City Council

11. DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORE SPECIFIC PLAN (DCCSP) AND\nRED HILL AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (RHASP) REVISIONS UPDATE On\nDecember 5, 2023, the City Council was provided an assessment of the\nDowntown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP) and the Red Hill\nAvenue Specific Plan (RHASP), which identified potential revisions to\nremove barriers to redevelopment and better align the specific plans with\nthe real estate market. The assessment was prepared by Economic\nPlanning Systems (EPS), Inc., who provided the City Council with a\nsummary of findings and policy options. The Council received and filed\nthe report and directed staff to bring forward the recommended policy\nactions at future Council meetings, for individual consideration and action.\nSince that time, the City Council has taken action on two recommended\nitems. On February 20, 2024, the City Council approved a policy action\nregarding parkland in-lieu of dedication fee ("park fee") assessed for\nresidential rental projects in the DCCSP and RHASP; and on March 5,\n2024, the City Council took action regarding the City’s voluntary workforce\nhousing ordinance by temporarily suspending the affordable housing in-\nlieu fee for 36 months. This report provides a status update on the\nremaining near- and mid-term policy options to be considered by the\nCity’s Planning Commission and subsequently presented to the City\nCouncil.\nRecommendation: That the City Council direct staff to implement the\nfollowing items: 1. Provide initial findings and recommendations to the\nPlanning Commission in June 2024 and initiate Specific Plan\nAmendments thereafter on the following items: • Reductions in residential\nparking standards. • Modifications to private storage area requirements. 2.\nProvide initial findings and recommendations to the Planning Commission\nin Fall 2024 and initiate Specific Plan Amendments thereafter on the\nfollowing items: • Modifications to the types of land uses allowed (i.e.,\nretail, mixed-use and residential), including ground floor retail\nrequirements, at key nodes within the DCCSP and RHASP. • Revisions, if\napplicable, to retail and mixed-use parking standards in the DCCSP and\nRHASP. • Modify height restrictions where historic preservation is not a\nconcern. 3. Initiate Specific Plan Amendment to eliminate the Residential\nAllocation Reservation (RAR) Program contained in the DCCSP and\nRHASP in Winter 2024, in correlation with the adoption of Objective\nDesign Standards (ODS).