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1IN
TRO
DU
CTI
ON
IN T
HIS
CH
AP
TE
R
1.1
Purp
ose
and
Defi
niti
on
of a
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an
1.2
Reg
iona
l Co
ntex
t an
d P
lann
ing
Are
a B
oun
dar
ies
1.3
Plan
ning
Co
ntex
t
1.4
Co
mm
unity
-Bas
ed P
lann
ing
Pro
cess
and
Invo
lvem
ent
1.5
Do
cum
ent
Ove
rvie
w
The
com
mun
ity o
f Nap
a is
read
y to
enh
ance
its
uniq
ue, c
olo
rful
and
his
toric
ally
si
gni
fi can
t D
ow
nto
wn
core
to
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of r
esid
ents
whi
le c
ont
inui
ng t
o
dra
w v
isito
rs fr
om
aro
und
the
reg
ion
and
the
wo
rld. T
he D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an p
rovi
des
the
gui
din
g fr
amew
ork
for
real
izin
g t
he v
isio
n o
f a v
ibra
nt, h
ealth
y an
d b
alan
ced
ped
estr
ian-
orie
nted
city
cen
ter.
The
Spec
ifi c
Plan
is t
he c
ulm
inat
ion
of a
co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e co
mm
unity
eng
agem
ent,
p
lann
ing
and
des
ign
effo
rt. I
t re
fl ect
s th
e d
esire
s an
d a
spira
tions
of a
wid
e ra
nge
of c
om
mun
ity m
emb
ers,
sta
keho
lder
s, s
teer
ing
co
mm
ittee
par
ticip
ants
, City
sta
ff,
and
the
Pla
nnin
g C
om
mis
sio
n an
d C
ity C
oun
cil.
The
pur
po
se o
f the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an
is t
o il
lust
rate
and
brin
g t
o li
fe t
he c
om
mun
ity-b
ased
vis
ion;
out
line
gui
del
ines
and
d
evel
op
men
t st
and
ard
s th
at s
upp
ort
the
vis
ion;
and
cre
ate
an im
ple
men
tatio
n ac
tion
pla
n to
sys
tem
atic
ally
ach
ieve
its
key
ob
ject
ives
.
The
Do
wnt
ow
n N
apa
Spec
ifi c
Plan
are
a (re
ferr
ed t
o h
erei
n as
eith
er D
ow
nto
wn
or
the
Plan
ning
Are
a) h
as m
any
attr
ibut
es t
o s
upp
ort
a t
hriv
ing
city
cen
ter.
Ass
ets
upo
n w
hich
to
bui
ld in
clud
e th
e ar
ea’s
hist
oric
fab
ric, a
n ac
tive
and
eng
aged
co
mm
unity
, lo
cal f
estiv
als
and
eve
nts,
and
uni
que
nat
ural
reso
urce
s su
ch a
s th
e N
apa
Riv
er.
MA
Y
20
12
CH
AP
TER
1
2
Ther
e al
so a
re o
pp
ort
uniti
es t
o d
evel
op
new
p
roje
cts
and
reha
bili
tate
exi
stin
g b
uild
ing
s w
ith
com
mer
cial
bus
ines
ses
and
co
mm
unity
faci
litie
s th
at w
ill b
reat
he n
ew li
fe in
to t
he h
eart
of N
apa.
W
hat
is g
ener
ally
lack
ing
, ho
wev
er, i
s a
cohe
sive
id
entit
y th
at t
ies
thes
e as
sets
to
get
her
and
en
cour
ages
co
mp
lem
enta
ry u
ses
that
can
dra
w
visi
tors
and
loca
ls t
o t
he a
rea
at a
ll tim
es o
f the
day
.
To h
elp
ach
ieve
its
ob
ject
ives
, the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an
out
lines
a s
et o
f rec
om
men
ded
imp
rove
men
ts
to c
ultiv
ate
a p
hysi
cally
att
ract
ive,
eco
nom
ical
ly
heal
thy
and
so
cial
ly a
nim
ated
city
cen
ter.
This
in
clud
es e
stab
lishi
ng a
n ap
pro
pria
te m
ix, d
ensi
ty
and
orie
ntat
ion
of u
ses
to im
pro
ve t
he b
usin
ess
envi
ronm
ent
and
pro
vid
e p
eop
le w
ith m
ore
o
pp
ort
uniti
es t
o li
ve, w
ork
and
pla
y in
Do
wnt
ow
n.
