PB-21-10 Altera 769 - 769 Northfield Avenue

5. The testimony established that the topography of the property slopes up in the rear and slopes north to south. 6. The proposed exterior renovation to the building includes a porte-cochere on the north side and on the south side a canopy will remain but will be improved aesthetically. Currently there is no formal entrance in the rear and the proposed rear entrance will Provide needed drop-off ability for patients to the building. 7. The proposed changes to the parking will increase ADA parking near the building and will be a significant improvement over the current ADA parking which is situated on a steeper slope than current ADA standards permit. The new ADA parking will be a level area. The plan will maintain the current number of parking spaces by utilizing space in the rear of the property. 8. The Applicant originally proposed to reconfigure the parking field to accommodate the site changes while maintaining the existing number of parking spaces on the property at 226 parking spaces, however, during the course of the hearing the Board had requested that one parallel parking stall on each side of the building be removed to allow for greater maneuverability thereby reducing the parking count to 224 parking spaces for the Phase | development. 9. The entire parking lot will be milled and repaved and the sidewalk will be replaced in the front of the building. The parking lot will also be upgraded to add 8’ wide landscape islands as per the ordinance requirements. 10. The proposed retaining walls are necessary due to the topographic conditions of the site. 11. Phase II of the project will add an additional 56 parking spaces, bringing the total on site parking spaces to 280 spaces (accounting for the removal of two parallel parking spaces as part of the Phase | development). 12. A variance is required due to steep slopes; however, the steep slope variance is limited to a small portion of the property (15%) and is located mostly to the north part of the property in the undeveloped portion of the property. The Board took note that the testimony presented demonstrated that the steep slope was not naturally occurring but was an accumulation of stockpiles from dirt removal for the construction of the original building and parking area. Testimony also established that there was no danger of landslides from any of the proposed work. 13. The Board also found

dirt removal for the construction of the original building and parking area. Testimony also established that there was no danger of landslides from any of the proposed work. 13. The Board also found compelling that the Applicant made significant efforts to lessen the impact on the residential properties by moving the proposed parking area away from the residences on the east and supplementing the space between the residences and the parking lot area with additional trees and landscape buffering. 14. The proofs also demonstrated that the additional storm water runoff from the proposed additional impervious coverage will be adequately managed with the existing storm water management system already on site as well as new proposed underground stormwater management system.