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Amendment Application No. 2009-02 Conditional Use Permit No. 2009-20 Variance No. 2009-08 October 12, 2009 Page 2 designation of General Commercial (GC) and a zoning designation of General Commercial (C2). The remaining parcel will be utilized as a surface parking lot along Hesperian Street and has a land use designation of Low Density Residential (LR-7) and a zoning designation of Two-Family Residential (R-2). Surrounding land uses include a combination of single- family and multi-family residential uses to the north, single-family and commercial/retail to the west, commercial retail to the south and a church to the east (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). Project Description The proposed project involves the development of a mixed-use building on a vacant site of approximately 16,850 square feet in area oriented towards First Street in a courtyard style setting. The project includes two commercial office suites on the ground level with a total of 3,500 square feet and three residential units on the second level with covered parking. Units will range from 918 to 1,130 square feet in size and all will consist of two-bedroom and two-bath layouts. Vehicular access for the residential component will occur along Hesperian Street through a separate parking area and will include one covered parking space per residential unit. Commercial access to the site will be taken directly off of First Street and contained within a second parking area. A total of 10 spaces are required and will be provided for the commercial office, with 11 spaces required and proved for the residential units, including three guest parking spaces. As a whole, a total of 21 parking spaces are required and will be provided for the entire project. The building will feature Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival style architecture featuring traditional barrel clay roofing, true divided light windows, decorative wrought iron balconies and highly decorative accent the and stone elements typical of the Mediterranean architectural era. Exterior finishes for the proposed project will consist of smooth plaster with neutral earth tone colors. Additionally, project entrances and pedestrian walkways will include color stamped concrete paving to add visual interest and improve the overall theme of the project. Amenities such as a 1,700 square foot common active open space area, individual private courtyards and a common pedestrian paseo on both the internal and street side of the project will be provided in order to encourage social interaction. Landscaping will meet current code requirements and will incorporate heavily layered landscaping and a landscape screen to ensure privacy to and from the residential units to the north (Exhibits 4 through 8). 75E-4