It a
lso
ent
ails
enh
anci
ng t
he a
uto
, tra
nsit
and
b
icyc
le c
ircul
atio
n ne
two
rk a
nd p
edes
tria
n st
reet
scap
e. S
uch
imp
rove
men
ts w
ill a
llow
peo
ple
to
hav
e ea
sy a
nd e
ffi ci
ent
acce
ss in
to a
nd o
ut
of D
ow
nto
wn,
as
wel
l as
gre
at m
ob
ility
op
tions
th
roug
hout
the
city
co
re.
Oth
er s
pec
ifi c
ob
ject
ives
are
to
:
• D
efi n
e a
uniq
ue id
entit
y fo
r D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a th
at b
uild
s o
n its
exi
stin
g h
isto
ric
elem
ents
and
nat
ural
set
ting
;
• C
ultiv
ate
a D
ow
nto
wn
that
is w
elco
min
g
and
acc
essi
ble
to
all
mo
des
of
tran
spo
rtat
ion
by
imp
rovi
ng b
oth
bic
ycle
an
d p
edes
tria
n ro
utes
of t
rave
l;
• C
atal
yze
inve
stm
ent
to s
upp
ort
the
ec
ono
mic
vita
lity
of t
he D
ow
nto
wn
area
th
roug
h a
cust
om
ized
fi na
ncin
g a
nd
imp
lem
enta
tion
pla
n;
• Im
pro
ve c
onn
ectiv
ity w
ithin
Do
wnt
ow
n an
d t
o s
urro
und
ing
nei
ghb
orh
oo
ds;
• E
nco
urag
e us
es a
nd a
men
ities
tha
t w
ill
pro
mo
te a
ctiv
ity t
hro
ugho
ut t
he d
ay a
nd
nig
ht;
• Pr
om
ote
sus
tain
able
des
ign
and
d
evel
op
men
t an
d h
isto
ric p
rese
rvat
ion
by
pro
vid
ing
ince
ntiv
es t
o d
evel
op
ers
that
o
ffer
gre
en, e
nviro
nmen
tally
sen
sitiv
e p
roje
cts
as w
ell a
s hi
sto
ric p
rese
rvat
ion
and
ad
aptiv
e re
-use
pro
ject
s;
• E
nsur
e th
at D
ow
nto
wn
emb
race
s th
e N
apa
Riv
er t
hro
ugh
orie
ntin
g n
ew
dev
elo
pm
ent
tow
ard
the
riv
er a
nd
inst
itutin
g r
iver
-frie
ndly
des
ign
and
co
nstr
uctio
n p
ract
ices
; and
• B
ols
ter
the
envi
ronm
ent
as a
des
tinat
ion
for
livin
g, w
ork
ing
and
pla
ying
.
FI
NA
L
DO
WN
TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
IF
IC
P
LA
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
3
The
Spec
ifi c
Plan
is a
to
ol t
hat
will
be
used
by
the
City
of N
apa,
its
resi
den
ts a
nd it
s b
usin
esse
s to
sh
ape
and
cre
ate
a vi
bra
nt c
ity c
ente
r. A
prim
ary
pur
po
se o
f the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an is
to
out
line
a co
mm
onl
y ag
reed
up
on
com
mun
ity-b
ased
vis
ion
for
the
futu
re. T
he S
pec
ifi c
Plan
als
o p
rovi
des
the
ne
cess
ary
step
s to
gui
de
futu
re p
ublic
and
priv
ate
inve
stm
ent
in t
he D
ow
nto
wn
area
.
In t
he S
tate
of C
alifo
rnia
, a s
pec
ifi c
pla
n is
one
o
f the
man
y p
olic
y an
d re
gul
ato
ry t
oo
ls u
sed
by
loca
l go
vern
men
ts a
s a
com
ple
men
t to
a g
ener
al
pla
n, w
hich
is t
he o
vera
rchi
ng p
olic
y d
ocu
men
t fo
r th
e en
tire
city
. Sp
ecifi
c p
lans
imp
lem
ent
a ci
ty o
r co
unty
’s g
ener
al p
lan
thro
ugh
the
dev
elo
pm
ent
of m
ore
det
aile
d p
olic
ies,
pro
gra
ms
and
re
gul
atio
ns fo
r a
loca
lized
are
a. A
sp
ecifi
c p
lan
can
focu
s o
n a
rang
e o
f to
pic
s, fr
om
bro
ad p
olic
y co
ncep
ts t
o d
etai
led
dev
elo
pm
ent
reg
ulat
ions
, b
ut it
is re
qui
red
to
ad
dre
ss t
he fo
llow
ing
: lan
d
use,
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n an
d c
ircul
atio
n, u
tiliti
es a
nd
infr
astr
uctu
re, p
ublic
faci
litie
s, d
evel
op
men
t st
and
ard
s, a
nd im
ple
men
tatio
n an
d fi
nanc
ing
.
