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Conditional Use Permit No. 2012-27 <br />December 10, 2012 <br />Page 2 <br />provide for the growing demand of Time Warner's customers. The remaining 1,700 square feet of <br />the building will be used as offices. In addition, a 720 square foot emergency generator room will <br />be constructed north of the building to provide electricity to the facility in the event of a power <br />outage (Exhibits 3 and 4). <br />The project has been designed to be consistent with the various provisions of the Transit Zoning <br />Code. The building will be located near the southwest corner of the site in order to create a <br />relationship between the building and the street. Also, the design of the building is consistent with <br />the architectural standards of the Code. Concrete tilt up panels, aluminum storefront windows, <br />decorative metal canopies and decorative lighting will be featured on the building which is <br />designed in the California Contemporary style. In addition, the required 10 foot wide landscaped <br />setback will be maintained along all street frontages, with new landscape planters installed within <br />the parking lot. New bike racks will also be installed on the premise. Finally, parking that exceeds <br />code requirements and enhanced parking lot lighting will be provided. <br />The hub facility is intended to be operational 24 hours per day. The hours of operation for the <br />office component will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A total of 25 parking spaces will be provided <br />on the premises while only 21 are required. <br />Project Background <br />In 1998, Comcast Cable received approval to construct a video communications building on the <br />subject site. After submitting the project into building plan check, Comcast decided not to proceed <br />with the project and let the plan check for the project expire. In 2004, Adelphia submitted plans <br />and received approval to construct the 1,045 square foot hub facility that is located at the <br />southeast section of the parcel. Over the last eight years, Time Warner has seen an increase in <br />demand for its cable television, internet and telephone services. In an effort to address this <br />demand, Time Warner is proposing to construct a new hub facility on their existing parcel. <br />General Plan and Zoning Analysis <br />The General Plan land use designation for the site is Urban Neighborhood (UN), which allows for a <br />variety of industrial, commercial and residential uses. The proposed project is consistent with the <br />General Plan land use designation. <br />The subject site is located in the Urban Neighborhood 2 (UN-2) zone of the Transit Zoning Code <br />(SD-84) zoning district. The UN-2 district is a zoning designation that allows residential, retail, <br />service, and small scale industrial and communication facilities such as the one proposed. Public <br />utility structures, such as this one proposed by Time Warner, are conditionally permitted uses <br />within the UN-2 zone, and require the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. <br />31A-4