RESO 2022-28_717 S Lyon Street (DBA)

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Resolution No. 2022-28 Page 5 of 11 Moreover, the proposed design is further improved with additional small hedges and/or shrubs that will between the public right-of-way and the proposed fencing, to soften the transition of the future sidewalk. Stoop Frontage and Minimum Ground Floor Height (Waiver) The development standards in SP-2 require a specific building frontage (e.g., forecourt, shop front, stoop, etc.) and minimum floor heights, based on a frontage type. As proposed, the project design does not provide a frontage type and the ground floor heights are proposed below the minimum required of 10’-0” to 15’-0”. The ground floor height is designed at a minimum of 9’-1” Maintaining the required frontage type minimum floor heights would result in a complete site and architectural redesign, involving more of the site area dedicated the frontages designs. In order to maintain the current proposed unit count, the developer would be required to redesign the site and elevation design construct, further increasing development costs and potentially leading to a loss of residential units, and a loss of further open space. Moreover, SP-2 was originally intended to achieve a specific urban form. The existing multi-family residential developments immediately adjacent to the project site do not provide a frontage type, nor do they maintain a minimum building floor height. Therefore, the proposed design is consistent with the existing multi-family residences. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the recommended action is exempt from further review under Section 15195 (Residential Infill Exemption), as this project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192 (Threshold Requirements for Exemptions). This exemption applies to projects or sites that: 1. Meet the threshold criteria set forth in section 15192; provided that with respect to the requirement in section15192(b) regarding community-level environmental review, such review must be certified or adopted within five years of the date that the lead agency deems the application for the project to be complete pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code. 2. Meet both of the following size criteria: A. The site of the project is not more than four acres in total area. B. The project does not include any single level building that exceeds 100,000 square feet. 3. Meet both of the following requirements regarding location: A. The project is a residential project on an infill site.