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4. Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2011-04 as conditioned to allow tandem parking. 5. Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan Review No. 2011-01 as conditioned. Principal Planner Vince Fregoso presented the staff report and recommendation. Mr. Fregoso discussed proposed modifications to conditions of approval from the • Police Department and Planning Division. Prior Police Department Conditions Nos. 1, 3, and 6 were deleted, with prior Condition No. 2 modified to read: No. 1 - A security plan must be submitted to the Police Department at the plan check stage for approval. The plan must cover all aspects of the projects security inclufling security personnel, surveillance/camera equipment (on each floor of parking structure, stairwells, and elevator lobby/cab) with Internet viewing capability for the tenants of the project, and access control hardware. The project will be required to have a minimum of two state licensed uniformed security personnel. One security officer will be required for the residential buildings and one for the parking garage. Entrances/exits to the parking structure must be equipped with rolling overhead gates. Redesign Elevator lobby by removing the elevator alcove and provide a secure lobby enclosed with fire rated glass partitions. A minimum 12-inch shatterproof convex mirror shall be installed at each stair landing. All doors leading into stairwells shall be equipped with a minimum 5-inch by 20-inch fire rated window. The last flight of stairs shall be fully enclosed at its base. Duress alarms allowing voice communication with security personnel shall be placed in strategic locations, approved by the Police Department, throughout the parking garage. The elevator/stairwells serving the parking structure of the project shall be equipped with card readers at the garage levels to restrict unauthorized • access into the residential areas. The elevator lobby shall be designed and constructed of material that allows maximum visibility of the interior of the lobby from the parking decks. Glazing material will be used to its maximum extent. Alternate means and methods can be proposed that mitigate the concerns specified above with Police Department approval. Mr. Fregoso gave an overview of the modifications to the following Planning Division conditions: • No. 5 -Balconies for the project shall maintain a minimum dimension of not less than six feet in any direction, except for units fronting on MacArthur Boulevard. • No. 6 -Balconies for the project shall incorporate the use of stainless steel railings, or equivalent as approved by the Planning Division. • No. 13 - A detailed amenity deck plan must be reviewed and approved prior to issuance of any building permits. The plan shall include details on the hardscape design, lighting concepts and outdoor furniture for the amenity deck as well as an installation plan. The exact specifications for these items are subject to the review and approval of the Planning Division. The amenity deck shall be maintained in the same condition as installed at the time of • occupancy. • No. 25 -Construction workers for the project shall be prohibited from parking in the Sandpointe neighborhood. Chris Coe, project architect, responded to Commission questions regarding siding materials, patio dimensions and access from the ground floor patios to the street. The public hearing was opened Planning Commission Minutes 4 March 14, 2011