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2. Creates an attractive pedestrian environment along all adjacent streets. Per the applicant's narrative, the proposed building design includes a substantial and obvious pedestrian entry which includes a pedestrian plaza that utilizes landscaping and specialty paving to provide a park -like feel for pedestrians. The plaza provides a buffer between the building entrance and the motor vehicle traffic along East Broadway which is more pedestrian friendly than a building entrance that is located close to the front property line. The facade fronting along Hilyard Street provides a variety of building massing and uses high quality materials to create as it screens the parking structure housed in the lower three floors of the building. The upper residential floors use different materials and massing to help maximize the visual interest of the facade. There is also a landscape area between the building and the public sidewalk along the street that will utilize trees and shrubs to help soften the scale of the building and help create an attractive pedestrian environment. Therefore, the building design, materials used and proposed landscaping will create an attractive pedestrian environment along Hilyard Street and along East Broadway. 3. Is compatible with adjacent development. The area around this site has been redeveloped in recent years with several large multi -unit housing developments. There are multiple commercial businesses including restaurants, a microbrewery, convenience and grocery stores, and other retail stores near this site. There is also a Federal Courthouse building, a regional credit union and its offices, a mini -storage facility, a university dormitory, fraternity and sorority houses, and hotels nearby. The proposed multi- unit residential building is compatible with this mix of existing developments in the area. Based on these findings, the proposed development will contribute to the continuity of building facades along the street, will create an attractive pedestrian environment along Hilyard Street and East Broadway, and is compatible with adjacent development. Therefore, this criterion is met. Adjustment Requests #2, #3, #4 & #5 Parking areas that serve multi -unit residential uses are a non-residential use. The proposed building includes a parking structure that exceeds 25,000 square feet in area; therefore, the Large Commercial Facility Standards at EC 9.2173 apply to the development. The purposes of the Large Commercial Facility Standards are stated at EC 9.2173(1) and are the same as the Adjustment Review approval criteria at EC 9.8030(6). The applicant has requested an adjustment of the Commercial Zone Development Standards for Large Facilities as follows: • In accordance with EC 9.2173(3), Large Commercial Facilities must provide at least one customer entrance on all building sides that face an adjacent street. There are no commercial uses in the proposed building. The proposed design includes a main entrance along the facade that faces East Broadway. The ingress/egress door on the November 22, 2024 Findings & Decision: ARB 24-1 Page 4 of 12