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CUP No. 2024-12 – Extra Space Storage (1030 E. Fourth Street) July 28, 2025 Page 6 of 10 5 1 7 1 The proposed Project will modernize the facility, expand capacity, and upgrade the on- site manager’s residence. Expansion of the facility will allow the business to continue serving as a land use buffer, helping to maintain a transitional use between adjacent residential land uses and nearby sensitive receptors from existing industrial activity in the vicinity. Careful attention has been given to site planning and building design to minimize potential impacts to adjacent residences. A 15-foot setback, landscaped with evergreen Pacific wax myrtle trees that typically grow 15-30 feet tall, will run along the wrought iron perimeter fencing, providing separation and screening between the new building from adjacent homes. Except for the manager’s apartment, spandrel windows proposed along the west building elevation are faux with storage units on the other side, and thus would not pose privacy concerns to residences. The facility is designed to maintain a quiet environment for the surrounding community, due to the minimal outdoor activity and lack of truck deliveries required for businesses like industrial and active commercial uses. The majority of self-storage units in the new building will be accessed from the interior with exterior-accessible units and new loading areas along the east of the building, away from homes. The contemporary industrial mill-style design with brick façade, reflects the neighborhood’s industrial past and complements existing commercial buildings nearby without appearing out of place. The new building’s scale is compatible with nearby residences and provides articulation, preventing it from looking overly commercial or boxy. The development will create a more visually attractive environment that contributes to revitalization efforts and vision of the TZC. While the site’s existing configuration limits the ability to provide full-width landscape buffers in every area, these constraints are offset by substantial new landscaping. The Project’s design, low-noise operation, and building placement ensure there will be no adverse noise impacts and that the facility will not negatively affect the surrounding community. To address lighting concerns, staff is recommending a condition of approval requiring that all lights utilize shielded fixtures and dimmers that are designed to minimize glare and eliminate upward or off-site light spill. Moreover, the Applicant would be required to improve lighting throughout the entire site, beyond the immediate vicinity of the new building, to ensure adequate security. A photometric study has been provided to demonstrate compliance with City standards and to ensure that no measurable lighting impact extends to residential uses (Exhibit 6). With operational safeguards, design features, and conditions of approval in place, the Project is not expected to result in significant impacts to public health, safety, or general welfare, and will remain compatible with the surrounding context – particularly the adjacent residences. Landscaped Yard and Planter Modification Strict application of the yard and landscaping requirements – specifically, SAMC Section 41-475(b) requiring a minimum 10-foot landscaped yard strip adjacent to arterial streets, Section 41-475(d) mandating landscaping for all required yards, and Section 41-477(k) requiring a 10-foot-wide landscaped planter along interior lot lines abutting non-industrial property – poses an undue hardship to the Applicant due to the existing site configuration.