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Figure 1: Floor Area Ratio '/ 1110. 00' 1411111 ______-- 1 FAR = 100% 1111 FAR =300% As noted previously, the Downtown Commercial district (Downtown Commercial land use designation in the existing Specific Plan) corresponds to the existing boundaries of the Central-Commercial district along Main Street and surrounding areas; the Mixed- Use- Downtown district (Public land use designation in the existing Specific Plan) corresponds to the existing civic center and former SFPUC property; and the Mixed Use- Transitional district (Office land use designation in the Specific Plan) corresponds to properties on the north side of Old Bernal Avenue and the east side of Peters Avenue (see Attachments 3 and 4). Existing development standards for height and floor area ratio are summarized in Table 1, below. Table 2, below, lists proposed development standards as included in the November 2018 draft DSP. The proposed standards in the November draft generally followed staff's recommendations, which sought to strike a balance between existing and proposed height and FAR limits and allow for appropriate transitions between commercial and residential neighborhoods. It should be noted, however, that staff continues to recommend consideration of a 46- foot height limit in the Mixed Use- Downtown district. This recommendation reflects modern construction methods that require a typical 15-foot plate height for ground floor commercial spaces, with up to three floors of commercial or residential development above. (See Figure 2 and below). Since the City owns the existing Civic Center site and the former SFPUC property, there is ample opportunity to ensure that any proposed Page 11 of 15