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P21-1173, PUD-146 and Tract 8631: 475 & 493 St. John Street Planning Commission 22 of 32 areas and plazas into building design along street fronts outside of the public right -of- way, and for dining, upper floors as feasible. LD-P.20: Downtown Commercial: Ground floor residential may be located behind commercial uses on properties without frontage on Main Street in the Downtown Commercial district provided that: • Street fronting commercial space is required, with a minimum building depth of 50-feet to ensure viable commercial uses; • Re-development sites have no net loss of commercial square footage; • Residential at the rear of the site designed to minimize visibility from the commercial street-front; • Corner lots maintain a commercial character on secondary frontages to the maximum extent feasible; and • The proposed residential is fully parked on-site. LD-P.55 Transitional Streets. Maintain the mixed residential/commercial character of side streets at the edges of the commercial area to serve as a buffer to adjacent residential neighborhoods. LD-P.58 Parklets and Pedestrian Activity. Encourage the creation of temporary or permanent parklets (extensions of the sidewalk, usually over an on-street parking space that serves as a small public park, bicycle parking, or space for outdoor dining) and mini plazas along Main Street and side streets with the purpose of linking the Main Street commercial blocks and promoting pedestrian activity. The commercial buildings would have ground floor uses fronting St. John Street, both buildings would have a depth of approximately 52 feet and would not reduce the amount of commercial square footage over that which exists for the restaurant and indoor event area today (existing square footage is approximately 788 and approximately 3,336 square feet (inclusive of ancillary structures) is proposed. A plaza for outdoor seating will further expand the available area for commercial activity, promote pedestrian activity and further link St. John Street with Main Street. Apart from the existing Barone’s residence, the new residential development would be behind the commercial buildings and fully parked on-site. The mixed-use project would serve as a buffer and transition to adjacent residential developments. As proposed, the project conforms to the DSP policies noted. Historic Resources and Certificate of Appropriateness The existing residence is listed as a historic resource in the General Plan because of its age. A historic resource evaluation for the project site determined the existing single-family house, in addition to all other structures on-site, were not considered historic resources. However, the distinctive character and quality of the home were recognized by City Council in their discussion of the site, and in prior actions of the City Council with respect to Downtown buildings, and consistent with Policy LD.P.15, it would be retained.