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<br />. Changing some of the land uses near Middlefield and Maple (Area 1) from Regional <br />Commercial to Mixed Use - Live/Work which would serve as a buffer and transition <br />between the Mixed Use Downtown and the proposed Medium High Density Residential <br />areas. This proposal is intended to follow the previous direction from the Planning <br />Commission about the East Downtown Study area and is discussed in further detail in a <br />companion staff report for this same study session agenda. <br /> <br />. Changing a small island of Regional Commercial to Mixed Use-UvelWork (Area 2). This <br />island is poorly accessed and is somewhat isolated for just housing uses. <br /> <br />. Changing some of the land use area along Middlefield Road (Area 3) from High Density <br />Residential to Neighborhood Commercial. This land use better corresponds to some of <br />the businesses in existing residential structures in this area and maintains a buffer from <br />the very heavy traffic at Woodside and Middlefield Road intersections and the housing <br />behind. Furthermore the intersection of Woodside and Middlefield Roads is nearing <br />capacity and thus a neighborhood orientation for commercial uses appears more <br />appropriate for this side of Middlefield Road than the Regional Commercial on the other <br />side. <br /> <br />. Changing High Density Residential to Mixed Use - LivelWork (Area 4) which would retain <br />some of the existing housing while serving as a buffer between the proposed Medium <br />High Density residential to the northwest and the Regional Commercial land use to the <br />southeast. <br /> <br />. Changing Regional Commercial to Mixed Use Neighborhood between Laurel Street and <br />Charter Street (portion of Area 5); and from Regional Commercial to Neighborhood <br />Commercial between Flynn Avenue and MacArthur Avenue (portion of Area 5). These <br />changes are proposed to better fit lot size and configurations, to more accurately reflect <br />existing land use patterns, and to encourage development suitable to support nearby <br />residential land uses. <br /> <br />. Keeping Area 6 as Neighborhood Commercial in anticipation that the San Mateo County <br />Planning Department will be considering this site for some type of neighborhood oriented <br />use as they complete a planning study for the area. <br /> <br />. Designating the rail road parcel as Public Facility (Area 7). <br /> <br />. Changing Light I ndustrial to High Density Residential to reflect existing development <br />(Area 8). <br /> <br />. Changing the Stambaugh - Heller neighborhood (Area 9) area from High Density <br />(maximum 40 units/acre) to Medium High Density (maximum 30 units/acre) so as to <br />preserve the historic integrity and existing parcels in the neighborhood. <br /> <br />. Changing the southeastern portion of the Costco site from Light Industrial to Regional <br />Commercial to better acknowledge the existing use which was recently approved for <br />expansion. <br /> <br />. Cleaning up other land uses as needed <br />