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Resolution No. 2022-xx Page 3 of 10 Although the project complies with the majority of development standards enumerated in the MEMU regulating plan, it does not meet the requirements for publicly- accessible open space. Relief from this standard requires approval of incentives/concessions and/or waivers through the Density Bonus Agreement application. 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 35-unit townhome development in five separate buildings, one of which will contain six live/work units. The entire community will also contain four onsite moderate-income affordable units. The site abuts commercial uses to the west and south, an institutional use to the east, and abuts First Street to the north. 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) spaces at the front of the project, which will activate First Street. These spaces have been designed to feature taller ground-floor ceiling heights, 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 and subsequent MEMU EIR (EIR Nos. 2006-01 & 2018-15) 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 project site is designed to combine residential and nonresidential uses and allow for the creation of live, work, and shopping within a short walk of each other. H. The Planning Commission determines that the following findings, which must be established in order to grant this Density Bonus Agreement 6/27/2022 Planning Commission 2 –11