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Joint BZAlPC Worksession Minutes Agenda No. 07-15 August 9, 2007 Page 4 0[9 Also, Item 16, Offices, Business and Professional, provides further guidance in keeping with the dynamic downtown the TaD Strategy envisions. The following language would change what currently appears in Section 2-606 CC District ~ Permitted Uses: 16. Offices, Business and Professional: a. Ground floor office limited to 15 percent of block frontage facing East 14th Street. b. Office uses allowed on upper floors. c. Single use office buildings allowed on parcels not fronting on East 14th Street or Washington Avenue. These guidelines will help avoid large expanses of ground-floor offices that could interfere with the vitality of the retail experience in the downtown. Similarly, large retail units (more than 10,000 square feet) would be subject to a use permit. In addition, DA- I has a conditionally permitted use for multi-family residential, with a minimum density of 35 units per acre and a maximum of 75 units per acre on parcels encompassing at least 20,000 square feet. Smaller properties would be limited to 24 units per acre. In DA-2, permitted uses include mixed-use residential and multi- family residential with similar requirements. In DA-3 (TaD ~ Transition Mixed Use), multi-family residential is also a permitted use, with mixed use residential requiring a use permit. Planning Secretary Livermore reiterated that the work session is intended to give both the BZA and the Planning Commission an opportunity to have input on the process. On August 23, the Planning Commission will receive a staff report covering the Final ErR (including responses to all comments submitted on the previous draft EIR), the TaD Strategy (May 23 draft), and the proposed Zoning Code and Zoning Map changes. At that time, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the City Council, and the City Council will hear these items on September 4. Planning Commission Chair Reed, noting that there is a lot of information to absorb, asked ifthere were any comments or questions from BZA members or commissioners. Board Member Sidari asked how the parking would be addressed when a developer comes in to develop a property. Planning Secretary Livermore referred to proposed changes to Article 17 in the Zoning Code, pointing out how DA parking requirements have been incorporated: Use Classification DA District(s) Parking Requirements Two-Family Dwelling DA Districts adjacent to 1 covered per unit for areas BART adjacent to BART Two-Family Dwelling DA Districts not adjacent 1.5, including one covered, per to BART unit for all other areas Residential, Mixed Use DA Districts adjacent to 1.0 space per unit (plus allowance and Multi-Family BART of unbundled flex parking of 0.25 to 0.50 spaces/unit at developer's option)