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At the May 25, 2016, Work Session, the Planning Commission was generally supportive of providing office/retail square-footage space in Residence 1 as long as it was viable and generates the level of street activity that is desired in the Downtown and would not create the need to provide additional parking spaces on-site. Should Residence 1 be designed per staffs comments above, the proposed project would be consistent with the General Plan Land Use Policies and Programs listed below, as the project would: (1) introduce more activity to the subject site with a new office/retail use; and (2) introduce a mixed-use project in the Downtown that would create a transition between commercial and residential areas. Staff does not believe that the new office space in Residence 1 would require additional parking spaces because of its limited size (it would comprise approximately 180 square feet of interior space) and potential to be used as a space ancillary to the primary residential use in Residence 1, at least in the short-term (in advance of potential new development on the Civic Center site). The proposed project, as revised per staffs recommendation, would be consistent with the following General Plan Land Use Element and Housing Element, and Downtown Specific Plan goals, policies, and/or programs: General Plan -Land Use Element Sustainability Program 2.1: Reduce the need for vehicular traffic by locating employment, residential, and service activities close together, and plan development so it is easily accessible by transit, bicycle, and on foot. Program 2.3: Require transit-compatible development near BART stations, along transportation corridors, in business parks and the Downtown, and at other activity centers, where feasible. Overall Community Development Policy 4: Allow development consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map. Special Interest Areas Policy 7: Continue to implement adopted specific plans along with relevant rezoning. Residential Policy 9: Develop new housing in infill and peripheral areas which are adjacent to existing residential development, near transportation hubs or local-serving commercial areas. Policy 10: Provide flexibility in residential development standards and housing type consistent with the desired community character. Program 10.1: Use planned unit development (PUD) zoning for residential properties that have unique characteristics or to accommodate development that does not fit under standard zoning classifications. PUD-118, 4791 Augustine Street Planning Commission Page 13 of 25