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SP-3 - Town Hall Square and Vicinity Special Policies. To implement specific provisions of the Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy where special flexibility is needed to allow for policies that may result in varying development scenarios of the 3.7-acre area excluding the East 14th Street right-of-way. Development requirements for this site shall be consistent with the Downtown Area 1 District with the exception that mixed-use development is required with residential use on the upper floors; ground floor retail is encouraged along Davis Street and Callan Avenue; the minimum building height is 24 feet or two stories; the building setbacks along the west side of East 14th Street shall be approximately 12 feet to align with the Civic Center and create a minimum 25-foot wide sidewalk/pedestrian amenity zone. Hays Street will be closed between East 14th Street and Davis Street to create a pedestrian open space connector. The area adjacent to San Leandro Creek with direct visibility from Davis Street and East 14th Street provides an alternative location for the proposed 1.0 - l.5 acre City Square. SP-4 - Toler Parking Lot Special Policies. To implement specific provisions of the Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy where special flexibility is needed to allow for policies that may result in varying development scenarios at the City-owned 0.4 acre surface parking lot between Root Park and the Civic Center to create a linkage between City center and Downtown. If developed, this parcel shall be used for mixed-use residential facing East 14th Street at a minimum density of 45 units per acre for residential uses and 35 units per acre where ground floor retail is proposed. Ground floor retail is encouraged along East 14th Street. Office uses are allowed as a component of a mixed use development at a maximum FAR of 1.0. In this area, the maximum building height is 50 feet. The building setbacks along East 14th Street shall be 15 feet from the existing property line to align with the Civic Center and create a minimum 25-foot wide sidewalk/pedestrian amenity zone. SP-5 - North Alvarado Sites Special Policies. To implement specific provisions of the Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy where special flexibility is needed to allow for policies that may result in varying development scenarios at the 10.4 acre site. Development for this site shall be consistent with the Downtown Area 4 District requirements with the exception that the re-use of the site should capitalize on the close-in underutilized land and provide improvements that will be beneficial to the general Downtown area and meet stated community needs. Residential development as well as the relocation of Thrasher Park or similar recreational open space are permitted uses. If developed, the maximum building height is 75 feet, with the building height and scale reduced adjacent to the Cherrywood residential area. A building setback of 150 feet from San Leandro Creek shall be provided for a linear park connection. New development shall provide sound protection from the adjacent BART and Union Pacific Rail Road rail lines. SP-6 - Thrasher Park Special Policies. To implement specific provisions of the Downtown San Leandro Transit-Oriented Development Strategy where special flexibility is needed to allow for policies that may result in varying development scenarios at the 4.5 acre area currently used for a 4.0 acre park and 0.5 acre parking lot. Development with office uses will only be allowed if and when an equivalent or larger replacement park is provided. Office uses shall be the dominant land use with limited support retail only. The maximum building height shall be 50 feet, with the scale and height reduced adjacent to the Orchard Street residential neighborhood. 2