Bec
ause
sp
ecifi
c p
lans
are
mec
hani
sms
for
exec
utin
g t
he g
oal
s an
d p
olic
ies
of a
co
mm
unity
’s g
ener
al p
lan,
sta
te la
w re
qui
res
that
sp
ecifi
c p
lans
m
ust
be
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
he g
ener
al p
lan.
Onc
e ad
op
ted
, the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an w
ill g
uid
e al
l new
d
evel
op
men
t in
Do
wnt
ow
n, w
hich
will
be
req
uire
d
to fo
llow
the
po
licie
s, p
rog
ram
s, re
gul
atio
ns a
nd
gui
del
ines
set
fort
h in
the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an.
The
auth
orit
y fo
r p
rep
arat
ion
and
ad
op
tion
of s
pec
ifi c
pla
ns is
set
fort
h in
the
Cal
iforn
ia
Go
vern
men
t C
od
e, S
ectio
ns 6
5450
thr
oug
h 65
457.
Th
e la
w s
tipul
ates
tha
t a
spec
ifi c
pla
n m
ust
incl
ude
text
and
dia
gra
ms
det
ailin
g:
• Th
e d
istr
ibut
ion,
loca
tion
and
ext
ent
of
land
use
s, in
clud
ing
op
en s
pac
e, w
ithin
th
e ar
ea c
ove
red
by
the
pla
n;
• Th
e p
rop
ose
d d
istr
ibut
ion,
loca
tion,
ex
tent
and
inte
nsity
of m
ajo
r co
mp
one
nts
of p
ublic
and
priv
ate
tran
spo
rtat
ion,
se
wag
e, w
ater
, dra
inag
e, s
olid
was
te
dis
po
sal,
ener
gy
and
oth
er e
ssen
tial
faci
litie
s p
rop
ose
d t
o b
e lo
cate
d in
the
ar
ea c
ove
red
by
the
pla
n an
d n
eed
ed t
o
sup
po
rt t
he la
nd u
ses
des
crib
ed t
here
in;
• St
and
ard
s an
d c
riter
ia b
y w
hich
d
evel
op
men
t w
ill p
roce
ed, a
s w
ell
as s
tand
ard
s fo
r th
e co
nser
vatio
n,
dev
elo
pm
ent
and
util
izat
ion
of n
atur
al
reso
urce
s, w
here
ap
plic
able
; and
,
• A
pro
gra
m o
f im
ple
men
tatio
n m
easu
res,
in
clud
ing
reg
ulat
ions
, pro
gra
ms,
pub
lic
wo
rks
pro
ject
s an
d fi
nanc
ing
str
ateg
ies
nece
ssar
y to
car
ry o
ut t
he p
lan.
Any
env
ironm
enta
l im
pac
ts t
hat
may
resu
lt fr
om
im
ple
men
tatio
n o
f a s
pec
ifi c
pla
n, s
uch
as n
ois
e,
traf
fi c o
r sc
hoo
l enr
ollm
ent,
are
to
be
antic
ipat
ed
and
ana
lyze
d in
the
sta
te-m
and
ated
Cal
iforn
ia
Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity
Act
(CE
QA
) rev
iew
prio
r to
th
e sp
ecifi
c p
lan’
s ad
op
tion.
1.1
PU
RP
OSE
AN
D D
EF
INIT
ION
OF
A S
PE
CIF
IC P
LAN
Wha
t is
a S
pec
ifi c
Pla
n?
A s
pec
ifi c
pla
n is
a t
oo
l fo
r th
e sy
stem
atic
imp
lem
enta
tion
of t
he g
ener
al p
lan.
It
effe
ctiv
ely
esta
blis
hes
a lin
k b
etw
een
imp
lem
entin
g p
olic
ies
of t
he g
ener
al p
lan
and
the
ind
ivid
ual d
evel
op
men
t p
rop
osa
ls
in a
defi
ned
are
a. A
sp
ecifi
c p
lan
may
be
as g
ener
al a
s se
ttin
g fo
rth
bro
ad p
olic
y
conc
epts
, or
as d
etai
led
as
pro
vid
ing
dire
ctio
n to
eve
ry fa
cet
of d
evel
op
men
t
fro
m t
he t
ype,
loca
tion
and
inte
nsity
of u
ses
to t
he d
esig
n an
d c
apac
ity o
f inf
rast
ruct
ure;
fro
m t
he re
sour
ces
used
to
fi na
nce
pub
lic
imp
rove
men
ts t
o t
he d
esig
n g
uid
elin
es o
f a
sub
div
isio
n.
