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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 6, 1992 Page - 16 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mr. Weisbrod said the proposed project is a three-story, 36-unit condominium development over a depressed parking garage. He described the setbacks for the project. He said the parking ratio is 1 .9, and the required ratio is 2 spaces per unit. He said four guest parking spaces in front of the building are proposed, as well as a driveway for passenger loading. He said the Planning Commission denied the project because they felt it was out of scale with the adjacent single-family homes. He said they were concerned about the 41' height of the building. They felt the area should remain commercial and this project would change the commercial nature of MacArthur Boulevard. He presented slides showing the existing site and improvements and the surrounding neighborhood. Council Member Perry asked what would be visible from the third floor. Mr. Weisbrod said the third floor units would have balconies. He said evergreen trees would be planted to screen the view into adjacent yards. He said the freeway would be at approximately the level of the second floor of the building and the top floor would look at the freeway. Council Member Myers noted a letter which had been received and which referred to potential problems with shadows and loss of sunlight. He asked how much sunlight the properties behind the building would lose. Mr. Weisbrod said there would be some loss in the early morning, but with a 35-foot setback, the loss would not occur after about 9 or 10 a.m. Mayor Karp referred to the parking ratio requirements in Section 7-3- 522.3 of the Zoning Code. He noted that the Council had changed the code for the development on Haas Ave. He said, with the density proposed for this project, there should be eleven on-street parking spaces and asked why this was not being required. He also questioned why only one parking space in the garage would be assigned to each unit. Mr. Weisbrod explained that the parking in the garage would be assigned based on the needs of the residents in the building. He said, after sale of all of the units, it could be assigned for guests. Mayor Karp asked why two spaces were not assigned for each of the two-bedroom units; Mr. Weisbrod said the CC&R's could be modified. Mr. Weisbrod said a Planned Development gives the City Council discretion as to required parking other than that required in the Zoning Code. In response to a question from Council Member Myers, Mr. Weisbrod said the CC&R's could require that it would be up to the homeowners association to assign parking spaces on an as-needed basis. Council Member Kerr said it appears the project meets the requirements of the C-2 zoning, the General Plan, and the North Area Guidelines, excepting height and density, and questioned why a Conditional Use Permit and Planned Development approval were required. Mr. Weisbrod said a Conditional Use Permit was required, and staff had recommended