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Item 3—Redlined Plan, Part 2 <br /> Questions for Task Force <br /> 10.Does the Task Force find the text related to multiple tenants within a single space <br /> acceptable? <br /> 11 .Does the Task Force find the exceptions to the active ground floor use <br /> requirement acceptable? <br /> 12.Does the Task Force find the modification to the definition of "active ground floor <br /> use" acceptable? <br /> Downtown Design Chapter <br /> The redlined Design chapter is intended to capture the direction the Task Force has <br /> provided regarding the streetscape improvements, as well as set standards and provide <br /> guidance on gateways, public spaces, and other related topics. <br /> The existing specific plan identifies gateways and gateway features on roadways <br /> leading into downtown as a mechanism to create a sense of arrival and distinguish the <br /> area from other parts of the city. The major gateways identified in the existing specific <br /> plan are: <br /> • Main Street Bridge <br /> • Main Street at Bernal Avenue <br /> • Wixom Bridge at Hopyard Road/Division Street <br /> • Neal Street at First Street <br /> • First Street Bridge at Stanley Boulevard/First Street <br /> The redlined plan includes these five gateways, but adds: <br /> • First Street at Sunol Boulevard <br /> • Transportation Corridor terminus at Bernal Avenue <br /> • Old Bernal at Bernal Avenue <br /> Staff is requesting the Task Force to confirm these gateway locations. <br /> Questions for Task Force <br /> 13.Does the Task Force agree with the downtown gateway locations? <br /> 14.Does the Task Force have any comments on the Downtown Design chapter? <br /> Other Recommended Revisions <br /> In addition to the currently proposed redline changes and substantive policy items <br /> outlined above, the specific plan as drafted in redline could benefit from consolidation of <br /> policies, both within each individual chapters such as the Downtown Design chapter, <br /> and from across chapters (e.g., between the Land Use and Downtown Design chapter). <br /> Such revisions would be made in a refined draft as the next iteration of the specific plan <br /> is developed. <br /> Task Force and Public Review <br /> Staff requests the Task Force: (1) review the redlined drafts; and (2) provide feedback <br /> as requested in this memo, and any additional comments. <br /> Prepared for the April 24, 2018 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 12 of 13 <br />