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would include patios measuring 170 and 2114 square feet, respectively. In total, the private open space area for the 23 units is approximately 3,600 square feet. Both of the site plans show the common open space areas with the same basic elements: a small tot lot including a play structure, a grass area, and benches, with a variety of accent and screen trees, flowering ground cover and shrubs. The open space for the "proposed" versus the "alternate" site plans differ in their location on the site, size and shape. The "proposed" plan shows the open space tucked into the interior of the site, covering 3,021 square-feet. The shape of this interior open space is an approximate square. The open space is bounded by a six-foot masonry wall on the rear two sides adjacent to the neighbors' single-family homes and by an open four-foot tall ornamental metal fence on the interior sides. The "alternate" plan shows the open space in the existing narrow lot on Herma Court. The "alternate" open space is more linear, with 3,623 square feet of area contained within a rectangular, 25 by 110 foot space. The open space is bounded by a six-foot tall wood fence on the sides adjacent to the neighbors' single-family homes and by open ornamental gates on the interior and exterior ends. Townhouse Elevations The design proposes a modem Craftsman architectural presence for the MacArthur Boulevard street frontage, including a transition from the rowhomes' architectural details to a stronger, bold form of the circular patio enclosure for the building frontage at the comer. Overall, the proposed design utilizes stucco and cedar wood shake exterior materials, with wood detailing. Detailed features include wood rafters, divided light window and doors, Craftsman- style light fixtures and mailboxes, and heavy wood-framed shared porches. The garage door detailing is varied, with divided lights and wood panels in different patterns. The row of five townhouses in the rear of the site would be partially visible from MacArthur Boulevard, looking down the driveway into the site. These units, as well as the two attached townhomes on Herma Court, have the same four-sided architecture of the townhomes described above. The average building height for the townhomes is 34 feet, six inches (average of approximately 31 feet to the plate line and 37 feet, three inches to the highest ridge. Landscaping and Fencing A preliminary landscape plan has been submitted, showing planting areas along the length of the townhouse frontage with flowering shrubs, ground cover and accent plants flanking the sides of the building frontage. Additional landscaping is proposed to flank MacArthur Boulevard egress driveway and southern side property line, including both flowering plants and ground cover as well as vertical screen trees close to the edge of the site which borders the adjacent single-family Planning Corrunission Staff Report PLN2006-00 I 04 April 12, 2007 Page 6 of 16