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File Number: 19-015 <br />The ground level would have 13 residential units and the second and third levels would have 16 <br />units each. The southwestern corner of the ground floor at the corner of Bancroft Avenue and <br />Joaquin Avenue contains the main entry, a lobby with an elevator, a vestibule with mailboxes and <br />a package room, a manager’s office, and leasing offices. The applicant proposes to include <br />refrigerated lockers in this area to accommodate grocery deliveries for tenants. The southeastern <br />corner of the building contains a community room for residents’ use and a high-capacity bicycle <br />storage room. The northeastern corner of the building contains the trash room and utility meter <br />rooms. <br />The roof would be improved with a deck, landscaping, elevator penthouse, stairwell access and <br />solar arrays. The roof will contain 1,800 square feet of usable outdoor area at the southwest <br />corner of the building (Bancroft and Joaquin Avenue). Roof areas adjacent to the deck will <br />collectively contain 2,638 square feet of green roof landscaping. The remainder will consist of <br />solar hot water and photovoltaic panels that occupy approximately 6,000 square feet and an <br />unoccupied interior equipment room to accommodate the elevator and a proposed 4G/5G <br />wireless telecommunications facility (Exhibits G, Q and S). <br />The ground level parking plan provides a total of 55 parking spaces (Exhibits E and X). This <br />includes 47 covered resident spaces inside the screened and gated parking area and eight <br />additional parking spaces outside the gate along Joaquin Avenue. The entry gate is setback from <br />Joaquin Avenue in order to accommodate those vehicles waiting for the gate to open. A <br />photovoltaic (PV-solar) carport/canopy is proposed above the 47 gated resident spaces. With 45 <br />proposed units, the project proposes to provide 1.2 unbundled (unassigned) parking spaces per <br />unit and manage the parking area through a parking management plan designed to optimize the <br />use of available parking spaces. <br />Building Design and Architecture <br />The proposed architecture is a contemporary design that features varying roof lines, changing <br />wall planes, and different materials, colors and finishes, on all four sides of the building (Exhibits <br />H, I, K,L M, and N). The building exterior consists of multiple colors of stucco and horizontal <br />siding. Included are decks on the ground floor and balconies on the upper floors’ windows and <br />awnings to provide visual interest with shadows. The balconies and decks will have opaque glass <br />for railings. The parapet rooflines will be constructed with different levels. The main door to the <br />building facing Bancroft and Joaquin Avenues will be a raised level with steps from the sidewalk <br />leading to the recessed doors where this area will be detailed prominently with a metal overhead <br />canopy and aluminum storefront windows. The landscaping (Exhibits P-U) complements the <br />architectural design, with an appropriate balance of trees, shrubs, ferns, and ground cover. Street <br />trees include mature Crepe Myrtles and Russet Southern Magnolias. <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/30/2019