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REV: 08-22-24 VR Task 4 – Existing Conditions Analysis 4a – Land Use, Ownership, Development, Urban Design, and Code Analysis WRT will map and evaluate existing local conditions, policies, and regulations as relate to: Existing land use, Land ownership (public entities and private), General Plan land use, Zoning districts, Subdistricts and special places in planning area, Pedestrian-oriented commercial frontage, Building height and mass, Synthesis of land use factors related to relative height and density/intensity, Underutilized “development opportunity” sites, and Development that has occurred since adoption of the Downtown Precise Plan (accompanied by concise architectural character inventory of post-DTPP projects). WRT will evaluate current pertinent zoning standards and the Downtown Precise Plan to identify which existing standards use verifiable benchmarks as required by State law, and which standards and guidelines require subjective interpretation. P&T will review these documents from a historic preservation perspective. Based on this review, WRT and P&T will recommend a general approach for addressing deficiencies, as well as ways to address changes that appear to be needed. WRT will also identify current standards that may be impediments to achieving the residential densities called for in the City’s Housing Element. DELIVERABLES: draft section of Existing Conditions Report on land use, ownership, development, and urban design; draft section of Existing Conditions Report assessing existing standards and guidelines, which notes objective versus subjective language, and summary of topics requiring substantive clarification/guidance by City, and discussion on whether final standards should be integrated within current code or a stand-alone document. 4b – Historic Resources & Districts with Windshield Survey Page & Turnbull will map and evaluate the planning area’s historic resources and districts for inclusion in the Existing Conditions Report using the following methods: a. P&T will review existing background historic resource documentation (such as the Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP), DTPP EIR, Transit District SEIR, and the DTPP Plan Wide Amendments Subsequent EIR) to assess past efforts and the current status of the City’s historic preservation tools and procedures (such as the DTPP, ATTY/AGR.2024.139/Wallace Robers & Todd LLC (Downtown & Central RWC) (Page 28 of 60)