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Lot 3 • A deck with railings shall be provided above the first door entry (an entry exceeding 1.5 stories is prohibited per the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan) • The house color shall be changed to a medium or dark brown or gray color, to be consistent with the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan • The second floor shall be setback a minimum of two feet from the first floor, as encouraged by the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan • On the front elevation, additional windows shall be provided on the second floor such that the windows appear balanced, as encouraged in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan • Outside the den, awrap-around trellis (which wraps around the rear and side wall) shall be provided and French doors leading to the covered area shall be provided • French doors shall be provided from the kitchen to the deck • "1'he driveway shall be reduced in sire and shall not exceed 12 feet in width, not including the 25' back-up area behind the garage and not including the driveway to I,ot 1 The applicants have agreed to the above-mentioned changes. Visual Analysis The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan requires that a visual analysis of future homes in this area be conducted during the PUD development plan review process and that all practical efforts be made to completely screen the view of improvements proposed in areas above the 475 foot elevation when viewed from oft=site. All three of the homes are above the 475 foot elevation. The applicants have prepared a photomontage for the project which shows views of the finished development from two locations. The views include landscaping; however, the number and location of the trees do not match the landscaping plan. For this reason, staff has added a recommended condition of approval that the landscaping plan, page LA 1, in the plan set be the proposed landscaping plan, and that on each lot the applicants provide a minimum of five additional Coast Live Oak trees near the western property line to better screen the site, as required per the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. Staff believes the 19 proposed trees by the eastern side of the property will provide some screening during summer months; however, the proposed trees are deciduous and in some cases, water needy. For this reason, on this side of the property staff recommends that at least five native non-deciduous trees which are known to have some draught tolerance be planted on each lot. Presently, the rear of the lot is fairly well screened with existing landscaping; however, staff recommends that 10 additional Case No. PUD-56 Planning Commission Page - 7 -