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Section 3. Project Details Application | Parrott Street Apartments September 2017 14 property line, as is allowed by the zoning codes. However, after meeting with the owner of the site, we stepped back the building on levels two through five on this side, pulling back the building by three feet, mirroring the neighbor’s building setback. On the Parrott St. side, we set back the building 10 feet from the Parrott St. property line to match the neighbor’s setback and moved the stairwell from the end of the building inwards, thereby reducing the massing directly adjacent to the neighboring parcel. Additionally, the open space landscaping was designed in consideration of the views from the neighboring properties, as described further below. Landscape Design Description The streetscape design enhances the pedestrian and bicycle connections along Parrott St. and San Leandro Blvd. to the San Leandro BART Station. Streetscape improvements along Parrott St. and San Leandro Blvd. include a five‐foot planter zone with street trees, an eight‐foot walking zone, and a building setback on Parrott St. The widened sidewalk and planting buffer along Parrott St. encourage pedestrian use and provide attractive circulation, while complying with city standards. City required bicycle racks and compatible street light fixtures are also included and provide a convenient amenity. Additional trees will create a softening of the building frontage along Parrott St. and the existing street trees will remain along San Leandro Blvd. These streetscape improvements adhere to the City of San Leandro streetscape standards and the Downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy. On the second level of the building, an outdoor courtyard and garden space provides a gathering area outside of the community room with tables, chairs, and bench seating. This space connects to a central plaza with a central specimen tree as a focal point. The paving pattern of the central plaza reflects a spiral pattern that ties into the central focal tree, which is symbolic of new beginning, growth, and rising up (spiraling upward). This pattern is picked up by the surrounding planting design in low planters through mass plantings of color and texture. Additionally, more seating with tables and chairs, a barbecue grill, and trough planters, as working herb and vegetable community gardens, will serve as community amenities. Trees are planted in large containers, which are set in the low planters, in order to screen the podium from adjacent neighboring properties and create privacy and shade for the users. 63