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THE CITY OF 26 ;; :iii ::;::rl'r=i;::: CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON, April 16, 2019 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE: PROVIDE POLICY DIRECTION TO STAFF AND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN TASK FORCE ON FIVE TOPICS SUMMARY The Downtown Specific Plan Update has been underway since January 2017, including work with an appointed Task Force over the past two years to guide the development of the update. A draft Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) was released for public review and comment in November 2018, reflecting the input and direction of the Task Force, Planning Commission, and City Council. On February 26, 2019, following public outreach with various City Boards and Commissions and other stakeholder groups, the Task Force considered and provided additional direction on five topic areas including: massage regulations, the active ground-floor overlay, ground-floor residential in commercial and mixed-use districts, land use discrepancies, and development standards (i.e., height and floor area ratio (FAR) limitations). Some of these recommendations differed from the policy direction previously endorsed by the Task Force and reflected in the November 2018 draft DSP. At this point in the update process, staff is requesting policy direction from the City Council before the DSP is presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and adoption. RECOMMENDATION Provide policy direction to staff and the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force on five Downtown Specific Plan topics. FISCAL IMPACT The cost to prepare the DSP Update, including any policies that might be modified as the result of the City Council's direction, and accompanying Environmental Impact Report, has been funded as part of past and current fiscal year budgets. No additional fiscal impact is anticipated as a result of this direction.