REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATIONS
Three applications in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) area for DSP Blocks 18 and 22 include requests to study an increase in allowable office square footage and housing units and to decrease allowable retail square footage and hotel use:
File: 2017-7365
Location: 300 S. Mathilda Avenue, 2502 Town Center Lane, 200 W. Washington Avenue, 225 S. Taaffe Street / DSP Block 18 (APNs 209-34-019, 020, 021, 024, 025, 029, 030 / 209-35-002 / 209-35-013 thru 019, 023, 024, 029 / 209-39-001 thru 004 / 209-40-001 thru 004 / 209-41-001 thru 004)
Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION
Request to initiate a study to consider modifications to DSP Block 18 to replace the allowable hotel with office space (up to 362,00 square feet), increase allowable housing from 292 units to 790 units, reduce allowable retail space from 1,007,876 square feet to 675,000 square feet, and replace established height limits with flexible height limits subject to approval by through a Special Development Permit.
Applicant / Owner: STC Venture LLC
File: 2017-7364
Location: 200 W. Washington Avenue / DSP 18 (APN 209-35-022)
Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION
Request to initiate a study to consider modification to development standards for DSP Block 18 (Macy's site) to replace allowable ground floor retail of 88,500 square feet with flexible retail/office flex space, replace 88,500 square feet of second floor retail space with office space, and allow additional floors with approximately 210,000 square feet of office space, along with allowing a new bike/pedestrian connection between W. Washington Avenue and Redwood Square.
Applicant / Owner: Sand Hill Property Company/200 Washington LLC
File: 2017-7362
Location: 111 W. Evelyn Avenue / DSP Block 22 (APN 209-06-082)
Proposed Project: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION
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