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Planning staff proposes mid‑block rights, massing controls and green‑factor in Eastern Neighborhoods heights plan
Summary
Urban‑design staff proposed height criteria and detailed massing controls — including mid‑block pedestrian easements for very large parcels, alley sunlight protections, mass‑reduction triggers for facades over 200 feet and an optional vertical architectural element — aiming to preserve neighborhood scale while enabling transit‑oriented growth.
Urban design staff presented the commission with the height‑setting criteria and detailed design controls that would accompany the proposed Eastern Neighborhoods rezoning. Neil Roshoey, the department’s urban designer, said staff used eight criteria to set heights and design guidance — local context, the urban design element, respect for topography and bay access, support for major transit and civic streets, building‑type rationalization, sensitivity to alleys and minor streets, pedestrian experience, and historic fabric protections.
Mid‑block rights of way, massing and alleys
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