BALBOA PARK STATION AREA PLAN SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVES
1. LAND USE	OBJECTIVE 1.1 INTEGRATE THE DIVERSE USES IN THE PLAN AREA AROUND THE COMMERCIAL SPINE AND TRANSIT NODE. OBJECTIVE 1.2 STRENGTHEN THE OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. OBJECTIVE 1.3 ESTABLISH AN ACTIVE, MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE TRANSIT STATION. OBJECTIVE 1.4 DEVELOP THE RESERVOIRS IN A MANNER THAT WILL BEST BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CITY, AND THE REGION AS A WHOLE. OBJECTIVE 1.5 PLAN FOR PHYSICAL CHANGES AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
2. TRANSPORTATION	OBJECTIVE 2.1 EMPHASIZE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OBJECTIVE 2.2 RECONSTRUCT AND RECONFIGURE MAJOR STREETS IN THE PLAN AREA TO ENCOURAGE TRAVEL BY NON-AUTO MODES. OBJECTIVE 2.3 RECONNECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS BISECTED BY THE INTERSTATE 280. OBJECTIVE 2.4 ENCOURAGE WALKING, BIKING, PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
3. PARKING	OBJECTIVE 3.1 ESTABLISH PARKING STANDARDS AND CONTROLS THAT PROMOTE QUALITY OF PLACE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. OBJECTIVE 3.2 ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT PARKING AVAILABILITY FOR RESIDENTS. OBJECTIVE 3.3 ENSURE THAT NEW OFF-STREET PARKING DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OR THE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLINESS OF STREETS IN THE PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 3.4 ESTABLISH PARKING POLICIES TO SUPPORT REVITALIZATION OF THE OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. OBJECTIVE 3.5 ESTABLISH PARKING POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE NEW TRANSIT STATION NEIGHBORHOOD.
4. HOUSING	OBJECTIVE 4.1 MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL INFILL THROUGHOUT THE PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 4.2 STRENGTHEN THE OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BY PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE MIX OF HOUSING. OBJECTIVE 4.3 ESTABLISH AN ACTIVE, MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THE TRANSIT STATION THAT EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING. OBJECTIVE 4.4 CONSIDER HOUSING AS A PRIMARY COMPONENT TO ANY DEVELOPMENT ON THE RESERVOIR. OBJECTIVE 4.5 PROVIDE INCREASED HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDABLE TO A MIX OF HOUSEHOLDS AT VARYING INCOME LEVELS. OBJECTIVE 4.6 ENHANCE AND PRESERVE THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK OBJECTIVE 4.7 PROMOTE HEALTH THROUGH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND LOCATION.
5. STREETS AND OPEN SPACE	OBJECTIVE 5.1 CREATE A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC PARKS, PLAZAS AND OPEN SPACES IN THE PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 5.2 CREATE OPEN SPACE WITHIN NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE OPEN SPACE SYSTEM OBJECTIVE 5.3 PROMOTE AN URBAN FORM AND ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER THAT SUPPORTS WALKING AND SUSTAINS A DIVERSE, ACTIVE AND SAFE PUBLIC REALM. OBJECTIVE 5.4 CREATE AN SPACE SYSTEM THAT BOTH BEAUTIFIES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STRENGTHENS THE ENVIRONMENT.
6. BUILT FORM	OBJECTIVE 6.1 CREATE STRONG PHYSICAL AND VISUAL LINKS BETWEEN THE TRANSIT STATION NEIGHBORHOOD, CITY COLLEGE, AND THE OCEAN AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. OBJECTIVE 6.2 KNIT TOGETHER ISOLATED SECTIONS OF THE PLAN AREA WITH NEW MIXED-USE INFILL BUILDINGS. OBJECTIVE 6.3 DEVELOP THE TRANSIT STATION NEIGHBORHOOD TO EMPHASIZE ITS IMPORTANCE AS A TRANSIT HUB AND LOCAL LANDMARK. OBJECTIVE 6.4 RESPECT AND BUILD FROM THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHED PATTERNS AND TRADITIONS OF BUILDING MASSING, ARTICULATION, AND ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND THE CITY. OBJECTIVE 6.5 PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE PLAN AREA.
7. HISTORIC PRESERVATION	OBJECTIVE 7.1 PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND REUSE HISTORIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE BALBOA PARK STATION PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 7.2 INTEGRATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION WITH THE LAND-USE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE BALBOA PARK STATION PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 7.3 FOSTER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE BALBOA PARK STATION PLAN AREA. OBJECTIVE 7.4 PROVIDE PRESERVATION INCENTIVES, GUIDANCE, AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE BALBOA PARK STATION PLAN AREA.
8. PUBLIC ART	OBJECTIVE 8.1 INTEGRATE ART INTO THE FABRIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.