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Policy 10: Provide flexibility in residential development standards and housing type consistent with the desired community character. Program 10.1: Use planned unit development (PUD) zoning for residential properties that have unique characteristics or to accommodate development that does not fit under standard zoning classifications. Mixed Use Policy 16: Encourage mixed-use development which encompasses any combination of commercial development, housing units, or community facilities in an integrated development. In areas served by transit, encourage mixed use and residential densities that support affordable housing and transit. Policy 18: Establish a well-planned mixture of land uses around the BART Stations. Zoning and Uses The project site is zoned PUD — MU (Planned Unit Development— Mixed Use) which permits residential, live/work, and commercial uses. The project is consistent with this PUD District. The permitted and conditionally permitted uses for the two sites, including the live/work units, are those listed on page 13 and 14 of the Hacienda TOD Standards and Design Guidelines. Hacienda TOD Standards and Design Guidelines The following comments pertain to the two development proposals and their consistency with the Standards and Guidelines. For the Commission's reference, the Standards and Guidelines are included as Exhibit E and reference page number for each item below is noted in italics with comments provided thereafter. Unless otherwise noted, the comments pertain to Sites 1 and 2. 1. As defined in the Standards and Guidelines, an alley is a "public or private vehicular drive that is used to access private garages, structured parking, and/or surface parking." As proposed, both site designs use alleys as accessways within the sites rather than internal streets as required by the Standards and Guidelines. Page 22, BI (Site Design and Planning - Site Circulation) Comments: As proposed, the two sites do not meet this requirement; however, the applicant is requesting an exception to this TOD requirement since using the alleyways preserves more open space on site. As discussed at the two work sessions, staff, the Commission, and the City Council felt that they could support an exception to this requirement because the projects provide more open space and a better site plan without internal streets. 2. The median strip that separates Owens Drive from the diagonal parking should incorporate shrubs for screening. The guidelines require parking to be screened by low walls and landscaping. PUD-85-08-12D, PUD-81-30-86D, and P11-0856 Planning Commission 12 of 25