Gov
erno
r’s O
ffi ce
of P
lann
ing
and
Res
earc
hSt
ate
of C
alifo
rnia
MA
Y
20
12
CH
AP
TER
1
4
The
City
of N
apa
is lo
cate
d a
t th
e so
uthe
rn e
nd
of t
he w
orld
-fam
ous
Nap
a Va
lley
in N
ort
hern
C
alifo
rnia
ap
pro
xim
atel
y 50
mile
s no
rth
of S
an
Fran
cisc
o. S
tart
ing
nea
r M
oun
t St
. Hel
ena
and
ev
entu
ally
em
pty
ing
into
San
Pab
lo B
ay, t
he N
apa
Riv
er c
uts
a d
ram
atic
pat
h no
rth-
sout
h th
roug
h th
e ci
ty. S
ituat
ed o
n th
e va
lley
fl oo
r an
d s
urro
und
ed
by
rolli
ng h
ills,
Nap
a’s
envi
rons
are
pre
do
min
antly
ru
ral a
nd a
gric
ultu
ral.
Nap
a is
the
larg
est
city
in t
he re
gio
n an
d t
he
gat
eway
to
the
Nap
a Va
lley
win
e co
untr
y fo
r vi
sito
rs c
om
ing
fro
m t
he S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
Are
a an
d p
oin
ts b
eyo
nd (s
ee F
igur
e 1.
1: R
egio
nal a
nd
City
Co
ntex
t).
Nap
a is
the
sea
t o
f Nap
a C
oun
ty a
nd is
the
C
oun
ty’s
larg
est
inco
rpo
rate
d c
ity. W
ith a
bo
ut
77,0
00 re
sid
ents
in 2
010
(U.S
. Cen
sus
Bur
eau)
, the
C
ity o
f Nap
a ho
uses
ap
pro
xim
atel
y 56
per
cent
o
f the
Co
unty
’s p
op
ulat
ion.
Lo
cate
d o
n th
e w
est
ban
k o
f the
riv
er n
ear
a la
rge
mea
nder
ing
oxb
ow
, D
ow
nto
wn
is in
the
cen
tral
par
t o
f the
city
bet
wee
n H
ighw
ay 1
21 a
nd H
ighw
ay 2
9.
The
Plan
ning
Are
a, a
s d
efi n
ed fo
r th
e Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an, i
s b
oun
ded
on
the
east
by
the
east
ern
ban
k o
f the
Nap
a R
iver
, on
the
sout
h b
y D
ivis
ion
and
Th
ird s
tree
ts, a
nd o
n th
e w
est
by
Jeffe
rso
n St
reet
. Th
e no
rthe
rn b
oun
dar
y g
ener
ally
follo
ws
the
zig
zag
gin
g e
dg
e o
f the
“D
ow
nto
wn
Co
mm
erci
al”
zoni
ng a
rea
bo
und
ary
adja
cent
to
no
rthe
rn
resi
den
tial n
eig
hbo
rho
od
s al
ong
Po
lk a
nd C
aym
us
stre
ets
wes
t o
f So
sco
l Ave
nue
(see
Fig
ure
1.2:
Pl
anni
ng A
rea)
. Pla
n b
oun
dar
ies
exte
nd e
ast
to
incl
ude
the
Oxb
ow
Pub
lic M
arke
t an
d fo
rmer
C
op
ia s
ite e
ast
of S
osc
ol A
venu
e. T
he P
lann
ing
A
rea
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mp
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s ap
pro
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atel
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0 ac
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NA
L C
ON
TEX
T A
ND
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BO
UN
DA
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S
FI
NA
L
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TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
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IC
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N
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N
5
FI
GU
RE
1
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:
Re
gi
on
al
a
nd
C
it
y
Co
nt
ex
t
PE
TALU
MA
NA
PASO
NO
MA
VALL
EJO
AM
ER
ICA
NC
AN
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N
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AV
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BE
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ON
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OA
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FRA
NC
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ay
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RA
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TO
CIT
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FN
APA
NA
PA
CO
UN
TY
City
of N
apa
Wat
er B
od
ies
Rai
lroad
Oth
er C
ities
Park
Do
wnt
ow
n A
rea
Free
way
Maj
or
Ro
ad
Maj
or
Stre
et
N
05.
