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The Land Use and Housing chapter (Chapter 4) provides policy direction for the range of <br />future land uses envisioned in the Specific Plan Area. The chapter also includes more <br />detailed policies for housing and affordable housing. <br />The Development Standards and Guidelines chapter (Chapter 5) provides development <br />standards and guidelines that apply to all future private development projects and major <br />rehabilitation projects in the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan Area, as well as to new publicly <br />funded improvements. The following topics are addressed: building frontages; height limits <br />and transitions; building and site design; open space; and fences and signs. <br />The Infrastructure and Services chapter (Chapter 6) includes policies for the provision of <br />wet and dry infrastructure as well as services such as police, fire, and waste collection. <br />The Implementation and Financing chapter (Chapter 7) presents the programs and physical <br />improvements to achieve the Specific Plan’s vision. The chapter lists funding sources to <br />implement the Plan’s programs and improvements. <br />2.3.2 Land Use Concept <br />As described in Specific Plan Chapter 4, Land Use and Housing, the proposed Specific Plan would <br />involve changing the current zoning for all parcels in the Specific Plan Area to a single Bay Fair TOD <br />Zoning District (B-TOD). The B-TOD zoning district would encompass and apply equally across the <br />entire Specific Plan Area and would allow and support a broad range of compatible, transit-oriented <br />land uses in the Specific Plan Area while remaining flexible about their exact location. <br />The policies in the Land Use and Housing chapter provide guidance about the intended mix and <br />focus of land uses in the Specific Area while detailed design standards and guidelines for the B-TOD <br />zone are included in Chapter 5, “Development Standards and Guidelines” of the proposed Specific <br />Plan. Policy 1 defines the permitted uses, conditionally permitted uses, uses requiring administrative <br />review, and temporary uses requiring administrative review within the Specific Plan Area, and Policy <br />2 is to “encourage a rich mix of land uses including housing, office, retail, services, community <br />facilities, maker space, research and development, lodging, and other diverse uses.” In accordance <br />with Policy 13, the following uses would not be allowed in the Specific Plan Area: new single family <br />residential, auto service/sales, drive-through businesses, low intensity commercial (e.g., equipment <br />service/sales, storage), and industrial (e.g., warehouses, trucking, recycling, hazardous materials). <br />The Land Use and Housing Chapter also contains policies intended to promote a range of housing <br />options and affordability levels to mitigate the risk of displacement for existing residences in and <br />around the Specific Plan Area. <br />2.3.3 Transportation and Circulation <br />Specific Plan Chapter 3, Mobility, includes network and design concepts intended to improve <br />connections and enhance walkability along and across existing corridors such as Fairmont Drive, <br />Hesperian Boulevard, and East 14th Street, while providing new multi-modal connections <br />throughout the Specific Plan Area. The chapter also encourages proactive transportation demand <br />management, efficient parking strategies, and well-designed public frontages and sidewalks to <br />increase the overall functionality and livability of the Bay Fair area. <br />Concepts and improvements related to all transit modes are as follows: <br />107