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File Number: 19-560 <br />The project proposes demolishing the existing residential structure to construct two townhome <br />condominium buildings totaling six units. Building A, located at the front of the property, contains <br />four units and is three stories tall. Building B is a two-unit structure located towards the rear of the <br />property and is two-stories tall. The units range in size from approximately 2,192 square feet to <br />2,549 square feet in floor area. The total footprint of both buildings is 6,108 square feet (29.3% <br />coverage) and the total floor area is 14,415 square feet (0.7 Floor Area Ratio). <br />·Density. The six-unit development is proposed on a 20,830-square-foot (0.48-acre) site <br />and has a density of 12.5 units per acre. <br />·Height. The highest point on the ridge of Building A is 36’-5”, with an eave height of 30’-0”, <br />and is three stories tall. Building B, which is two stories tall, has a highest point of 25’-9” <br />and an eave height of 20’-0”. No daylight plane applies in the RM zoning district. <br />·Building Design/Architecture. Both buildings adopt a modern Craftsman style, with a <br />three-story, four unit building located adjacent to the parking lot of the church and a <br />two-story duplex bookending the development in the rear. To address the street, the end <br />unit along Lewelling Boulevard is modulated, with windows on each level and shutters on <br />the ground floor to create visual interest and avoid blank walls. To lessen the appearance <br />of bulk, the building elevation along the driveway varies in plane, with recessed balconies <br />on the second floor and alternating projections on the upper level. <br />The buildings are composed of a varying arrangement of complementary colors and <br />materials, including horizontal lap siding, a warm brick veneer accent on the ground floor, <br />and shingle siding. The uniform standing metal seam roofing spans across each building, <br />with cross gables adding variation across the roofline. Barn-style garage doors with <br />window cut-outs enhance the architectural character of the townhomes and are broken up <br />by main entryways to each unit. <br />·Floor Plan. The development is comprised of four three-bedroom units (67%) averaging <br />2,330 square feet each, and two four-bedroom units (33%) that are each 2,549 square <br />feet. Each unit in Building A includes a two-car garage on the ground floor, a kitchen, <br />dining, living room, bathroom, study nook, and laundry on the second floor, and three <br />bedrooms and two bathrooms on the third floor. Each two-story unit in Building B includes <br />a two-car garage, kitchen, dining, living room, bedroom, and bathroom on the first floor, <br />and three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second floor. Unit 5 in Building B is an <br />ADA accessible unit per building code. <br />Each three-bedroom unit has a rear yard that is 10 feet in depth and ranges between 275 <br />square feet and 318 square feet. Each four-bedroom unit has a rear yard that is 7-feet <br />8-inches in depth and 173 square feet in area. In addition, each three-story unit has a <br />second story balcony that ranges between 61 square feet and 78 square feet. Waste, <br />recycling, and compost bins will be stored in the attached two-car garage for each unit. <br /> <br />·Parking and Circulation. A 20-foot wide paved private driveway along the western end of <br />the property would serve as access to the six units (Exhibit F). Three centrally-located <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2019 <br />12