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property is developed with an office building as allowed by the NSSP. Therefore, staff requested that the applicant not preclude future vehicular connection to the 336 Sycamore Roacl. property by placing permanent structures near the southeast corner of the property, which the applicant agreed to do, and the proposed site plan will allow for future access to Sycamore Road with a slight modification to the parking lot. The project would include two new right turn ingress/egress only driveways on Sunol Boulevard. The City's Traffic Engineer believes that the proposed right turn ingress/egress driveways on Sunol Boulevard would be acceptable with a minor change to the driveway type. Building Design The NSSP requires variation in massing, setbacks, and height. In addition, it requires well articulated facades with building volume broken into smaller components to decrease its apparent mass and volume (e.g., create insets or projections, step back second floor, vary roofline height, etc.). Also, building forms should reflect the outlying residential character (e.g., sloping roofs). The building includes many features to break up the mass and volume of the building: building; projections and stone treatments are included on all four elevations; the windows are recessed several inches into the walls; and the roofline of the building varies in height and includes towers and hipped roof elements to add interest and break up the roofline. Staff also believes that the building is well articulated and is compatible with the surrounding residential character. Therefore, staff believes that the building complies with these NSSP requirements. Landscaping The NSSP indicates that an adequate rear yard landscaped setback should be provided along thc~ perimeter of properties abutting residential districts to provide visual protection to adjacent uses, with the actual width of this landscape setback to be determined on a case-by-case basis through the PUD review process. Dense landscaping is required in this setback with plant material sized and spaced so that a lush and mature appearance will be attained within two years of planting. The guidelines further state that asix-foot tall masonry wall should be installed at the residential property line (i.e., the eastern property line of the subject site). Staff believes that the proposed landscaping meets the NSSP guidelines. The proposed plans show the six-foot tall masonry wall required by the guidelines. Parkin The NSSP states that parking areas should be broken into smaller components and located behind the buildings. It further states that parking between the building and the main street Page - 10