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Exhibit B Recommended Findings of Fact October 21, 2019 PLN17-0034 311 MacArthur Boulevard Page 2 of 6 proposal on the property to the City’s discretionary review process, ensuring that the new development will be compatible with the existing area. This carries out the following General Plan policies:  Policy LU-2.7 Location of Multi-Family Development. Concentrate new multi-family development in the areas near the BART Stations and along major transit corridors…. Ensure that such development enhances rather than detracts from the character of surrounding neighborhoods.  Policy LU-2.15 Usable Open Space. Require useable open spaces for community use in large new residential developments.  Policy LU-3.1 Mix of Unit Types. Encourage a mix of residential development types in the city, including single family homes on a variety of lot sizes, as well as townhomes, row houses, live-work units, planned unit development, garden apartments, and medium to high density multi-family housing.  Policy LU-3.4 Promotion of Infill. Encourage infill development on vacant or underutilized sites within residential and commercial areas. 2. The uses permitted by the proposed zoning district must be compatible with existing and proposed uses in the general neighborhood. The majority of the project (approximately 84%) is zoned CC Commercial Community and the site is located within a larger CC zoning district that runs along MacArthur Boulevard. The CC zoning district conditionally permits two-family and multi-family residential developments. With the proposed rezone of a portion of the site from RS to CC, the development would be below the maximum allowable 24 units per acre in the base CC zoning district and below the 30 units per acre maximum recommended in the North Area Specific Plan. The proposed multi-family townhome use would be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, which includes a mix of single-family and multi-family residential, as well as small-scale commercial retail. 3. The property subject to the rezone will be served by streets, utilities and other public facilities of sufficient capacity to properly serve it without overloading and without detriment to other areas presently zoned in contemplation of full use and availability of such facilities. As part of the comprehensive plan to rezone and redevelop the subject property, the development will be improved with adequate public infrastructure such as utilities and other public facilities to properly serve it without overloading and without detriment to the immediate area. The amount of daily vehicle traffic is projected to decrease and street facilities accessing the project already exist. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accord with the objectives of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located.