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1 Chapter I - Background, Issues, and Goals I 1 I I ! / I' ] Y I" I r¡' 1 New development in the Precise Plan Area should provide for an active, publicly-accessible urban waterfront. · Promotes walking and bicycling; close to employment centers and metropolitan population con- I · Preserves open spaces and agricultural lands; centrations. However, access to the area is limited, adjacent free- I · Ensures a good match between income levels and housing prices. way interchanges and city streets are heavily congested, and the area is not within walking distance of downtown or the I ABAG does not, however, exercise any regulatory control over the downtown transit center. Precise Plan Area. I Given current economic conditions, particularly the Bay Area's I Precise Plan Goals and Issues chronic housing shortage, residential development is the most marketable land use, and it is the principal land use recommended I This Precise Plan provides for uses and levels of development inten- by the Precise Plan. In general, however, the residential densi- sity that are not allowed under the City's current General Plan and ties permitted by the Precise Plan are more appropriate in an I Zoning Ordinance. The main policy reason for allowing this level of area with an existing transit center and supporting commercial I development at this location is to create a high quality, publicly- uses and public services, such as downtown. Accommodating accessible urban waterfront with related open space and amenities. high densities in an area without these kinds of support services I The standards and guidelines contained in the Precise Plan are de- requires that they be provided along with new development, or signed to ensure the creation of this high quality waterfront envi- the city at-large will experience additional costs in terms of traf- i ronment. The Precise Plan will also provide for the creation of af- fic congestion and other impacts. The Precise Plan contains poli- fordable ownership and/or rental housing. More specific Precise Plan cies for land use, transportation, and public improvements that I goals and issues are discussed below. require that these services be provided. If they are not, the quan- I tity of permitted development in the area should be reduced. 1. Location-Appropriate Development - The Precise Plan Area con- I tains lands that have waterfront access and views, and proxim- At the site development level, the Precise Plan locates different ity to and visibility from US 101. It is within a region anticipat- types of development in areas that are most appropriate, consis- I ing sustained growth and development over the long term. It is tent with the concepts of the Bayfront Study. Office buildings, I - 11 - Final Plan - June 2004 I