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Description
San Bruno Planning Commission Meeting August 17, 2010 5b. 2000 Crystal Springs Road
A
It's
a
request
for
an
amendment
to
a
developmental
plan,
a
planned
development
permit
and
architectural
review
permit
to
allow
the
construction
of
a
new
recreation
and
leasing,
building
and
conversion
of
the
existing
recreation
building
in
forth
into
four
apartments
for
sections:
12
96.1
9aj,
1296,
190
k
and
12
10
8
of
the
san
bruno
municipal
code
staff
report.
Please.
B
Thank
you
and
good
evening.
The
application
that's
before
you
next
tonight
is
for
changes
to
the
Crystal
Springs
terrace
apartments.
As
you
probably
know,
it's
located
at
2000,
Crystal
Springs
just
down
the
road
from
here.
The
complex
currently
has
433
units.
It
has
four
I'm,
sorry,
628
parking
spaces,
recreation,
building,
a
couple
of
swimming
pools,
significant
landscaping,
spread
throughout
the
site,
and
all
of
this
is
on
over
a
little
over
12
acres
is
the
total
site.
The
complex
was
constructed
in
1972.
B
There
were
changes
approved
by
the
City
Council
and
Planning
Commission
in
1974
in
1989
that
were
a
little
bit
more
significant
and
then
some
minor
things
have
been
changed
there
over
the
years.
So
I
wanted
to
start
by
orienting
you
a
little
bit
to
the
project
site
so
that
you'll
have
some
of
these
locations
in
mind
as
we
move
through
the
different
parts
of
the
project
and
so
moving
from
north
to
south
down
the
site.
B
I've
circled
for
you
in
red,
some
of
the
significant
locations,
and
so
the
first
thing
that
circled
there
is
the
existing
recreation
building
moving
down
the
site.
A
little
bit
is
the
existing
main
entrance,
and
so
this
is
what
you're,
probably
familiar
with
if
you've
driven
to
the
site
before
at
that
location
is
where
they
have
a
small
leasing
office.
B
That's
basically
in
a
residential
unit
space
at
this
time,
next,
moving
down
is
that
kind
of
triangular
green
area
in
that
location
is
where
they're
proposing
a
new
parking
lot
and
then
down
at
the
southern
portion
of
the
site
is
where
they're
proposing
a
new
recreation
and
leasing
building,
and
this
is
the
larger
surface
parking
lot
as
it
exists
today.
The
surface
parking
lot
down
at
the
bottom
has
to
existing
driveways
one
is
for
entrance,
and
one
is
for
exit.
B
So
the
project
has
three
major
components
to
it
that
I'd
like
to
go
through
one
at
a
time
for
you
this
evening.
The
first
is
the
new
recreation
and
leasing
building
the
color
rendering
is
included,
as
shown
here
for
you
was
also
included
in
your
packet,
its
proposed
at
that
corner
of
the
existing
parking
lot.
That
I
was
just
discussing
where
the
approximately,
where
the
exit
driveway
is
now
the
remaining
driveway
that's
been
used
as
the
entrance
driveway
would
be
expanded,
so
it
would
accommodate
two
way:
traffic.
B
The
building
itself
is
proposed
to
have
a
little
over
3,000
square
feet
on
the
first
floor
about
23
2,400
square
feet.
On
the
second
floor,
for
a
total
of
five
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventy
square
feet
its
proposed
to
include
a
leasing
office,
fitness
area,
game,
room
and
resident
lounge
area,
so
it
would
consolidate
quite
a
few
different
functions
that
they
have
spread
throughout
the
site
now
and
provide
a
more
sort
of
contemporary
amenity
that
people
have
come
to
expect
from
this
type
of
apartment.
Complex.
B
The
architectural
style
of
the
building
is
really
inspired
by
a
lot
of
buildings
that
we
might
find
in
nature
or
in
the
mountains.
