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¿( e- /61 Staff Report To: Planning Commission Subject: 439 Fuller Street July 1 g, 2005 Page 3 of 5 Some of the benefits of preparing a Precise Plan for the site and/or the adjacent parcels in advance of the Downtown Precise Plan include: . Maintaining the momentum of downtown redevelopment . Providing for higher density housing, including affordable housing units, in proximity to the train station and mixed use development . Developing a standard for high quality pedestrian -oriented design Staffs primary concern about preparing a Precise Plan is that it should not prejudice the overall goals and standards of the Downtown Precise Plan. This can best be achieved by limiting the area included in the proposed site-specific Precise Plan and by incorporating key components of the Downtown Precise Plan as they are developed. The inclusion of other parcels could substantially prolong the Precise Plan process, as the property owners for those parcels must also cooperate in the formulation of the Plan. Issues to be Addressed in the Precise Plan A Precise Plan for this site and/or surrounding parcels would address a broad spectrum of important planning and design concerns, including: . Appropriate height relative to other buildings and uses in the vicinity (Figure 2 indicates the height in number of stories for several nearby buildings) . Height transitions from the taller County buildings down to the residential area to the northwest across Brewster Ave. to minimize impacts on nearby residents . Compatible density for the site . Convenient but safe access to the site and sufficient parking to avoid excessive parking on the streets . Usable open space for residents of the site and landscape to soften the project's visual impacts . Ground floor uses (office) wrapping the parking structure on the Winslow and Fuller street frontages and wrapping of any parking that occurs at the second story, so that all parking is concealed from the street . Design criteria to assure attractive buildings and landscaping, as well as pedestrian-oriented features . Connection of Fuller Street to Winslow for enhanced circulation . Affordable housing criteria . Relationships of the project to adjacent parcels The Precise Plan to be developed will be the City's Plan for the area and should encompass goals and policies of the City, rather than the specific project needs of the