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Landscape/Open Space A preliminary landscape plan shows flowering accent trees and shrubs plants along the site edges and planting within the patio areas. For the two attached townhomes on Herma Court, a standard condition with recent approvals has been for at least one 24-inch box tree species per unit in the front yards. As a result of negotiations with the neighbors on Herma Court, across the street from the project's north driveway, additional landscaping has been discussed to provide screen trees and a trellis on the edge of the surface parking stalls near the Herma Court driveway. These additional landscape elements are designed to mitigate the effect of glare from cars leaving the site. Final landscape details for the the screen trees and shrubs will be subject to the sight distance restrictions established by the Engineering Department's Standard Plans and the City's Zoning Code whereby any fences, walls or shrubs cannot exceed three feet in height adjacent to driveways and within the front setback and will be subject to the review and approval of the Community Development Director. Noise A noise report was submitted by the applicant and is attached to this report. The existing noise exposures at the site are due primarily to traffic sources on MacArthur Boulevard and the elevated 1-580 freeway. Based upon data presented in the report, the noise exposures at the site range from 70 to 73 decibels (dB), which is within the range of what are "conditionally acceptable" standards for residential development, as identified in the City of San Leandro Noise Element. To achieve compliance with the City's Noise Element "normally acceptable" standard of 60 dB DNL, the development will be analyzed in the building permit stage and will include measures recommended in the Noise Study, such as dual-paned windows, sound rated doors and wall insulation as required in the State of California Title 24 and the Uniform Building Code. Screening vegetation proposed for outdoor areas were noted to be adequate to provide acoustic shielding in reducing noise levels to the acceptable levels Inclusionary Housing As proposed, the project is in compliance with the City's Inclusionary (Affordable Housing) Ordinance where 15% of the units (equates to three unit) must be set aside for low/moderate income households. The project proposes to provide three affordable housing, shown on the site plan as C2 Units. Details on the actual rental or sales rate would be negotiated with the Housing Services Division. The units would reflect the intent of the ordinance where the affordable unit is architecturally integrated in with the market rate ones. The affordable unit comprises 75% of the floor area of the market rate units and has similar living amenities as those units. General Plan Conformance The General Plan Land Use Map designates the subject property as Corridor Mixed Use and Low Density Residential. The Corridor Mixed Use designation is described as a "mix of commercial Planning Commission Staff Report PLN2006-00 I 04 April 12, 2007 Page 12 of 16