2.1 Introduction

The key design principles of East Area 1 are related to the core concept that it be a walkable neighborhood, connected to the existing City and respecting the adjacent agricultural uses. These principles include:

• A network of pedestrian-oriented streets that organize the neighborhood into small interconnected blocks,
  
  
• A mix of uses within easy walking distance of one another, including up to 1,500 residences of diverse types– ranging from larger family houses, to smaller houses and town houses, to modest apartments – flexible live-work and work-live and mixed-use buildings that support small businesses of various types, a range of neighborhood serving commercial uses totaling up to 285,000 s.f., and up to 150,000 s.f. of light industrial and employment uses;
  
  
• Public spaces and civic facilities in the form of parks, greens, plazas and paseos.

This Section of the Specific Plan describes the intended form, character, and uses of East Area 1, and introduces the Development Standards – detailed in Section 5 – that implement the policies described in the previous section. These policies are the foundation for planning and design of the master plan for East Area 1, and are the basis for the Development Standards.

The Development Standards guide design and construction of all improvements and the location and nature of all land uses within the Specific Plan area by applying its regulations through the City’s development review process. The Development Standards are intended to ensure that all buildings, related site improvements, and public improvements work together to define the pedestrian-oriented public realm – harmonious with each other in scale and architecture – to create an attractive, walkable neighborhood. Figures 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4 illustrate the envisioned character.

Figure 2-1: The Central Park at the joint between the Haun Creek Neighborhood and the Civic District.