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P21-1173, PUD-146 and Tract 8631: 475 & 493 St. John Street Planning Commission 4 of 32 With respect to the Downtown Commercial designation, during the DSP update process, the City Council considered redevelopment of the project site and adopted policy guidance for it in DSP (Policy LD-P.15). This policy states the site “may develop to a mixed-use project with approval of a PUD” and that “a residential-only is not desirable.” The DSP allows for residential development if it contains a commercial component; thus, a mixed-use project would be consistent with the DSP land use designations. The DSP includes further policies relating to new development, which are discussed below in more detail in the agenda report. Zoning District. The project site is zoned C-C (Central-Commercial) and Downtown Revitalization district. A mixed-use project would require the project site to be rezoned to Planned Unit Development-Mixed-Use (PUD-MU). Site and Area Description The project site is located at the north end of Downtown on the north side of St. John Street. An approximately 4,742-square-foot, two-story single-family home, built in 1887, along with an approximately 1,004-square-foot detached, single-story accessory dwelling unit, and restaurant parking lot are located at 493 St. John Street. An approximately 1,877-square-foot restaurant (Barone’s) and approximately 911-square-foot indoor event center, having a combined total of approximately 2,788 square feet in area, and outdoor cabana entertainment area and ancillary structures are located at 475 St. John Street. The project site is approximately 2.3-acres in area, has two vehicular access drives, generally square in shape and relatively flat, apart from the rear portion of the lot which has a moderate to steep downward terrain into the Arroyo del Valle. There are mature trees and dense landscaping at the north end of the site, within the Arroyo del Valle, and mature trees mostly along the east and west sides and center of the project site. The segment of St. John Street where the project site is located is between Main Street (east) and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks (west) and is in an area of mixed land uses, which is typical of the C-C Zoning District, including purpose-built residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings, as well as a number of buildings that have been converted over time from residential to commercial use. The site is bordered to the north by City-owned open space land, east by the Pleasanton Hotel and Rose Hotel, south by offices and single-family residential homes (across St. John Street), and west by the St. John Court townhomes. Residences are also locat ed further southwest, and the US Bank is located further southeast, on the opposite side of St. John Street. Figures 1 and 2 show the project site and adjoining land uses.