511
mi
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y o
f N
apa
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Y
20
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AP
TER
1
6
FI
GU
RE
1
.2
:
Pl
an
ni
ng
A
re
a
Vete
rans
Mem
oria
lPa
rkFutu
re C
hina
Poin
t O
verlo
ok
Nap
aSk
ate
Park
Oxb
owPr
eser
ve
Her
itag
ePa
rkN
apa
Rive
r
Napa Creek
City
Hal
l
Safe
way
Nap
a To
wn
Cen
ter
Stat
e Su
per
ior
Cou
rtho
use
Cou
nty
Faci
litie
s
FIRS
T ST
FIRS
T ST
THIR
D S
T
THIR
D S
T
MAIN ST
OA
K S
T
S
SEC
ON
D S
T
JEFFERSON ST
SILVERADO TRL
SILVERADO TRL
BROWN ST
CLA
Y ST
B S
T
SEMINARY ST
WASHINGTON ST
YAJOME ST
YORK ST
GEORGIA ST
NAP
A ST
CEN
TER
ST
ARR
OYO
DR
SPENCER ST
PEAR
L ST
JUAREZ ST
EAST AVE
FOUR
TH S
T
A S
T
C S
T
VALL
EJO
ST
FIFT
H S
T
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ES S
T
EVAN
S AV
E
BURNELL ST
DIV
ISIO
N S
T
POLK
ST
MCKINSTRY ST
YOUN
T ST
BER
NA
AVE
CLI
NTO
N S
T
SPRI
NG
ST
ST
ST
T
CAY
MUS
ST
DAVIS AVE
WARREN ST
MERY ST
WEST ST
CA
LIST
OG
A A
VE
POST
ST
SCHOOL ST
ST
LEG
ION
AVE
CED
AR
AVE
EGG
LEST
ON
ST
BEHRENS ST
WAT
ER S
T
ACTION AVE
MU
LLER
DR
CHURCH ST
COLLEGE ST
PLA
ZA A
VE
FOU
RTH
ST
MONTGOMERY ST
CLA
Y ST
SEC
ON
D S
T
BROWN ST
RANDOLPH ST
COOMBS ST
MAIN ST
FRANKLIN ST
RIV
Do
wnt
ow
n A
rea
N
070
014
00 ft
350
FI
NA
L
DO
WN
TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
IF
IC
P
LA
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
7
Bui
ldin
g o
n th
e p
lann
ing
fram
ewo
rk e
stab
lishe
d
by
the
City
of N
apa’
s G
ener
al P
lan,
the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an p
rovi
des
a g
reat
er le
vel o
f defi
niti
on
to t
he P
lann
ing
Are
a’s
land
use
s, c
hara
cter
o
f dev
elo
pm
ent
and
infr
astr
uctu
re t
han
is
artic
ulat
ed in
the
Gen
eral
Pla
n. It
als
o b
uild
s o
n an
d in
corp
ora
tes
initi
ativ
es fr
om
oth
er re
leva
nt
pla
nnin
g g
uid
elin
es a
nd s
tud
ies.
The
City
of N
apa’
s G
ener
al P
lan
pro
vid
es a
num
ber
o
f po
licy
ob
ject
ives
aim
ed a
t en
hanc
ing
Do
wnt
ow
n an
d s
tren
gth
enin
g it
s p
rese
nce
as t
he h
eart
of t
he
city
. The
Gen
eral
Pla
n d
escr
ibes
Do
wnt
ow
n as
the
ci
vic
and
cul
tura
l cen
ter
of N
apa,
co
ntai
ning
mo
st
City
and
Co
unty
go
vern
men
t o
ffi ce
s as
wel
l as
the
city
’s tr
aditi
ona
l ret
ail a
nd h
ote
l use
s al
ong
Firs
t an
d M
ain
stre
ets.
