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additional uses and another benefit would be complete the General Plan and Specific Plan would occur at this time. Public Comments and Questions The Task Force opened up the meeting to the public. Four members of the public made public comments. The first public comment, noted that the property at 4212 First Street is ready to move forward with the required applications if the Task Force moves forward with the overlay option. The property owner supports this option and finds that a residential project would be better at this location than the existing gas station. Another member of the public, noted that the properties on St. John would also support the overlay approach and to be included in the EIR done with DSP. He noted he fully plans on going through the public application process once the DSP process is completed. A third public comment questioned the purpose of the overlay versus a normal application process. What additional flexibility does this allow? Ensuring the process is transparent with public input is important- like our normal planning process. The final public comment noted that the overlay is a creative solution of how to move forward. Additionally, over 90-percent of residents want vibrant retail and restaurants in the Commercial core, rather than residential. And if residential is provided, it be provided upstairs. Task Force Recommendation The Task Force moved and voted to support Option 3, to create an overlay on the Specific Plan land use map to allow for residential, subject to approval of a PUD (8 in support, 1 in opposition). Mixed-Use District Development Standards Staff outlined comments received during public outreach especially regarding height limits and outlined staff recommendations: Residential districts 30-feet, Mixed-Use Transitional district 36-feet, and Downtown Commercial and Mixed-Use Downtown: 36-feet. Staff called attention to the April Task Force packet which highlighted some heights of existing buildings in town. In terms of floor area ratio (FAR), staff recommends 300-percnet for Downtown Commercial, 150-percent for MU-D, and 125-percent for MU-T. Task Force Direction, Comments, and Questions One Task force member noted PDA disagrees with the height and FAR recommendations made by staff. The PDA believes there should be more consistency and greater allowance for height, especially in the MU-D district. The PDA believes the height limits should be 40- feet in the MU-T and Commercial districts and 46-feet in the MU-D. Additionally, a recommendation for a 300-percent FAR across all three districts was made. One Task Force member noted they should not get hung up on the actual height as the apparent scale may be reduced through the design. Additionally, there will be additional public review for the design of these new buildings. It was noted the overall building height in PUD's to be 30-feet which may need to be removed if the goal is to allow additional flexibility in PUDs. Public Comments and Questions The Task Force opened up the meeting to the public. Three members from the public provided comments. One comment noted we should maximize value and volume of use we can get on the land of this downtown (MU-D) area. Construction today tends to have higher plate heights and limited this area to 40-feet will only yield two-stories and really restrict any additional height/floors. However, given the right location and design, the Council may want to allow three-stories in some instances. Another comment agrees with the Task Force recommendation in terms of allowing additional heights so the projects can be reviewed on an individual basis. The final comment requested the note about limiting PUDs to 30-feet be stricken from the DSP to allow additional flexibility especially given modern construction. Summary of February 26, 2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 6 of 7 c Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 5 of 7