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architectural style with large cylindrical pillars on either side of a double-door <br /> entryway with a large arched window above. The exterior materials will be <br /> primarily stucco with a brick veneer accent provided along the base of the <br /> front elevation and stucco trim around each of the sliding windows. <br /> M. The architectural design of the proposed homes is thus also in conflict with <br /> the General Plan, specifically both Urban Design Element Policy 2.2 and <br /> Land Use Element Policy 2.10. Collectively, these policies state that new <br /> development must be consistent and harmonious in scale, bulk, pattern and <br /> architectural style with the existing neighborhood. While there is no defining <br /> architectural style within the neighborhood, the majority of homes in the Little <br /> Texas Neighborhood are one-story, low pitched homes with either wood or <br /> stucco siding. This scale and pattern of development is not consistent with <br /> the large two-story homes that are being proposed. Although several larger <br /> homes have recently been built in the neighborhood that compare more <br /> closely with the proposed project in terms of scale and bulk, these larger <br /> homes are constructed on substantially larger lots with more than double the <br /> street frontage which has allowed them to more seamlessly blend in with the <br /> remaining neighborhood. The proposed project's scale and bulk, combined <br /> with its minimal lot size and street frontage, further the project's <br /> inconsistency with the surrounding neighborhood and General Plan policies. <br /> N. The staff report dated November 16, 2009, together with all testimony public <br /> and official presented in relation to this matter, is hereby incorporated herein <br /> as though fully set forth. <br /> <br /> O. The City Council determines that the following findings have been <br /> established: <br /> 1. The proposed project, as conditioned, and its design and <br /> improvements are consistent with the Low Density Residential land <br /> use designation of the General Plan and are otherwise consistent <br /> with all other elements of the General Plan and any applicable <br /> specific plans. <br /> The proposed subdivision is consistent with the Low-Density <br /> Residential (LR-7) designation of the General Plan, but is not <br /> consistent with several General Plan Urban Design and <br /> Land Use Element Policies. Primary amongst these policies <br /> is Urban Design Element Policy 2.12 which states that <br /> development and subdivision patterns are to be compatible <br /> with existing patterns of development in and around the <br /> neighborhood. The projects location within a large lot <br /> Resolution No. 2009-XX <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> 75A-32 <br /> <br />