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which shows the Recreation building in the foreground and the apartment buildings in the background. The elevations of the buildings from the perspective of the main street are shown on the landscape plan (Exhibit R). These exhibits demonstrate that the varied use of color married with the ubiquitous Craftsman detail provide both variety and consistency for the overall project. Site Plan and Details The placement of a promenade ( "allee ") along the center both provides a lively environment for the main pedestrian connection through the site and creates a physical break between the residential building blocks. The applicant has also made a point that the long, linear shape of the site dictates a more regular street layout. Because of the parcel shape, placing some of the homes along the north property line and creating a non - linear road layout would have the effect of adding more pavement to the overall site. The articulation of the Carriage House buildings helps to diminish the linearity of the site layout and elimination of the car ports in favor of open parking spaces create a more open feel to the main private road. Parking /Circulation The Zoning Code requires 2.25 spaces for the two - bedroom units and 1.5 spaces per one - bedroom unit. The fractional units of parking can be uncovered, guest spaces. For this proposal, with a total of 18 one - bedroom units and 48 two - bedroom units, the total requirement is 114 covered spaces and 21 uncovered spaces for a total of 135 spaces. Covered spaces are provided in the 85 single- or two -car garages; the uncovered spaces are provided with 50 open parking stalls for a total of 135 spaces, which meets the parking requirement in number perfectly, but with a slight change in the mix of covered versus uncovered stalls supplied. Planning staff believes that this mix of parking supply is appropriate, particularly as it provides a more open aesthetic to the site with the removal of the carport structures. This very minor exception can be covered by the parameters of the Planned Development, as outlined above. Because the project is relatively small and the site is a short walk from AC Transit stops, staff supports this deviation from the onsite parking requirement. Ingress /egress to the site will be accomplished via two -way circulation with the entryway to the site on the northernmost edge of the parcel. Per staff recommended conditions of approval, the plans submitted for building permits must include a stop sign at the back of the public sidewalk on Washington Avenue and a yield sign where the minor drive aisle intersects the roundabout. Stop signs are also required to include a stop sign where they intersect the main drive. Corresponding marking of the pavement with "STOP" or "YIELD" is also required, per the attached recommended conditions of approval. Engineering and Transportation staff as well as the Deputy Fire Marshall of the Alameda County Fire Department have reviewed the parking and circulation plans and have approved the proposed site plan with standard conditions of approval such as requiring no parking on the fire lanes and verifying minimum fire truck turning radii. Planning Commission Staff Report October 20, 2010 PLN2009 -00006 - 2450 Washington Apartments Page 7 of 11