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Building Design Building Design The subject property is located on a gateway entrance/intersection to the City. Hence, the over- all project design - building, site, landscaping, sign, etc. - must achieve the highest level of vis- ual quality. At its work session, the Planning Comrnission directed the applicants to "significantly improve the architecture to blend with Pleasanton's character". For this gateway entrance to the City, staff defined "Pleasanton's design character" as represented by the Fire Station No. I, U. S. Pe- troleum service station, and Congregation Beth Emek building designs. Regarding Home De- pot's building design, staff and the Planning Cornmission stated that Home Depot must de- emphasize Home Depot's "basic box structure". The applicants and their design consultants then worked with staff and Larry Cannon to work out the building designs to meet these goals. The proposed building designs appear to be attractive, achieve a high level of visual quality, and would work well with the designs of the existing commercial buildings in the surrounding area. The proposed building designs for the Home Depot and Stores buildings are integrated well with each other and executed with the following design elements: · Heavy stone wainscots, sloped roofs, horizontal siding, and heavy composition shingle roof materials are used on all structures. · Extensive detailing including gooseneck-style lamps, decorative retammg walls, gas- lamp style walkway fixtures, trellises, roof dormers, awnings, and cupolas are used on all structures. · Significant variation of all building volumes and facades replicating the "main-street" appearance of individual store buildings are used on all structures including Home Depot. · Home Depot and Stores building designs follow an integrated approach of roof~ covered colonnade, entrances, and wall features and treatments so that each building "reads" as a visual whole from all sides and work together creating a strong design ensernble for the entire project. · The elevations for the satellite buildings facing Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard are designed with storefronts facing the public streets with exceptional design detailing on these building facades to avoid the appearance of blank building walls facing the public rights-of-way. · Careful consideration is been given towards the development's material and color palette: hardiplank horizontal siding - a recognized green building material - painted Navajo beige, eagle slate gray composition roof shingles, light beige cultured stone wainscots, navy blue awnings, and platinum gray stucco/trim detailing. Staff notes that the Navajo PCUP-i65/P DR-529/PMOD-8i-25-7 M Page 39 0148 Decelllber i3, 2006