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Midtown Specific Plan <br />BUILDING FORM <br />Building form shall contribute to the unique character desired for <br />Midtown's various activity districts. <br />• Cluster taller buildings on Main Street from Civic Center Drive <br />to Washington Avenue, tapering heights and intensities towards <br />Washington Avenue, to reinforce existing office towers, and to <br />express the Civic/Professional and Financial Districts' role as <br />employment centers. A tower form is most appropriate for Main <br />Street, because it reflects the form of existing office structures. <br />There shall be only one new tower of 6 to 8 stories in the <br />Rnancial District, with other buildings of one and two stories. <br />Use lower buildings to.define and protect pedestrian space and <br />create an activity edge along Main Street and the mid -block <br />extensions of Ninth, Eleventh and Fourteenth Streets. <br />The form and siting of older structures of character on <br />Broadway E%O11si ffgt and Bush (sited on small lots <br />with front and side yards) shall be reflected by new <br />development and revitalization of existing buildings along these <br />streets. <br />Establish specific height zones to regulate building height, with the <br />greatest heights on Main Street between Civic Center Drive and <br />Washington, intermediate heights on Broadway below Tenth Street <br />and on Main Street north of Washington, and the lowest building <br />heights along Broadway and Bush Streets. (See Exhibit 6, General <br />Building Heights.) <br />OPEN SPACE NODES <br />Main Street shall be accented by two open space nodes, one at the <br />intersection of Tenth, and one at Washington. These nodes are <br />intended to provide open space relief in the center of Midtown. <br />These nodes shall be connected by a linear open s ace. strip along <br />Sycamore e�apa ,wrQ{VfyIlaffj, which will <br />function as an integral part of Midtown's central open space resource, <br />PEDESTRIAN SPACE <br />Pedestrian space shall reinforce the ground floor activities within <br />districts and provide convenient and attractive routes and social <br />spaces throughout Midtown. Main Street and the Ninth Street <br />pedestrian way are the primary shopping streets with continuous <br />storefronts defining the street space. <br />Wherever possible, the sidewalk will be widened to encourage <br />pedestrian activity and provide space for enhanced landscaping <br />and streetscape amenities. <br />Strengthen the qualities of pedestrian space on Broadway and <br />Bush by maintaining mature street trees, landscaped front <br />yards, clear pedestrian paths, and by requiring future <br />development to provide these features. <br />—Jli I ,Il__J�_ <br />H HIGH (5 stories and up) <br />M MEDIUM (3 to 4 H stories) <br />L LOW (Up to 2 stories) <br />Note: These height districts are general <br />Refer to design guidelines for specific <br />requirements. <br />Exhibit 6 General Building Heights <br />Chapter 3: Specific Plan Principles Page 7 of 37 21 <br />