The
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns R
epo
rt, i
n A
pp
end
ix A
of
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
, inc
lud
es a
co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e lis
t o
f all
the
go
als
and
po
licie
s in
the
City
’s G
ener
al
Plan
tha
t re
late
to
Do
wnt
ow
n. T
he G
ener
al P
lan
emp
hasi
zes
the
need
to
fost
er a
vita
l Do
wnt
ow
n th
roug
h:
• C
hara
cter
izin
g D
ow
nto
wn
as a
pla
ce o
f so
cial
, ent
erta
inm
ent,
art
, cul
tura
l, re
tail,
re
sid
entia
l, ad
min
istr
ativ
e an
d g
ove
rnm
ent
uses
;
• E
mp
hasi
zing
ped
estr
ian
orie
ntat
ion
with
ac
tive
stre
ets
and
op
en s
pac
es;
• Pr
om
otin
g m
ixed
-use
pro
ject
s as
a m
eans
to
red
uce
the
need
for
auto
mo
bile
use
an
d t
o s
upp
ort
Do
wnt
ow
n b
usin
esse
s;
• E
nco
urag
ing
reha
bili
tatio
n an
d re
-use
of
hist
oric
str
uctu
res;
• Pr
om
otin
g t
he h
isto
ric u
rban
form
of
Do
wnt
ow
n w
ith n
ew b
uild
ing
s co
mp
atib
le
with
the
hei
ght
s, s
tree
t fa
ces
and
bui
ldin
g
mas
sing
of o
lder
bui
ldin
gs;
• D
esig
natin
g t
he N
apa
Riv
er a
s th
e ce
ntra
l d
efi n
ing
feat
ure
of D
ow
nto
wn
and
the
city
;
• E
nhan
cing
pub
lic a
cces
s to
Do
wnt
ow
n,
incl
udin
g s
tro
ng li
nkag
es t
o a
dja
cent
re
sid
entia
l nei
ghb
orh
oo
ds;
• E
nhan
cing
Do
wnt
ow
n g
atew
ays;
• St
udyi
ng a
cces
s an
d c
ircul
atio
n to
and
w
ithin
the
Do
wnt
ow
n ar
ea;
• Su
pp
ort
ing
cre
ativ
e p
arki
ng s
olu
tions
;
• C
reat
ing
ince
ntiv
e p
rog
ram
s an
d
reg
ulat
ory
ord
inan
ces
that
stim
ulat
e p
ublic
an
d p
rivat
e in
vest
men
t;
• E
nco
urag
ing
sp
ecia
lty re
tail
bus
ines
ses
cate
ring
to
vis
itors
and
resi
den
ts, a
nd
dis
cour
agin
g d
isco
unt
sto
res
with
hig
h sq
uare
foo
tag
e an
d p
arki
ng re
qui
rem
ents
; an
d
• Pr
om
otin
g h
ote
l and
co
nfer
ence
faci
litie
s,
24-h
our
act
ivity
, art
and
cul
tura
l act
iviti
es.
1.3
PLA
NN
ING
CO
NTE
XT
MA
Y
20
12
CH
AP
TER
1
8
Oth
er re
leva
nt d
ocu
men
ts w
ith g
oal
s an
d p
olic
ies
that
rela
te t
o t
he d
evel
op
men
t o
f thi
s Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an
incl
ude:
• C
ity o
f Nap
a R
esid
entia
l Des
ign
Gui
del
ines
, No
vem
ber
200
4;
• D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a M
ixed
-Use
and
R
esid
entia
l Infi
ll D
evel
op
men
t St
rate
gy,
M
ay 2
004;
• N
apa
Park
s an
d F
acili
ties
Mas
ter
Plan
, Fe
bru
ary
2010
;
• D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a H
isto
ric R
eso
urce
s D
esig
n G
uid
elin
es, M
arch
201
1;
• So
sco
l Co
rrid
or/
Do
wnt
ow
n R
iver
fro
nt
Dev
elo
pm
ent
and
Des
ign
Gui
del
ines
, M
arch
200
9;
• D
ow
nto
wn
Riv
erfr
ont
Urb
an D
esig
n Pl
an,
Feb
ruar
y 20
03;
• N
apa
Riv
er P
arkw
ay M
aste
r Pl
an, J
anua
ry
2005
;
• N
apa
Co
nso
lidat
ed C
ity H
all a
nd A
sset
A
naly
sis
Stud
y, M
arch
200
9;
• N
apa
Co
unty
Gen
eral
Pla
n, J
une
2008
;
• N
apa’
s Tr
ansp
ort
atio
n Fu
ture
, Ap
ril 2
009;
• N
apa
Co
unty
Fac
ilitie
s M
aste
r Pl
an
Stud
ies,
200
8 -
2011
.
A fu
ll lis
t an
d d
escr
iptio
n o
f the
se d
ocu
men
ts
is in
clud
ed in
the
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns R
epo
rt in
A
pp
end
ix A
.
Whe
n th
e D
ow
nto
wn
Spec
ifi c
Plan
pro
cess
w
as in
itiat
ed, t
he C
ity o
f Nap
a’s
red
evel
op
men
t ag
ency
ad
min
iste
red
tw
o re
dev
elo
pm
ent
pro
ject
ar
eas
calle
d P
arkw
ay P
laza
and
So
sco
l Gat
eway
, ea
ch w
ith t
errit
ory
with
in t
he b
oun
dar
ies
of t
he
Do
wnt
ow
n Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an a
rea.
