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Resolution No. 2018-xx Page 3 of 11 3. That the proposed development plan is designed to be compatible with adjacent development in terms of similarity of scale, height, and site configuration and otherwise achieves the objectives of the Design Principles specified in Section 5 of the MEMU overlay district. The proposed development consists of a six-level project surrounded by multi-level and single-story structures. A single-level school campus abuts the site to the south, and single-story commercial development is to the north across First Street and east abutting the site. A midrise office building abuts the site to the west. The MEMU anticipates developments of this scale or larger in the “Active Urban” land use district, and this development would continue the scale of existing buildings in its immediate vicinity. Moreover, the project contains ground-floor non-residential (commercial and community) spaces at the front of the project, which will activate First Street. These spaces have been designed to feature ground-floor ceiling heights between 12 and 22 feet tall, enhancing the urban, mixed-use atmosphere envisioned by the MEMU overlay district. 4. That the land use uses, site design, and operational considerations in the proposed development plan have been planned in a manner that will result in a compatible and harmonious operation as specified in Section 7 of the MEMU overlay district. The proposed project is consistent with the scale and intensity of projects anticipated in the original MEMU EIR (EIR No. 2006-01) and in the MEMU overlay district regulating plan. No negative impacts from noise, air quality, aesthetics, or traffic are expected except for temporary impacts arising during construction of the project. The site’s design is intended to activate its frontage on First Street by providing flexible community areas that can be programmed with activities or temporary uses, and the landscape palette has been carefully selected to complement existing landscape patterns of the surrounding land uses. H. The Planning Commission determines that the following findings, which must be established in order to grant this Density Bonus Agreement pursuant to SAMC Section 41-1607, have been established for Density Bonus Agreement No. 2017-02 to allow construction of the proposed project: 1. That the proposed development will materially assist in accomplishing the goal of providing affordable housing 1-15