It's
designed
to
compliment
the
site
there
at
the
edge
of
the
city
limits
and
by
the
park,
and
the
architect
is
here
and
can
speak
more
to
the
design
a
little
bit
later
on
its
proposed
to
have
a
stucco
exterior
metal
roof.
You
can
see
the
trellis
and
the
beam
features
really
break
up
that
front
facade
the
kind
of
wood
appearance
of
those
things
really
bring.
Some
warmth
to
the
design.
B
They've
also
proposed
to
recess
the
windows,
approximately
seven
inches,
so
that
will
provide
some
light
in
shadow
around
all
of
those
window.
Openings
they've
also
integrated
the
monument
sign
into
the
design,
which
is
a
request
from
the
Architectural
Review
Committee.
So
it's
presented
here
this
evening
for
you
there's
some
changes
proposed
to
the
circulation
in
order
to
accommodate
the
location
for
this
new
building
and
with
those
changes
to
the
circulation,
some
new
landscape
areas
are
created
and
some
of
the
parking
is
realigned
in
all
the
parking
is
restriped
with
the
project.
In
this
immediate
area.
B
They
have
included
a
range
of
plants
that
include
some
that
we
all
know
commonly
lavender,
fountain
grass
and
daylily,
as
well
as
a
significant
number
of
new
trees
in
the
area
of
the
new
building
they're,
removing
the
existing
garbage
and
recycling
area.
In
order
to
accommodate
that
new
circulation
pattern,
and
so
they
have
proposed
a
completely
new
structure
for
trash
and
recycling.
It
is
included
in
your
plan
set.
B
The
architectural
style
is
designed
to
complement
the
new
building
and
it
has
been
reviewed
by
the
Recology
staff,
which
is
formally
san
bruno
garbage,
and
they
do
find
that
the
capacity
will
be
sufficient
and
we've
added
a
condition
of
approval
that
we
just
do.
One
final
site
visit
with
the
recology
staff
to
make
sure
we've
anticipated
any
potential
issues,
but
we're
not
aware
of
any
at
this
time.
B
The
second
major
aspect
of
the
project
is
the
conversion
of
the
existing
recreation
building
into
four
new
apartments,
and
so
that's
a
little
building
on
the
top
of
this
slide.
Here
it
does
have
a
little
bit
different
architectural
style
than
the
rest
of
the
complex
they're
doing
some
things
to
kind
of
integrate.
B
This
increase
in
density
does
require
an
analysis
of
whether
1284
applies
as
you're.
Well
aware,
that's
a
limit
on
density
throughout
the
city.
The
applicant
has
supplied
their
attorneys
opinion,
which
staff
does
find
to
be
a
reasonable
analysis
of
the
situation.
But
the
final
determination
on
this
issue
will
need
to
be
made
by
the
City
Council,
because
it
is
a
policy
issue,
but
their
memo
is
included
as
an
exhibit
to
your
staff
report,
so
they'll
be
part
of
the
public
information
and
so
that
you
would
be
aware
of
that
process
as
well.
B
The
third
major
element
of
the
project
is
a
new
parking
lot
and
so
I've
included
it
here.
Just
as
a
reminder,
you've
probably
seen
it
in
your
plan
set
its
kind
of
pie
shaped
it's
included
in
one
of
your
landscaping
sheets.
Its
proposed
near
the
southern
end
of
the
site
in
the
area
of
existing
landscaping,
so
overall,
the
project
would
reduce
the
landscaping
from
thirty
percent
of
the
site
to
twenty-nine
percent
of
the
site,
and
so
it
is
a
pretty
small
reduction
in
landscaping
area
in
a
site.
B
That's
quite
large
and
has
a
good
amount
of
landscaping.
The
new
parking
lot
would
accommodate
11
net
new
parking
spaces,
so
some
would
be
reconfigured.
A
couple
would
be
removed
to
provide
access
for
a
total,
11
new
and
again
that's
for
for
residential
units,
so
it
actually
exceeds
the
standard.
That's
in
the
municipal
code
for
multifamily
housing
they've
proposed
to
construct
this
parking
lot
with
pervious
paving,
and
so
this
is
a
pretty
significant
green
building
goal
to
increase
the
amount
of
infiltration
on
site.