Red
evel
op
men
t fu
ndin
g w
oul
d h
ave
bee
n a
too
l fo
r im
ple
men
ting
so
me
of t
he in
fras
truc
ture
imp
rove
men
ts id
entifi
ed
in
the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an, s
uch
as c
ircul
atio
n an
d
stre
etsc
ape
imp
rove
men
ts, p
ublic
par
king
, and
o
pen
sp
ace
enha
ncem
ents
. H
ow
ever
, effe
ctiv
e Fe
bru
ary
1, 2
012,
all
red
evel
op
men
t ag
enci
es
in t
he S
tate
of C
alifo
rnia
wer
e d
isso
lved
. It
w
ill b
e so
me
time
bef
ore
the
Sta
te id
entifi
es
new
eco
nom
ic d
evel
op
men
t to
ols
and
ena
cts
leg
isla
tion
loca
l go
vern
men
ts c
an im
ple
men
t,
such
as
infr
astr
uctu
re fi
nanc
ing
dis
tric
ts.
In t
he
mea
ntim
e, t
he C
ity o
f Nap
a w
ill d
evel
op
a fu
ndin
g
stra
teg
y an
d c
ont
inue
to
see
k o
pp
ort
uniti
es t
he
City
can
em
plo
y to
imp
lem
ent
the
Do
wnt
ow
n Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an.
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RE
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:
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er
R
ed
ev
el
op
me
nt
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ro
je
ct
A
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as
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rans
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verlo
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apa
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ter
Stat
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per
ior
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use
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nty
Faci
litie
s
FIRS
T ST
FIRS
T ST
THIR
D S
T
THIR
D S
T
MAIN ST
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K S
T
SOSCOL AVE
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T
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ST
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VE
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ork
sho
p #
2:C
om
mun
ity D
esig
n
Fram
ewo
rk(N
ove
mb
er 1
8)
Fina
l Pla
nan
d F
orm
-Bas
edZo
ning
Co
de
Dra
ft D
esig
n
Gui
del
ines
, St
and
ard
s an
d Z
oni
ng
Land
Use
and
U
rban
Des
ign
Ana
lysi
s
Join
t C
ity C
oun
cil/
Plan
ning
Co
mm
issi
on
Hea
ring
(Jan
uary
28)
Plan
ning
Co
mm
issi
on
Hea
ring
Env
ironm
enta
lB
asel
ine
Dra
ft
Exi
stin
g
Co
nditi
ons
R
epo
rt t
o
City
(Ap
ril 1
7)
DSC
#1:
Vis
ion
Fram
ewo
rk(J
une
17)
DSC
#2:
Do
wnt
ow
n
Wal
king
To
ur/S
trat
egie
s(A
ugus
t 5)
DSC
#3:
Key
Pla
n
Co
ncep
ts/W
ork
sho
p #
2 Pr
ep(S
epte
mb
er 3
0)
DSC
#4:
Refi
ne
Alte
rnat
ive
Co
ncep
ts(O
ctob
er 2
4)
DSC
#5:
Ana
lysi
s o
f Pr
efer
red
Co
ncep
t(s)
(J
anua
ry 1
3)
Zoni
ng
Sub
com
mitt
ee
Mee
ting
#1
(A
pril
5)
Zoni
ng
Sub
com
mitt
ee
Mee
ting
#2
(May
3)
Zoni
ng
Sub
com
mitt
ee
Mee
ting
#3
(Dec
emb
er 8
)
Infr
ast/
Fina
nce
Sub
com
mitt
ee
Mee
ting
#1
(Sep
tem
ber
29)
Infr
ast/
Fina
nce
Sub
com
mitt
ee
Mee
ting
#2
(Nov
emb
er 8
)
DSC
#6:
Refi
ne
Pref
erre
d P
lan
(Jun
e 2)
DSC
#7:
Refi
nePr
efer
red
Pla
n(J
anua
ry 2
011)
DSC
#8:
Fin
aliz
e Pl
an/
Fina
nce
Stra
teg
y(T
BD
)
Sup
ple
men
tal O
utre
ach
Eve
nts
and
Mat
eria
ls
Pro
ject
Web
site
Dra
ft E
IRFi
nal E
IR
EIR
To p
rep
are
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
, the
City
of N
apa
led
a b
road
co
mm
unity
-bas
ed p
roce
ss t
hat
eng
aged
loca
l sta
keho
lder
ag
enci
es, b
usin
ess
and
p
rop
erty
ow
ners
, nei
ghb
orh
oo
d re
pre
sent
ativ
es,
elec
ted
and
ap
po
inte
d o
ffi ci
als,
and
mem
ber
s o
f the
pub
lic. T
he C
ity h
ired
a m
ulti-
dis
cip
linar
y co
nsul
tant
tea
m o
f pla
nner
s, d
esig
ners
, eng
inee
rs,
hist
oric
reso
urce
s sp
ecia
lists
, tra
nsp
ort
atio
n sp
ecia
lists
, eco
nom
ists
and
env
ironm
enta
l sp
ecia
lists
to
sup
po
rt t
he p
lann
ing
pro
cess
and
p
erfo
rm n
eces
sary
tec
hnic
al a
naly
ses
for
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
effo
rt.
