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6.4.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er September 10, 2012 SUBJECT Amendments to the Downtown Precise Plan RECOMMENDATION Adopt a Resolution to amend Book II - Development Regulations of the Downtown Precise Plan BACKGROUND On May 21, 2012, staff presented a proposed amendment to the Downtown Precise Plan (Plan) to allow, under certain conditions, ground-floor office uses in the retail core. The proposed amendment addressed other opportunities to eliminate confusion and increase flexibility in the Plan. The Council declined to adopt the amendment because of concerns about the ground-floor office changes. Council continued the item and directed staff to return at a later meeting with the remainder of the amendment for consideration. ANALYSIS The proposed amendment does not change the ground floor office uses restrictions. The proposed changes are summarized below: - - - . Description of Change Reason for Change Massage, tanning, and waxing uses The Plan is restrictive for massage, tanning, and waxing are included in the Personal and businesses. These uses can fit into the blue and red Business Services use group, which zones, but are in the "Restricted Uses" category simply makes them permitted in the because they require a use permit. In addition, the plan is Downtown Core and Entertainment more restrictive on massage uses than is permitted by District use zones. State law. Allow the "Workshop" use group in The Plan is too restrictive. Also, this might help fill the Downtown General use zone. vacancies. Allow the "Live/Work" use group in The Plan is too restrictive. Also, this might help fill the Downtown General zone, as well vacancies. These uses will still not be allowed on as the Entertainment District and Broadway and other streets where active frontages are Downtown Core "typical" areas. required (heavy black line).