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Moreover, the proposed design is further improved with <br />additional small hedges and/or shrubs that will between the <br />public right-of-way and the proposed fencing, to soften the <br />transition of the future sidewalk. <br />Stoop Frontage and Minimum Ground Floor Height (Waiver) <br />The development standards in SP-2 require a specific building <br />frontage (e.g., forecourt, shop front, stoop, etc.) and minimum <br />floor heights, based on a frontage type. As proposed, the <br />project design does not provide a frontage type and the <br />ground floor heights are proposed below the minimum <br />required of 10'-0" to 15'-0". The ground floor height is <br />designed at a minimum of 9'-l" <br />Maintaining the required frontage type minimum floor heights <br />would result in a complete site and architectural redesign, <br />involving more of the site area dedicated the frontages <br />designs. In order to maintain the current proposed unit count, <br />the developer would be required to redesign the site and <br />elevation design construct, further increasing development <br />costs and potentially leading to a loss of residential units, and <br />a loss of further open space. <br />Moreover, SP-2 was originally intended to achieve a specific <br />urban form. The existing multi -family residential <br />developments immediately adjacent to the project site do not <br />provide a frontage type, nor do they maintain a minimum <br />building floor height. Therefore, the proposed design is <br />consistent with the existing multi -family residences. <br />Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), <br />the recommended action is exempt from further review under Section 15195 (Residential <br />Infill Exemption), as this project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192 <br />(Threshold Requirements for Exemptions). This exemption applies to projects or sites <br />that: <br />1. Meet the threshold criteria set forth in section 15192; provided that with respect to the <br />requirement in section15192(b) regarding community -level environmental review, <br />such review must be certified or adopted within five years of the date that the lead <br />agency deems the application for the project to be complete pursuant to Section <br />65943 of the Government Code. <br />2. Meet both of the following size criteria: <br />A. The site of the project is not more than four acres in total area. <br />B. The project does not include any single level building that exceeds 100,000 <br />square feet. <br />3. Meet both of the following requirements regarding location: <br />A. The project is a residential project on an infill site. <br />Resolution No. 2022-xx <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />