EAST SOMA AREA PLAN SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVES
1. LAND USE	OBJECTIVE 1.1 ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING AND OTHER MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN EAST SOMA WHILE MAINTAINING ITS EXISTING SPECIAL MIXED-USE CHARACTER OBJECTIVE 1.2 MAXIMIZE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN KEEPING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OBJECTIVE 1.3 INSTITUTE FLEXIBLE “LEGAL NONCONFORMING USE” PROVISIONS TO ENSURE A CONTINUED MIX OF USES IN EAST SOMA OBJECTIVE 1.4 SUPPORT A ROLE FOR “KNOWLEDGE SECTOR” BUSINESSES IN EAST SOMA OBJECTIVE 1.5 MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF NOISE ON AFFECTED AREAS AND ENSURE GENERAL PLAN NOISE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET OBJECTIVE 1.6 IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY FOR SENSITIVE LAND USES IN EAST SOMA
2. HOUSING	OBJECTIVE 2.1 ENSURE THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF NEW HOUSING CREATED IN THE EAST SOMA IS AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INCOMES OBJECTIVE 2.2 RETAIN AND IMPROVE EXISTING HOUSING AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL INCOMES OBJECTIVE 2.3 ENSURE THAT NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS SATISFY AN ARRAY OF HOUSING NEEDS WITH RESPECT TO TENURE, UNIT MIX AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2.4 LOWER THE COST OF THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING OBJECTIVE 2.5 PROMOTE HEALTH THROUGH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND LOCATION OBJECTIVE 2.6 CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE CITY’S EFFORTS TO INCREASE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY
3. BUILT FORM	OBJECTIVE 3.1 PROMOTE AN URBAN FORM THAT REINFORCES EAST SOMA’S DISTINCTIVE PLACE IN THE CITY’S LARGER FORM AND STRENGTHENS ITS PHYSICAL FABRIC AND CHARACTER OBJECTIVE 3.2 PROMOTE AN URBAN FORM AND ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER THAT SUPPORTS WALKING AND SUSTAINS A DIVERSE, ACTIVE AND SAFE PUBLIC REALM OBJECTIVE 3.3 PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE PLAN AREA
4. TRANSPORTATION	OBJECTIVE 4.1 IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO BETTER SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH OF MARKET OBJECTIVE 4.2 INCREASE TRANSIT RIDERSHIP BY MAKING IT MORE COMFORTABLE AND EASIER TO USE OBJECTIVE 4.3 ESTABLISH PARKING POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND REDUCE CONGESTION AND PRIVATE VEHICLE TRIPS BY ENCOURAGING TRAVEL BY NON-AUTO MODES OBJECTIVE 4.4 SUPPORT THE CIRCULATION NEEDS OF EXISTING AND NEW PDR USES IN EAST SOMA OBJECTIVE 4.5 CONSIDER THE STREET NETWORK IN THE EAST SOMA AS A CITY RESOURCE ESSENTIAL TO MULTI-MODAL MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.. OBJECTIVE 4.6 SUPPORT WALKING AS A KEY TRANSPORTATION MODE BY IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION WITHIN EAST SOMA AND TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY OBJECTIVE 4.7 IMPROVE AND EXPAND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BICYCLING AS AN IMPORTANT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVE 4.8 ENCOURAGE ALTERNATIVES TO CAR OWNERSHIP AND THE REDUCTION OF PRIVATE VEHICLE TRIPS OBJECTIVE 4.9 FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF AUTOMOBILES BY MANAGING CONGESTION AND OTHER NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC OBJECTIVE 4.10 DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
5. STREETS AND OPEN SPACE	OBJECTIVE 5.1 PROVIDE PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS OBJECTIVE 5.2 ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES HIGH QUALITY PRIVATE OPEN SPACE OBJECTIVE 5.3 CREATE A NETWORK OF GREEN STREETS THAT CONNECTS OPEN SPACES AND IMPROVES THE WALKABILITY, AESTHETICS AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OBJECTIVE 5.4 THE OPEN SPACE SYSTEM SHOULD BOTH BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND STRENGTHEN THE ENVIRONMENT OBJECTIVE 5.5 ENSURE THAT EXISTING OPEN SPACE, RECREATION AND PARK FACILITIES ARE WELL MAINTAINED
6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	OBJECTIVE 6.1 SUPPORT THE WELLBEING OF A VARIETY OF BUSINESSES IN THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS OBJECTIVE 6.2 INCREASE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WORKERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOUGHT-AFTER JOB SKILLS
7. COMMUNITY FACILITIES	OBJECTIVE 7.1 PROVIDE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES OBJECTIVE 7.2 ENSURE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN NEIGHBORHOODS OBJECTIVE 7.3 REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUTH OF MARKET AS THE CENTER OF FILIPINO-AMERICAN LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO
8. HISTORIC RESOURCES	OBJECTIVE 8.1 IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE EAST SOMA AREA PLAN OBJECTIVE 8.2 PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND REUSE HISTORIC RESOURCES WITHIN THE EAST SOMA AREA PLAN OBJECTIVE 8.3 ENSURE THAT HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ONGOING PLANNING PROCESSES FOR THE EAST SOMA PLAN AREA AS THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME OBJECTIVE 8.4 PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE INHERENTLY “GREEN” STRATEGY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. OBJECTIVE 8.5 PROVIDE PRESERVATION INCENTIVES, GUIDANCE, AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE EAST SOMA PLAN AREA OBJECTIVE 8.6 FOSTER PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE EAST SOMA AREA PLAN