the building's massing and <br />contain either forecourt, <br />volume where it is adjacent to lower -scale multiple -family land uses. <br />shopfront, gallery, or arcade <br />frontage types. <br />The entire frontage of the proposed project along First Street. has <br />been designed as a shopfront with commercial retail. In addition, the <br />northern half of Building 1's Lyon Street frontage is also dedicated to <br />commercial use. <br />Publicly -Accessible Open <br />Complies. Publicly -accessible open space ranges from 18 percent <br />Space. Developments in the <br />(Building 2 site) to 23 percent (Building 1 site). The publicly - <br />Active Urban land use district <br />accessible open space is at the project's ground -level, allowing <br />must contain at least 15 percent <br />access from the surrounding community into the heart of the <br />of the total lot area as publicly- <br />development. <br />accessible open space. <br />Private/Common Open Space. <br />Complies. The project provides over 100 square feet of private open <br />Private/Common open space for <br />space per residential unit. Moreover, the project would continue to <br />projects located in the Active <br />comply with this requirement if the MEMU open space standards are <br />Urban land use district must be <br />amended. <br />at least 100 square feet per unit. <br />Building Setbacks. <br />Complies, with MEMU amendments. The front setback (First Street) <br />Developments in the Active <br />and side setback on Lyon Street comply. The Elk Lane side setback <br />Urban land use district that <br />exceeds the 10 -foot maximum allowed, but this standard is proposed <br />contain between 4 and 9 stories <br />to be amended to allow additional setbacks if publicly -accessible <br />must contain setbacks of 0-20 <br />open space is provided in its place. Moreover, the .building's rear <br />feet (front), 0-10 feet (side), 100 <br />setback (37 feet) -is proposed to be amended to more closely match <br />feet (rear). <br />the standards contained in the Harbor Plan (minimum 5 feet). <br />75A-11 <br />