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Conditional Use Permit No. 2015 -17 October 26, 2015 Page 2 Exterior changes include an exterior remodel of the existing building. A variety of quality building materials, including horizontal cement board siding, vertical composite Trex screen and wall trellises will replace existing building materials on the north and west elevations. Clear glass storefronts and anodized aluminum frames will be installed on all windows and doors. New drought tolerant landscaping and signage will also be provided for this project. Interior tenant improvements are also proposed for the project. The interiors will be changed to include a new entrance lobby, administration area /office, dining room, meeting and activity room, laundry and fitness rooms, and a commercial kitchen. Each unit will be reconfigured to have a sleeping area, bathroom and a kitchenette equipped with single -basin bar sink, a compact refrigerator, microwave oven and counter /storage space. New common area amenities will also be provided that will include a courtyard with a community garden, a manager's office, a resident service coordinators office, commercial kitchen, common dining area, media area, business /computer center, common area laundry and an exercise room. There are a total of 61 parking spaces provided for the site, which exceeded the minimum parking required by code. Minor modifications are proposed to the parking area including adding landscaping as part of the First Street Care Home project (Exhibits 4, 5, 6 and 7). Project Background Community Development Partners (CDP) was founded in 2012 in Newport Beach, California. CDP is a local for- profit organization that develops and operates affordable housing projects with a focus on long term community engagement and whose mission is to create life- enhancing affordable development projects that adhere to strict environmental, social and economic standards that result in responsible buildings and communities. In 1970, Variance No. 1970 -23 was approved to allow the construction of a 75 -room motel with an apartment and office at this location. The property has been occupied by various motels since opening and has been operated as a Guest House Inn since 2002. General Plan and Zoning Gonsistencv The General Plan land use designation for the site is General Commercial (GO), General Commercial land -use districts are key components in the economic development of the City. They provide highly visible and accessible commercial development along the City's arterial transportation corridors and provide important neighborhood facilities and services, such as this care home facility. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The zoning for the site is Community Commercial (C1) and has the Metro East Mixed Use (MEMO) Overlay designation. The project meets the City's minimum development standards for the C1 zoning district relating to site design, parking and landscaping. A care home is a permitted use subject to the approval of a conditional use permit in the C1 zone. Therefore, the proposed project is consistent with the zoning designation. 31A-4