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P22-0969, Stoneridge Mall Framework Planning Commission 6 of 6 • Circulation Plan: The Framework Circulation Plan shall provide for an interconnected network of pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle circulation. • Mix of Housing and Commercial/Retail Development-Publicly Accessible Open Spaces- Integration and Connection: Each future development should have a mix of housing and commercial/retail development and publicly accessible open spaces to provide an active interface between the new development and the Mall and ensure that active spaces are integrated into the various new development projects in a manner that connects new and existing development. • Active Frontages: Buildings should provide active frontages that connect each of the developments together and connect to the existing mall and surrounding developments. • Building Massing: Building massing and articulation should break down the scale of the buildings, provide a rhythm, and ensure that buildings have a human scale . • Mall Building Renovations: When a major existing mall building (e.g., existing major tenant space) is removed, the exposed façade shall be upgraded or renovated to improve the connectivity and transparency of the mall to adjacent development. The purpose of incorporating these design and placemaking elements is to establish baseline expectations for future development, reflective of input from the community, Planning Commission, and City Council. Each of these ideas and concepts includes more detailed and specific standards in the Draft Framework and some include illustrative diagrams, including some that reflect dimensional standards where the professional services team recommends it is important to do so. Three accompanying figures in an Appendix illustrate overall site concepts, including existing parcelization, circulation and open space concepts, and housing allocations. PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS Notification of this item has been published in The Valley Times as an agenda item for the January 11, 2023, Planning Commission meeting, listed on the City’s website and posted at physical notice boards at City Hall. This item was also included as an upcoming agenda item in the “Agenda Highlights” of the January 6, 2023, publication of the Pleasanton Weekly, and a message was sent to subscribers of a project-specific email notification list. The City has received written correspondence from three of the four ownership entities, as noted in this report and enclosed as Exhibit B. All other public comment received to date has been attached as Exhibit D to this report. CONCLUSION The Stoneridge Mall Framework is intended to provide guidance for the future of Stoneridge Mall as it transitions from solely a commercial use to a mixed-use center that incorporates a variety of uses, including residential. With the anticipated adoption of the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element, the Framework identifies the allocation of housing units among the four ownership entities and provides both policy objectives and design guidance for future development, with the intent of refining these features in a subsequent effort . Primary Author: Shweta Bonn, Senior Planner, 925-931-5611 or sbonn@cityofpleasantonca.gov Reviewed/Approved By: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development