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Planning Commission Staff Report December 20, 2012 <br />PLN2012-00039 Page 3 of 8 <br />eight foot side yard setback from the northerly side property line, and a seven to 11 foot <br />setback from the central driveway. <br />3. SF3 and SF4 are identical units that include two bedrooms and one bathroom comprising 1,050 <br />square feet and an attached one-car garage. Respectively these units maintain a setback of 150 <br />feet and 198 feet from the Aurora Drive front property line. They both maintain a 10 foot <br />setback from the northerly side property line. <br /> <br />Proposed Two -Family Homes (Duplexes) <br /> <br />The six proposed duplexes are two-story. Each unit has a living area o f 1,280 square feet (see attached <br />Sheets A.3.1 and A.3.2). The ground floor comprising 690 square feet would include a living room, <br />dining room, kitchen, one-half bathroom, and a stacked washer and dryer closet. The second floor <br />would comprise 590 square feet and include three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Not included in the <br />living area is the attached one-car garage having a floor area of 246 square feet. <br /> <br />The proposed plans include additional storage space as recommended by the Planning Commission. <br />They are provided overhead in the duplex’s garage spaces. The additional storage space was included <br />wit hout having to revise the elevations or the interior floor plans. <br /> <br />Elevations <br /> <br />The existing homes are post -war construction that has stucco exterior walls and composition shingle <br />roofs. The proposed duplex elevations are designed similarly with stucco walls, trimmed windows and <br />low-pitched roofs with composition shingle. In addition, the proposed elevations include covered front <br />porches, Craftsman-style front doors, decorative lamps/light fixtures, bracketed and trimmed gables, <br />and exposed rafter tails. The garages are appointed with decorative sectional roll-ups and a trellis <br />element above. The front elevations of the duplexes facing the central driveway have the second floors <br />tiered back to lessen the bulk and mass of the elevations. <br /> <br />The proposed elevations were revised to include windows at the building ends as recommended by the <br />Planning Commission. Specifically, windows have been included in the second floor bedrooms that <br />face the ends (see Exhibits D and E). <br /> <br />In addition, t he proposed color palette for the building exteriors was revised to include three body <br />colors that vary in range from tan to warm gray (scanned and attached; the actual color board will be <br />presented at the Planning Commission meeting). The trim colors, Navajo white and dark warm gray, <br />will remain uniform on all of the residential buildings. <br /> <br />Landscaping <br /> <br />The proposed landscape plan shows the applicant’s intent to provide a palett e containing a variety of <br />canopy trees, flowering trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines for the project. <br /> <br />STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> <br />At the Planning Commission work session, the Commission asked the applicant to provide an <br />explanation for the reason why an exception for a higher density is necessary for the proposed <br />residential project. The proposed project exceeds the maximum allowable density in the RO <br />Residential Outer District by approximately two units. The Commission discussed a reduction in <br />unit(s) could make for a more interesting project as it would free up space on the property for <br />additional on-site amenities. In its formal application the applicant explained in the supporting