B
So
staff
is
very
supportive
of
this
approach
to
the
parking
lot
the
site
there
is.
It
does
have
some
slopes
to
it,
so
there
are
going
to
be
some
retaining
walls
that
close
in
this
parking
area
so
to
mitigate
the
appearance
of
that,
the
applicant
has
agreed
to
include
planting
pockets
and
vine,
so
that
vines
will
be
able
to
grow
up
those
retaining
walls
and
soften
the
appearance
of
the
parking
lot.
B
There
are
also
several
new
trees
in
this
area,
so
a
couple
would
be
removed,
but
then
several
would
also
be
replanted
and
there's
also
one
minor
change
to
the
site.
That
I
had
briefly
mentioned,
and
that's
the
conversion
of
the
small
leasing
office
back
into
a
residential
unit,
and
so
those
are
the
the
summary
of
the
changes
that
are
proposed
and
the
rest
of
the
complex
would
remain
unchanged
with
the
project.
So
I'd
like
to
turn
now
to
the
architectural
review.
B
The
architectural
review
committee
heard
the
project
on
June
tenth
and
there's
a
minor
mistake
in
the
staff
report.
It
was
actually
heard
by
commissioners
biasanya,
mishra
and
chair
chase.
At
that
time
there
were
a
number
of
recommendations.
I've
included
all
of
those
in
the
staff
report
as
well
as
what
action
they
have
taken
to
address
those.
But
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
a
couple
of
highlights.
They
did
implement
recommendations
in
regards
to
trash
enclosure,
signage
and
green
building.
They
updated
the
front
elevation
of
the
new
building.
They
added
some
additional
architectural
detail.
B
Signage
increase
the
length
of
the
trellis,
which
I
think
achieved
the
intent
of
breaking
up
that
front
facade
a
little
bit
more
they've
changed
the
color
of
the
main
building
the
main
body
color.
So
they
proposed
it
to
be
the
off-white
color
that
would
match
the
rest
of
the
complex
in
the
rendering
that
you
have.
The
color
is
a
little
bit
bright
white,
but
they
have
clearly
indicated
to
staff
that
it
would
match
the
residential
buildings,
which
is
a
little
bit
hard
to
replicate
in
the
rendering.
B
So
that
kind
of
summarizes,
where
they've
come
from
the
architectural
review
committee
meeting
to
notify
the
public
staffs
in
a
courtesy
notice
and
the
legal
notice
to
all
the
residents
within
300
feet.
We
also
added
the
neighborhood
to
the
northwest
of
the
project
that
is
out
of
the
300-foot
radius,
but
knowing
that
they
may
be
interested
in
the
project
as
well.
We've
received
comments
from
one
neighbor,
since
the
staff
report
was
prepared,
I
have
received
additional
additional
phone
call
from
her.
B
B
So,
in
closing,
staff
would
like
to
note
that
the
applicant
has
worked
with
staff
through
this
process.
It
has
taken
us
quite
a
while
to
get
to
this
point.
They
have
addressed
site
visibility,
fire
lane
access
circulation
and
they
have
made
design
changes
that
we've
requested
through
this
process.
So,
given
all
of
that,
staff
recommends
that
the
Planning
Commission
adopt
resolutions
2010
dash,
ten
and
2010-11
and
forward
the
project
to
the
City,
Council
and
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank.
C
Good
evening,
commission
members,
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
this
evening
and
there's
just
I
think
that
Laura
did
an
excellent
staff
report.
But
there
are
a
few
things
that
I'd
like
to
add
to
the
comments
that
she
made.
But
the
first
thing
that
I'd
like
to
say
is
that
I
really
want
to
thank
Laura
for
all
of
her
hard
work
on
this
project.
I
think
we
started
this
process
at
a
conceptual
level
back
in.
