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EP |
Executive Park Subarea | |
| EP.INT | Introduction | |
| 1. LAND USE | ||
| CREATE A SENSITIVELY PLANNED AND DESIGNED URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN EXECUTIVE PARK, INCLUDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OVER TIME OF THE OFFICE USES NOW THERE. | ||
| Create an urban neighborhood that balances density with livability. | ||
| Create a neighborhood form that supports residential density. | ||
| Create a neighborhood supportive of diverse families and mixed incomes. | ||
| EP.2 | MEET THE DAILY NEEDS OF RESIDENTS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. | |
| Encourage the development of centralized neighborhood-serving retail uses to serve the daily needs of residents. | ||
| Improve physical connections that would encourage residents to shop in nearby neighborhood commercial districts, such as Leland Avenue. | ||
2. STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION |
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| EP.3 | CREATE A CITY STREET PATTERN SUPPORTIVE OF AN URBAN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. | |
| EP.3.1 | Establish a new internal street grid between Harney Way, Alana Way, Executive Park Boulevard, Executive Park West and Executive Park East that would divide the existing site into smaller blocks more in keeping with the typical San Francisco built pattern. | |
| EP.3.2 | Ensure existing street and new proposed streets are deigned and constructed in a way that promotes pedestrian and bicycle usage, clarifies travel ways and purpose of different streets, and is aesthetically coherent and pleasant. | |
| EP.3.3 | Reconfigure the intersection of Harney Way, Mellon Drive and Alana Way to support the Subarea’s new role as a residential neighborhood. | |
| EP.3.4 | Require that buildings and their uses along Harney and Alana face those streets with appropriate entries, setbacks or other features that will enable appropriate activation of Harney and Alana as urban streets, regardless of the final configuration. | |
| EP.3.5 | Establish a mechanism that will assign responsibility in an equitable way on the implementation of streetscape and infrastructure improvements along with other possible off-site improvements. | |
| EP.4 | ENCOURAGE WALKING AND BICYCLING AS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF ACCESSING DAILY SERVICES AND NEEDS. | |
| EP.4.1 | Create a pedestrian network that includes streets devoted to or primarily oriented to pedestrian use. | |
| EP.4.2 | Improve pedestrian areas by ensuring human scale and interest. | |
| EP.4.3 | Provide for safe and convenient bicycle use as a viable means of transportation. | |
| EP.4.4 | Provide ample, secure and conveniently located bicycle parking. | |
| EP.5 | REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON THE AUTOMOBILE. | |
| EP.5.1 | Provide a range of transportation opportunities to the residents of Executive Park. | |
| EP.5.2 | Encourage the expansion of transit services to the area. | |
| EP.5.3 | Discourage the ownership of automobiles by unbundling parking from the provision of housing. | |
3. URBAN DESIGN |
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| EP.6 | ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY THAT REFLECTS THE SCALE AND CHARACTER OF A TYPICAL SAN FRANCISCO URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. | |
| EP.6.1 | Provide a consistent streetwall that defines the street as a useable, comfortable civic space. | |
| EP.6.2 | Require an engaging transition between private development and the public realm. | |
| EP.7 | CREATE A DISTINCTIVE SKYLINE THAT COMPLIMENTS THE LARGER FORM OF BAYVIEW HILL, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE BAY, AND IS A GATEWAY TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM THE SOUTH. | |
| EP.7.1 | Preserve public views of the bay from the neighborhood and through the neighborhood from key distinct public locations. | |
| EP.7.2 | Respect the form of Bayview Hill and follow the policies already established in the Urban Design Element that address building heights near the waterfront. | |
| EP.7.3 | Ensure that existing and new streets and open spaces receive adequate sunlight and sky access. | |
| EP.7.4 | Allow buildings greater than 85 feet in height only if they meet all of the criteria in the Design Guidelines. | |
| EP.8 | PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RESOURCES. | |
| EP.8.1 | In the design and construction of new buildings, streets, and open space in Executive Park, use best practices for sustainable design and resource conservation. | |
| 4. COMMUNITY FACILITIES - RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE | ||
| EP.9 | PROVIDE AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO SERVE EXISTING AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. | |
| EP.9.1 | Encourage development that provides the necessary community facilities to serve the intended population and to create a livable neighborhood. | |
| EP.10 | ENHANCE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND CONNECTIONS TO IT. | |
| EP.10.1 | Provide convenient access to a variety of recreation opportunities. | |
| EP.10.2 | Provide adequate maintenance for public and publicly accessible areas. | |