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The maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.5 in the CC Zoning District is exceeded and off- street parking requirements for the project are not met (see discussion of parking below). The proposed total building area is 34,450 square feet, which results in a FAR of 0.75 for the 43,525 square-foot site. Additionally, the 10-foot front and comer side setbacks are not fully landscaped within the area of the site zoned CC. No minimum landscape requirements exist in the RS zoning district. Finally, the 49 to 52 parking spaces provided, including 43 enclosed spaces and 6 (or 9) surface guest spaces, does not meet the minimum requirement for 23, three- and four-bedroom units. Zoning Code Section 4-1704 requires 2.5 parking spaces per unit, including two covered spaces per unit. (0.5 of the requirement is designated as guest parking). The overall ratio of parking spaces provided for the project is equivalent to 2.26 spaces per unit for the "proposed" and 2.13 spaces per unit for the "alternate" scheme. The exceptions to the required zoning standards are shown in italics below: CC Zoning (21 units) RS Zoning (2 units on Herma Court portion) required proposed required proposed Setbacks Front 10 10 20 13 Rear 0 1 0 - 40 15 n.a. Side 0 10 5 5 Corner Side 10 0 n.a. n.a. FAR 0.5 0.75 See overall site analysis to right Landscaping 10 foot front 2 foot front n.a. n.a. setback setback Parking 2.5 2.26 ("proposed'? See overall site analysis to right 2.13' (~lalternateJJ) Fence in front 3 foot fence 5 foct fence* 3 foot fence 5 foot fence* setback * Note that the recommended conditions of approval will stipulate that the proposed fences shall not create a sight distance problems with the adjacent driveway for the project As residential development in the CC District, the project is also subject to the regulations for building height and open space for the Residential Multi-Family District, RM-2000, per Zoning Code Section 2-696. In these two areas, the project meets the prescribed RM-2000 zoning standards. Open Space The proposed project exceeds the open space requirements for residential multi-family development. A 23-unit multi-family residential project would require open space area of 4,600 square feet (200 square feet per unit, with a minimum of 120 square feet of this for private open space, per Zoning Code Section 2-558A). The preliminary plans show that the private open space Planning Commission Staff Report PLN2006-00 1 04 April 12, 2007 Page 8 of 16