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Item 3—Recommendation on Adoption of Downtown Specific Plan and Related Amendments • Exceptions to overlay to granted by Director of Community Development, with notification to Planning Commission • Include additional exception for purpose-built bank buildings • Relax exception criteria for properties with extended vacancy • Do not extend overlay to side streets Policy Topic 3: Ground-Floor Residential Uses Throughout the Specific Plan update process, the Task Force supported a restrictive approach to residential development in the three mixed use land use districts (Downtown Commercial, Mixed-Use Transitional, and Mixed-Use Downtown) that would prohibit all ground-floor residential uses, with residential only permitted on upper-floors. At the February 26 meeting however, following staff's recommendation, a majority of the Task Force voted to relax this prohibition to allow ground floor residential under certain circumstances. April 16/May 8 City Council Direction The Council provided the following direction for treatment of ground floor residential uses in each of the three above-listed DSP land use districts: • Downtown-Commercial: Prohibit new ground-floor residential on properties with frontage on Main Street. Ground-floor residential may be located behind commercial development on properties elsewhere in the district, provided that: o Street-fronting commercial space, of a minimum depth of 50-feet is provided, to ensure viable commercial uses; o Sites with existing development have no net loss of commercial square footage; and o Residential proposed at the rear of a site is designed to minimize visibility from the commercial street-front. o The proposed residential development is fully parked on-site. • Mixed Use-Transitional: Ground-floor residential may be located behind commercial development on properties within the district, subject to the parameters listed above. • Mixed Use-Downtown: Prohibit ground-floor residential uses throughout the district. The Council also provided direction on a series of related subtopics, including: • Street-Fronting Residential Entries: Permitted on Main Street, but should be designed to minimize their prominence. • On-Site Ground-Floor Parking for Residential Uses: Permitted in all districts, provided that it does not include habitable space. Prepared for the May 28,2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 3 of 11 y 26 meeting the Task Force voted to modify the procedure to approve exceptions to the overlay to include a Planning Commission notification; to add an exception for purpose built bank buildings; and to relax one of the conditions for granting an exception in the event of an extended tenant vacancy. April 16/May 8 City Council Recommendation The City Council supported a similar approach as recommended by the Task Force, including the following changes to DSP Policy LD-P.16: Prepared for the May 28,2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 2 of 11