ATTACHMENT A
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Planning Commission Recommendation
Organized by Plan Chapter
Incorporated
into the
Recommended
CDSP
Chapter 1 – Introduction
No. 1 Incorporate the parcels between S. Mentor Avenue and S. Wilson Avenue, north of Cordova Street, into the Central District Specific Plan area and redesignate the parcels from High Density Residential to Medium Mixed-Use and rezone from RM-48 to CD-MU-N with a density of 64 dwelling units per acre.
Yes
(Page 4)
No. 2 Revise text referencing the Old Pasadena Streetscapes and Alleys Walkways Refined Concept Plan (July 1995) to include subsequent actions in 1996.
Yes
(Page 8)
No. 3 Revise the ‘What We Heard’ text box and add ‘conform to design standards’ to the streetscape bullet.
Yes
(Page 12)
Chapter 2 – Background
No. 4 Tie the results of the citywide historic survey automatically to the plan so that Map 2.1-2 does not need to be updated.
Yes
(Page 18)
No. 5 Include two landmarks to Map 2.1-2: 489 E. Colorado Boulevard (Harry Fitzgerald Building) and 475 S. Lake Avenue (I. Magnin & Company Building).
Yes
(Pages 18/19)
No. 6 Correct photo caption to reference the street North Fair Oaks Avenue instead of Colorado Boulevard.
Yes
(Page 25)
Chapter 3 – Vision, Goals, & Policies
No. 7 Revise the vision statement to add “assistive device” to the list of supported transportation modes.
Yes
(Page 42)
No. 8 Reference the citywide design guidelines for outdoor dining where appropriate.
Yes
(Page 44)
No. 9 Add Memorial Park to Policy 10f. Yes
(Page 56)
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Attachment A: Planning Commission Recommendation Page 1 City Council October 16, 2023
Planning Commission Recommendation
Organized by Plan Chapter
Incorporated
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CDSP
Chapter 4 – Zoning & Land Use
No. 10 Rezone the parcels between N. Madison Avenue, N. Oak Knoll Avenue, E. Walnut Street, and E. Union Street from CD-RM-87 to CD-MU-N with a density of 87 du/ac.
Yes
(Page 73)
No. 11 Allow residential uses, except on the ground floor of a building, along S. Lake Avenue between Cordova and San Pasqual Street, and rezone from CD-CL to CD-MU-N with a density of 48 du/ac per acre.
No
Chapter 6 – Development & Design Standards (renamed as ‘Private Standards’) No. 12 Retitle Chapter 6 to “Private Realm Development and Objective Design Standards” to distinguish between private and public realm standards.
Yes
(Pages 14, 97)
No. 13 Revise text box on building setbacks and streetwalls to include other forms of treating corners, such as towers, to emphasize ‘strong massing’.
Yes
(Page 110)
No. 14 Revise text box honoring historic significance by eliminating the phrase around “mimicry” and using terms such as “compatible” and “complimentary” to encourage more appropriate design.
Yes
(Page 112)
No. 15 Clarify the standard on recessed windows that windows need to be recessed three inches from the muntins or similar window element, not the face of the window, to achieve a greater recess (6.2.3.A.3).
Yes
(Page 121)
No. 16 Revise the standard on awnings and canopies to establish a minimum projection of three feet instead of a maximum size of two- thirds of the width of the sidewalk (6.2.4.A).
Yes
(Page 121)
No. 17 Include a statement about ‘dark skies’ and limiting light pollution. Yes (Page 122)
No. 18 Revise the standard on venting to require vents to be located on secondary facades, where feasible, and only on primary façade when necessary (6.2.6.B).
Yes
(Page 122)
No. 19 Require exterior light fixtures to incorporate glass, or similar material on the bottom of the fixture for safety and to lessen the chance it will accumulate with dirt and/or bugs.
Yes
(Page 123)
No. 20 Revise the standard on water features for common open space, such that they are one of several optional amenities, to encourage other non-water features (6.3.3.G).
Yes
(Page 126)
Central District Specific Plan Update
Attachment A: Planning Commission Recommendation Page 2 City Council October 16, 2023
Planning Commission Recommendation
Organized by Plan Chapter
Incorporated
into the
Recommended
CDSP
No. 21 Remove the requirement for a new plaza at the northeast corner of South Lake Avenue and California Boulevard as a required publicly accessible open space.
No
No. 22 Use ‘negative’ photo examples to show what is not acceptable, as appropriate.
Yes
(Page 133)
Chapter 7 - Implementation & Administration
No. 23 Add to the implementation table, Table 7.1-1, a new action item to prepare a ‘pedestrian action strategy’ for the Central District Specific Plan area.
Yes
(Page 140)
No. 24 Add an implementation task, under ‘Infrastructure, Mobility, and Sustainability’ for the creation of an interdepartmental team led by a ‘chief of placemaking’, appointed by the City Manager, to manage, facilitate, and coordinate activities in the Central District area to create great places, in coordination with the appropriate Business Improvement District(s), property owners, and other stakeholder, including Pasadena Heritage and the Complete Street Coalition.
Also included in this task, the City Manager shall, within one year of the adoption of the Central District Specific Plan, prepare a budget proposal for initial funding of the improvements in the Plan.
No
No. 25 Incorporate language from the adopted Housing Element’s program on adaptive reuse into the Central District Specific Plan implementation action item IMS-7: Adaptative Reuse Program.
Yes
(Page 140)
No. 27 Revise implementation action item ‘PA-7: Community Parks’ to prioritize identifying opportunity areas for future park space(s) in a ’Near-Term’ timeframe (0-5 years) and eliminate the identification of any type of needs assessment or related study or plan.
Yes
(Page 141)
No. 26 Revise the timeframe of implementation actions ‘PA-3: Pedestrian- Oriented Art in Public Realm’ and ‘PA-4: Paseo Activation’ from ‘Medium-Term’ to ‘Ongoing’.
Yes
(Page 141)
All Chapters -
No. 28 Revise text to ensure consistent use of the terms ‘publicly accessible open space’ and ‘public open space.’ Yes