C
What
we
realized
in
going
through
that
through
that
process-
and
we
realize
pretty
quickly-
is
that
the
intensity
of
all
of
those
multiple
uses,
superimposed
onto
that
building
would
obliterate
the
structure
of
that
building.
So
it
would
end
up
essentially
being
a
teardown,
and
the
other
aspect
of
that
is
that
we
didn't
feel
in
looking
at
it
with
the
owner
that
it
was
necessarily
the
best
place
located
on
the
site
to
have
this
leasing
and
recreational
use
facility
that
would
accommodate
the
whole
property.
C
It
sort
of
occurs
on
the
on
the
lower
part
of
the
site.
It
doesn't
have
the
best
daylight
exposure
or
the
best
views.
So
we
walk
the
site,
and
we
looked
at
this
at
this
upper
portion
of
the
site
where
we're
representing
the
building.
Today
and
it
just
fit
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
the
first
being
that
it's
on
the
higher
end
of
the
site.
So
it
has
much
better
views
and
visibility
has
much
better
daylight
exposure
and
we
believe
that
it's
situating
it
in
that
location.
C
It
would
serve
as
sort
of
a
visual
anchor
or
a
promontory,
which
would
be
visually
obvious
from
all
different
parts
of
the
site.
So
it
wouldn't
be
sort
of
tucked
away
in
the
same
way
that
the
existing
building
location
is
the
other
important
aspect
to
relocating
and
building
a
new
building
on
the
upper
end
of
the
site
was
that
it
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
take
and
reuse
the
existing.
C
What
is
currently
the
existing
recreational
facility
and
as
Laura
was
describing
convert
that
into
four
new
dwelling
units,
and
we
are
actually
able
to
accommodate
that
within
that
existing
building
with
very
little
structural
change
to
the
building.
In
fact,
the
only
thing
that
we're
doing
to
the
building
on
the
exterior
is
modifying
windows,
because
now
we
have
four
units,
as
opposed
to
a
large
gathering
space
on
the
upper
floor.
C
So
we
think
that
that's
probably
of
all
of
the
green
things
that
we're
doing
I
think
that
that's
probably
the
most
important
piece
in
terms
of
the
the
architectural
style
of
the
new
building
you'll
see
from
the
image
there
that
it
is
a
departure
from
the
from
the
form
and
massing
of
the
existing
residential
buildings.
And
there
was
a
couple
of
good
reasons
for
that.
The
first
being
that,
with
these
common
use,
facilities
and
multifamily
developments,
we
do
want
them
to
be
sort
of
obvious
visual
anchors.
C
We
want
the
we
wanted,
the
structure
to
be
compatible,
but
we
also
wanted
it
to
be
aesthetically
different.
We
wanted
it
to
be
something
that
would
stand
out.
The
other
part
of
that
is
that
the
existing
residential
buildings
are
very
simple
two-story
structures,
with
a
single
ridge
line
running
across
the
whole
structure.
C
So
you
sort
of
have
two
storey
walls
and
then
one
ridge
line,
this
building
is
a
little
bit
taller
and
in
order
to
impart
that
kind
of
style
on
a
building
that
has
this
much
function
in
it,
it
would
be
it
would
be
a
cumbersome
and
much
more
massive
building,
and
so
we
feel
that
this
configuration
very
much
articulates
the
multiple
uses
that
are
in
the
building.
We
have
steeper
rich,
rich
or
steeper
roof
pitches,
so
we're
we're
showing
off
the
roofing
material
wears
on
the
residential
buildings.
C
You
have
a
comp,
shingle
roof
that
you
don't
see
very
much
of
the
roof
surface
because
of
its
shallow
pitch
on
this
building,
we're
at
a
what
is
a
Jimmy
is
seven
and
twelve
or
eight
and
12
pitch
and
we're
using
a
standing
metal
seam
roof.
So
it's
a
much
more
aesthetic
roof,
we
believe
and
also
in
terms
of
its
durability.
