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File Number: 16-358 Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review the proposed major facade modifications to the Planned Development approval PD-83-3 and deny the applicant’s appeal of the proposed project due to its inconsistency with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance, which will uphold the Planning Commission’s May 19 disapproval, all of which would be memorialized in the attached draft resolution and findings for denial. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING STATEMENT See attached. BACKGROUND AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE SURROUNDING AREA Greenhouse Marketplace is located on the north side of Lewelling Boulevard. The I-880 and I-238 freeway interchange makes up the northeast boundary. Land uses south of the project site include commercial retail uses, public uses, and multi-family residential, with single and multi-family residential and commercial to the west. The Planned Development, PD-83-3, received City Council approvals for the general and precise plans in 1984 for the establishment of a 282,800 gross square-foot shopping center development located on a 25-acre site. The subsequent commercial development, known as the Greenhouse Marketplace, consists of a main building, four major stores/tenants, smaller stores, and freestanding pads. Greenhouse Marketplace is accessed by Washington Avenue and Lewelling Boulevard. During the original General Development Plan review process, the Planning Commission staff report and minutes from February 2, 1984 and December 8, 1983, respectively (see attachment Excerpts of PD-83-3 Approvals), indicate that the overall design theme of the buildings were intended to reflect the past use of the site as a greenhouse and nursery business. The site was previously zoned as Nursery (N). In 2003, the City approved minor modifications to allow façade updates for a new tenant, 99 Cent Only Stores. In 2005, the City approved a minor modification to Safeway for exterior changes. The architecture of the renovated Safeway building incorporates design elements consistent with the original shopping center. In addition, the building color palate is indicative of a traditional greenhouse building. In 2012, the City approved another minor modification to McDonalds, located off of Washington Avenue; the approval allowed for the addition of a new drive-through lane and other modifications to the site plan, building envelope, architectural details, and landscaping. The McDonald’s building is set off on a separate stand-alone pad and its distinctive architecture was approved due to its distance from the main shopping arcade. DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL The proposed project would include exterior remodels to the facades of six buildings distributed throughout the Greenhouse Marketplace Shopping Center. The buildings in the Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 36