R3 Zoning District – Evaluation of Location Criteria for Draft Change Areas
Target Growth to
Areas with Higher
Allowed Density
Access to Public
Transit (ECR, Light
Rail, Caltrain)
Adjacent to
Commercial/
Employment
(incl. across streets)
Along Major Corridors
(Arterials, Freeways)
Not Adjacent to
R1 or R2
(incl. across streets)
Average Parcel Size Realistic Density
Increase
Summary
=
No parcels allow 35
units per acre or more
Outside ½ mile from
any service
Not adjacent Not along More than half of area
is adjacent
< 60,000 sf Percent increase from
existing to capacity (6
stories) < 200%
0 =
Portion of area allows
35 units per acre or
more
Within ½ mile from 1
service
Less than half of area
is adjacent
Less than half of area
is along
Less than half of area
is adjacent
60,000 sf –
120,000 sf
Percent increase from
existing to capacity
between 200 and 300
1 =
100% of area allows 35
units per acre or more
Within ¼ mile from 1
service or ½ mile from
2 services
More than half of area
is adjacent
More than half of area
is along
Not Adjacent > 120,000 sf Percent increase from
existing to capacity (6
stories) > 300
2 1. Del Medio South
9 2. Del Medio North
10 3. Middlefield/Independence
5 4. Paulsen Park/Laurel Senior
8 5. California/Ortega
8 6. California/Latham/Rengstorff
/ *
8.5 7. Park Plaza Apts
10 8. Shoreline/Montecito
8 9. San Veron Park Apts
7 10. Chateau Apts
10 11. Evelyn/Calderon
11 12. Central Park Apts
/ *
8.5 13. Continental/Dale
/ *
9.5 14. Solano Apts
9 *Some parcels are one category and some parcels are another.
Note: The criterion “supports creation of parks” was included in the assumptions for minimum parcel areas to generate the draft Change Areas.
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