C
C
It
wasn't
a
color
that
we
felt
would
be
an
attractive
color
on
this
new
building,
but
we
felt
that
if
we
change
the
body
color
out
in
the
primary
building
color
that
we
could
then
articulate
it
with
trim
colors
that
were
different
than
the
trim
colors
that
you
see
on
the
residential
building.
So
this
is
in
terms
of
the
paint
scheme.
The
one
part
that
that
will
stand
out
this
is
kind
of
a
conscious
way
of
us
trying
to
differentiate
those
two
structures.
C
So
that's
that's
kind
of
in
a
nutshell
and
again,
I
think
that
Laura
did
a
good
job
of
giving
you
a
sort
of
a
snap
picture
of
what
we're
doing.
We're
really
excited
about
the
building.
We
think
it's
going
to
be
a
very
nice
enhancement
to
the
property,
not
to
mention
the
fact
that
we're
also
getting
some
additional
housing
stock
by
converting
the
the
existing
building.
So
thank
you
for
your
for
your
time,
listening
and
I'm
here
to
answer
questions.
Thank.
A
A
A
D
A
A
A
D
That's
us
I
wanted
to
know.
If
there
were,
there
were
going
to
be
sufficient
parking,
because
right
now
is
it
is.
There
are
several
people
from
silver
Terrace
that
come
and
park
all
the
way
up
on
the
top
where
we
live
and
are
using
our
parking
spaces
up
there
I
don't
know
why,
but
they
do,
and
if
this
is
added
on
I
want
to
know.
If
they're
going
to
start
doing
the
same
thing,
we
need
our
parking
spaces
up
there.
D
They
shouldn't
be
used
by
people
down
below
the
overpass
is
completely
full
of
automobiles
in
the
evening.
So
that
takes
care
of
that,
and
neither
could
I
have
one
person
from
silver
Terrace
that
comes
in
parks
around
my
property.
Every
day
he
takes
his
bike
off
the
back
and
takes
off
comes
back
in
the
evening.
It
gets
his
bike
back
on
goes
back
home
on
the
weekends
he
brings
his
car
up
on
Thursday
and
picks
it
up
on
monday.
So
you
know
we
have
people
up
there
that
have
teenage
children
now
they're
getting
cars.
A
So
anything
else,
that's
it!
Thank
you
for
your
comments.
Is
there
anyone
else
in
the
public
who
wishes
to
comment
hearing?
None
public
hearing
is
now
closed
and
I'd
like
to
bring
it
back
to
our
planning
director.
If
you
could
address
those
areas
where
I
could
be
happy
to
bring
up
the
applicant
sure.
B
We
have
observed
people
parking
on
the
overpass
of
280
I,
think
it
is
logical
to
assume
that
those
likely
could
be
residents
of
Crystal
Springs.
The
project
proposes
for
residential
units
and
11
parking
spaces.
The
standard
municipal
code
requirement
for
multifamily
units
is
is
two
parking
spaces
per
unit,
so
the
project
is
actually
proposing
to
provide
more
parking
than
would
be
normally
required
by
the
code.
The
project
does
have
an
existing
parking
situation
that
is
less
than
what
we
would
consider
to
be
today's
standard.
B
So
what
was
approved
in
1972
in
1974
is
less
than
what
we
would
normally
see
today.
So
there
is
a
lower
parking
ratio
at
that
location
now
than
the
code,
but
the
new
units
are
going
to
have
greater
than
the
code,
so
the
parking
ratio
at
the
site
will
improve
slightly.
Remember
it's
very
large,
but
it
will
improve
slightly
with
the
project.
B
Also,
we've
worked
with
the
applicant
to
maximize
the
kind
of
usability
of
the
new
parking
spaces,
given
the
constraints
and
we've
also
been
working
with
the
applicant
on
an
overall
parking
management
strategy
that
helps
to
do
things
like
free
up
the
fire
lanes
and
bring
awareness
to
parking
at
the
complex
which
the
applicant
has
made
those
commitments
to
work
with
us
on
some
of
those
items.
So
staff
does
feel
that
the
applicant
has
gone,
maybe
slightly
above
what
would
be
required
for
this.