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8.0 Page 9 commonly used for this purpose and model results were compared to actual field measurements and found to be precise. General Plan Land Use and Text Amendment Minor revisions to the newly adopted General Plan are needed in order to make it consistent with the land use designations and boundaries of the new Downtown Precise Plan. Specifically, the amendments include the newly adopted General Plan land use designations of properties generally located immediately outside and south of the �i Downtown Precise Plan area from "Mixed Use - Downtown" to "Residential — High � Density" and from "Mixed Use - Downtown" to "Residential — Medium Density", � respectively. Revision of two parcels located near the intersections of Walnut St./Bradford St. and Main St./Bradford St. would be amended from "Mixed Use — ' Downtown" to "HospitaP'. These parcels have always been part of the Kaiser Hospital Precise Plan and should be correctly designated as such (see Attachrnent 3). In addition to these General Plan land use map revisions, text changes to the definition of "Mixed Use — Downtown" and its related development standards will be required if an � alternate M.A.D. is adopted. Currently, the development standards are similar to the � 2007 Maximum Allowable Development caps. Depending on what changes the City '� Councif makes, these caps may have to be modified in both the new General Plan and ', the DTPP so that they are consistent with one another. !, Other Modifications Besides revisions to M.A.D. and text changes, staff is also proposing limited changes to � Section 2.0.1 (A) of the Downtown Precise Plan (Applicabi(ity) pursuant to Planning Commission direction. Properties with valid Planned Development (PD) Permits present a special case with respect to the application of Downtown Precise Plan (DPP) requirements to existing uses and structures. Consequently, certain provisions of the proposed DPP have been modified relating to non-conforming status of existing buildings, applicable building and design standards, and permissible modifications to existing structures, to reflect the on-going validity of existing PD Permits. These , modifications are listed on an errata sheet in the Appendix (Attachment 9). j Public OutreachlNotification I� The Draft EIR and Downtown Precise Plan received extensive public review and � comment. Attachment 7 presents a summary of the planning process and public � outreach related to the Downtown Precise Plan and EIR since the Draft EIR and P1an were released in August and September, 2010. RECOMMENDATION City consultants and staff have diligently been working on the DTPP and EIR during and following adoption of the New General Plan. The Plan has been subject to significant review and to a wide range of outreach to invite the public to participate in the process. The DTPP is very comprehensive, thoroughly addresses the issues raised by the Court in 2007, and outlines an effective means for achieving the City's goals with respect to downtown revitalization and the provision of new housing. The Plan itself is a new kind of document for the City in that it embodies a comprehensive "form-based" code. At this 9