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recommended revisions reflects the City Council's direction. These actions are noted with an asterisk (i.e., *). Therefore, unless the City Council directs otherwise, wishes to modify its direction to incorporate recommendations from the Task Force and/or the Planning Commission, or makes additional changes based on public input, staff will modify the final version of the specific plan as itemized in this table, with adjustments to ensure internal consistency within the document. The table identifies the additional topics upon which the Planning Commission provided recommendations with a double asterisk (i.e., **). Principal Changes to the 2002 Specific Plan Principal changes to the 2002 Specific Plan are summarized below. - Two new "Mixed Use" land use designations: Two new land use districts have been created, the Mixed-Use Transitional (MU-T) and Mixed-Use Downtown (MU-D). The MU-T District covers the area formerly designated "Office" (generally the north side of Old Bernal Avenue and east side of Peters Avenue), and integrates a broader range of commercial and residential land uses than the Office District, although at a lower scale and intensity than the Downtown Commercial specific plan land use designation and Central-Commercial District zoning, which applies to Main Street and adjacent commercial areas. The MU-D District encompasses the Civic Center and former San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) properties (approximately 4-acres adjacent to the ACE train station, and now owned by the City), and is intended to foster a dynamic mixed-use destination at the southern end of downtown, and supports uses including commercial, hotel, entertainment, office, food halls, live-work, and residential uses on upper floors only. (See Land Use and Design Chapter, Pages 25-26). - Town Square District concept: The Downtown Specific Plan identifies a concept plan for the area currently occupied by the civic center, with implementation of this concept plan and relocation of the Civic Center subject to voter approval. The draft land use concept includes a new approximately 0.75 acre public park, surrounded by mixed-use commercial buildings with an active ground floor requirement on streets facing the Town Square and (potentially) housing above. The concept includes a parking structure on the 4-acre City-owned property adjacent to the ACE train station, and potential sites for a downtown theater and boutique hotel. The existing library building will remain but may be repurposed. It is recognized that the area would likely develop in two phases, and also that uses shown are conceptual, and could be modified and moved in location as the plan is refined. (See Land Use and Design Chapter, Page 29-31, and various policies Pages 48-49). - Active Ground Floor Overlay and Exception Process: This overlay area applies to properties fronting Main Street, and requires, with certain exceptions, that these spaces be occupied by "active" ground floor uses such as restaurants and retail shops. Additional policy guidance is provided for the overlay area, including for exceptions that may be granted, for example when a building has an extended vacancy. (See Land Use and Design Chapter, Page 27, and Policies LD-P.14, Page 6 of 18