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Excerpt from San Leandro Zoning Code Article 5, Section 2-580 Residential Site Plan Review H. Residential Site Plan Review Standards. To approve or conditionally approve a Residential Site Plan, the decision -maker or the decision making body shall find that the proposed project is in substantial compliance with all of the following standards: The residence's architecture is appropriate and consistently applied: The structure has adequate articulation, with appropriate window placement, architectural detailing, roof forms and/or changes in wall planes to provide visual interest. Additions shall not have a `lacked on" appearance, and either the addition should be consistent with the existing residence in terms of design and use of materials, or the existing residence should be remodeled concurrently with construction of the proposed addition in order to achieve the desired consistency. 2. The visual mass of the home is de-emphasized: The home appears in scale with the surrounding homes. The building's surfaces should be articulated in a manner that reduces the appearance of blocky or massive features, and architectural features, detailing and/or landscaping should subdue, rather than accentuate the prominence of larger homes. 3. The neighborhood's existing visual character is valued: The proposal `fits in" to the neighborhood's existing architectural and landscape context, utilizing a compatible architectural vocabulary and retaining existing trees to the degree feasible and where conducive to achieving the purposes of this Article. The landscaping to be retained and/or provided around the new and/or remodeled residence should include an appropriate balance of trees, shrubs and living ground covers, and should be designed to blend the project into its larger setting. 4. The physical impacts to neighbors are minimized The proposed home or addition does not substantially impair the privacy and access to light and air of adjacent residences, while balancing the applicant's ability to improve the subject property in accordance with all applicable restrictions. PLN2011-00014 June 2, 2011 Appeal of ZEO approval of PLN2011-00012 BZA Meeting