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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. ^ >;xtensive detailing including gooseneck-style lamps, decorative retaining walls, gas- lamp style walkway tixtures, 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 I-Tome Depot. ^ Home Depot and Stores building designs Follow an integrated approach of root; 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 ensemble 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-ot=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 white color stated on the plans is incorrect; Navajo beige is the correct color and the color sample is attached. The proposed building designs were peer-reviewed by Larry Cannon. His comments are at- tached. Mr. Cannon supports the proposed building designs as now proposed with minimal changes, which are referenced in the conditions of approval. Staff agreed with the majority of the comments with the exception of: ^ IIome Depot: Mr. Cannon recommends extending the roof over Home Depot's main entrance backward in order to increase its visual mass, matching the scale of the roof over the porte cochere. Staff considers the proposed design acceptable based upon the view angles fro-n the ground looking up at the roof. Staff suggests the Planning Commission discuss this item and render its decision. ^ Sheet A4: Mr. Cannon believes that that the roof elements over the "bistro cafe" and the "bakery pastries" storefronts should be deleted. Staff does not concur in that these elements while PCUP-165/PDR-529/PMOD-81-25-7M Page 38 of 36 December 13, 2006