Chris Clark
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35 recordings
5 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 9 Jun
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Massing is stepped and articulated, and a light plaster palette with dark metal accents further softens the building's height and bulk.
The project is requesting a state density bonus for a 27.5% bonus above the base units by providing approximately 15% affordable units.
The project proposal includes 99 bonus units for a total of 460 units proposed on site.
As per the state law, the project is eligible for up to one concession and unlimited waivers of the development standards.
The applicant is requesting one concession to provide the BMR units as the smaller unit type rather than the market rate units required by the City Code.
Compliance with the City Code requirements would result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs.
The applicant is also requesting six waivers or reduction in development standards that would otherwise physically preclude construction of the project at the permitted density.
Details of the waivers are included in the staff report and also listed on the slide.
Staff has determined that the project could not be constructed without these concessions and development waivers as full compliance would generally require a reduction in the density bonus area.
The project includes fully affordable units at or up to 80% of the area median income and split between two income levels.
This exceeds the city's 15% BMR requirement and provides for a wider variety of lower income units.
Pursuant to the city's code, the affordable unit shall remain affordable in perpetuity.
Aside from the unit size proportionality requested under the concession, the project complies with other requirements applicable under the BMR ordinance.
In terms of the tree removal request, the project site contains a total of 112 existing trees, including 29 heritage trees.
The existing tree inventory is largely composed of mature parking lot and perimeter trees, many of which are in poor to fair condition due to constrained planting areas, proximity to the buildings, and long-term conflicts with the overhead utility lines.
The project will require the removal of 29 heritage trees and proposes a total of 159 replacement trees at a nearly 5.5 is to one replacement ratio, which exceeds city standard practice of two is to one replacement ratio for heritage trees.
Additionally, the project will also provide approximately 34,000 square foot of common and private open space distributed among the second floor podium courtyard, roof decks on the fourth and the seventh floor, and landscape areas throughout the site.
Streetscape improvements include new detached sidewalks, landscape strips, and street trees along the East Middlefield Road and Ellis Street frontages with additional planting within the parking area.
The project is within one half mile of the major transit stop and is not required to provide any parking per the city code.
However, the project is voluntarily proposing a ground floor parking garage with 442 parking spaces for residential uses utilizing a stacker system.
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