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Property -owner initiated zoning changes — Council did not support changing the land use designation to allow residential at the First Street Shell station and Barone's on St. John Street The intent of the overlay was to acknowledge the property owners' interest in exploring residential uses, and that the overlay would eliminate the need to make future changes to the DSP. Steve Baker shared his impression this would not make a significant difference in the process so there would be no real benefit from the overlay; Steve Van Dorn noted some benefit as the applicant could use the program -level EIR on which to prepare a project -level EIR thus reducing costs; Councilmember Testa expressed concern there would be a financial advantage and that these two projects were being afforded special consideration; Steve Baker said he voted in favor of it at the task force meeting because he was told by staff there were not any benefits to the property owners. Development Standards o Mixed Use -Downtown — Support height of 46 feet and 3 stories maximum, with a floor area ration of up to 300 percent Mixed Use -Transitional — Support height of 36 feet and 2 stories maximum, with a floor area ratio of up to 125 percent Downtown Commercial (Existing, no Change) — Support a height of 40 feet and 3 stories maximum, with a floor area ration of up to 300 percent Residential Height Limits — Support 30 feet maximum, although allowing for additional height through a PUD There is Council and community concern about preserving the character of Main Street and the transitional areas in downtown and that, in general, the goal is to keep Main Street and Peters Avenue the same as currently existing while the mixed-use downtown district could allow a bit more height There is community member concern that the loss of the mostly two-story streetscape would open the door to taller buildings and diminish the pedestrian scale of downtown; expansive floor area ratio allowances could also contribute to this sentiment. Questions and comments from EVC members included: As parking is a key concern for downtown, the draft DSP should incorporate parking policies rather than directing to Downtown Pleasanton Parking Strategy & Implementation Plan o The City is moving forward with the new parking along the transportation corridor between Abbie Street and Bernal Avenue, and the Council is in support of parking on the former SFPUC site (across from the library) for parking that will serve ACE train riders as well as downtown patrons o The parking structure in the civic center concept plan (of the DSP) was not well placed along Bernal Avenue Upgrades to the temporary parking lot on St. Mary Street are included in the City Council Work Plan. • In reference to the need for a right to do business ordinance, not all downtown residents have problems with downtown activity or operations, although other community members believe increasing residential in downtown increases the potential for residential -commercial conflict. 0 Will the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines be incorporated into the DSP?