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Exhibit A: Recommended Findings of Fact Page 6 of 8 PLN21-0005: 2824 Halcyon Drive 1. Site plan elements (such as but not limited to: building placement, yard setbacks, size and location of landscape areas, parking facilities and placement of service areas) are in compliance with the minimum requirements of this Code, and are arranged as to achieve the intent of such requirements by providing a harmonious and orderly development that is compatible with its surroundings. Parking, loading, storage and service areas are appropriately screened by building placement, orientation walls and/or landscaping. The proposed 18 single-family residences would be harmonious and compatible within the existing predominantly single-family residential context of the immediate area. All adjacent and surrounding parcels comprises single-family residences and zoning with the exception that the parcel touching the northeast of the project site is zoned Industrial General Assembly (IG(AU)). The project would involve demolition of four existing residential and accessory structures and construction of 18 single-family residences. The residential structures would follow three main design plans (Plans 1, 2, and 3) and two main architectural styles (Farmhouse and Craftsman). Each of the plans includes a different variation of floor plan with Plan 1 consisting of 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a 2-car garage; Plan 2 consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a 2-car garage, and a loft; and Plan 3 consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a 2-car garage, and a den. Each of the residential structures would have its own driveway connected directly to a new public street that connects Elderberry Way to Muscari Street or to the new southwestern court or new northeastern court that both connect to the public street connecting Elderberry Way to Muscari Street. The project would result in a density of 7.5 dwelling units per acre on the project site. On the southeast corner of the project site would be a 4,877 square foot privately-owned open space area for residents’ passive use, identified in the site plans as Parcel A. The site planning and architectural design for the development also provides fencing and landscaping for each parcel and throughout the site. The proposed development complies with most of the RS Single-Family zoning district requirements for density, side, corner side, and rear minimum yards, maximum height, daylight planes, maximum lot coverage, maximum floor area ratio (FAR), fences, off- street parking and loading, refuse storage areas, underground utilities, performance standards and landscaping. With the exception needed for minimum lot area, minimum lot width, and minimum front yard, the base zoning district will remain in place with a Planned Development Overlay District that allows for a high-quality development that would otherwise not meet all applicable zoning standards. 2. The building has adequate articulation, with appropriate window placement, use of detailing, and/or changes in building planes to provide visual interest. The exterior materials, finishes, detailing, and colors are compatible with those of surrounding structures.