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Joint BZAlPC Worksession Minutes Agenda No. 07-15 August 9, 2007 Page 3 0/9 1. New zoning designations that implement the TOO Land Use Plan. Covered in Zoning Code Article 6, this designates a total of six Downtown Areas (DA) that roughly correspond with particular areas defined in different language in the Zoning Code. This is similar to how we have handled the North Areas (with North Area 1 and 2) and South Areas (with South Areas 1, 2 and 3). We don't need to create new districts for Public Services or Open Space, because those districts already exist. TOD Development Strategy District Area Zoning District Retail Mixed-Use (East 14th Street between Davis and Castro DA-1 Streets); essentially, the old Commercial Downtown District. Multi-Use Infill (periphery of downtown core); lowest level of DA-2 residential density. TOD - Transition Mixed-Use (immediately adjacent to retail core). DA-3 TOD - Residential Mixed-Use (near transit facilities); highest level DA-4 of residential density. TOD - BART Area Mixed-Use (immediately adjacent to BART). DA-5 Office Mixed-Use (Davis Street at San Leandro Boulevard). DA-6 2. Respecting the uses that exist. The Land Use Matrix from page 34 of the TOD Strategy shows the existing underlining uses of the existing areas that were combined to create the new Strategy Districts, translated into the DA-1 through DA-6. For instance: . In the Multi-Use Infill category, the majority of uses are NA-I, NA-2, and P Districts; those represent many of the underlying permitted uses, conditionally permitted uses, administrative uses and temporary uses. . In the TOD - Transition Mixed Use category, the existing uses are primarily RM- 1800. Ms. Livermore noted that staff did not feel it was appropriate to introduce mixed-use in primarily residential areas without requiring a use permit. In some cases, she explained, the changes shift from a permitted use to a conditionally permitted to avoid creating new opportunities with unintended consequences. We also wanted to be sure that we weren't inadvertently creating non- conforming uses. 3. Respecting and implementing the TOD Strategy. The main features here were to add Mixed-Use and Multi-Family at various densities to the various districts. Specifically, for instance, in Section 2-636 DA-1 - Use Regulations (replacing 2-608 CD Distrlct ~ Pennitted Uses), new language appears in item 14: 14. Mixed-Use Residential (with residential on upper floors only): a. Retail uses required on ground floor on parcels fronting on East 14th Street and Washington A venue.