In o
rder
to
gar
ner
inp
ut fr
om
the
wid
est
rang
e o
f par
ticip
ants
, the
co
mm
unity
out
reac
h an
d
eng
agem
ent
pro
cess
was
bro
ad in
its
app
roac
h.
The
pro
cess
incl
uded
larg
e co
mm
unity
wo
rksh
op
s,
stak
eho
lder
inte
rvie
ws
and
focu
s g
roup
s, m
eetin
gs
of a
ste
erin
g c
om
mitt
ee, C
ity C
oun
cil a
nd P
lann
ing
C
om
mis
sio
n se
ssio
ns, a
nd s
pec
ial o
utre
ach
even
ts
to s
pec
ifi c
seg
men
ts o
f the
Nap
a co
mm
unity
suc
h as
yo
uth
and
Lat
ino
s. T
echn
ical
to
ols
, inc
lud
ing
a
com
pre
hens
ive
web
site
and
sur
veys
, wer
e al
so
utili
zed
.
The
pro
cess
beg
an w
ith a
n ex
istin
g c
ond
itio
ns
anal
ysis
of t
he P
lann
ing
Are
a. T
he c
ons
ulta
nt
team
co
nduc
ted
a t
horo
ugh
bac
kgro
und
an
alys
is, d
raw
ing
up
on
exis
ting
stu
die
s an
d d
ata.
Th
is w
ork
was
sup
ple
men
ted
with
ad
diti
ona
l fi e
ld o
bse
rvat
ions
, sta
keho
lder
inte
rvie
ws
and
co
mm
unity
sur
veys
. A s
umm
ary
of t
he a
naly
sis
is
hig
hlig
hted
in C
hap
ter
2 –
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns. T
he
full
rep
ort
is in
clud
ed in
Ap
pen
dix
A.
Bui
ldin
g o
n th
e ex
istin
g c
ond
itio
ns w
ork
, the
fi rs
t b
road
co
mm
unity
out
reac
h ef
fort
focu
sed
on
defi
nin
g a
vis
ion
for
the
futu
re o
f the
Do
wnt
ow
n.
Follo
win
g t
he e
stab
lishm
ent
of t
he c
om
mun
ity
visi
on,
the
tea
m d
evel
op
ed d
raft
cat
alyt
ic fo
cus
area
des
igns
and
ove
rall
alte
rnat
ive
dev
elo
pm
ent
scen
ario
s fo
r D
ow
nto
wn,
ana
lyzi
ng t
heir
po
tent
ial
ben
efi t
s an
d im
pac
ts. T
hen,
thr
oug
h w
ork
with
th
e St
eerin
g C
om
mitt
ee a
nd t
he c
om
mun
ity, t
he
team
dev
elo
ped
fi na
l fo
cus
area
des
igns
and
an
ove
rall
pre
ferr
ed s
cena
rio fo
r fu
ture
dev
elo
pm
ent.
Th
is p
refe
rred
pla
n an
d p
roje
ct d
escr
iptio
n th
en
info
rmed
the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an a
nd C
EQ
A re
view
p
roce
ss.
Out
reac
h an
d e
ngag
emen
t ef
fort
s w
ere
tailo
red
to
co
nnec
t w
ith a
bro
ad r
ang
e o
f peo
ple
and
pro
vid
e co
mm
unity
mem
ber
s w
ith n
umer
ous
op
po
rtun
ities
to
revi
ew k
ey in
form
atio
n an
d d
ata,
exp
ress
in
put
and
sha
re v
iew
s, a
nd re
fi ne
pla
n m
ater
ials
. Fe
edb
ack
fro
m c
om
mun
ity m
emb
ers
was
use
d t
o
craf
t a
Vis
ion
and
key
Vis
ion
Ele
men
ts (s
ee C
hap
ter
3 –
Vis
ion)
, dev
elo
p la
nd u
ses
and
des
igns
for
focu
s ar
eas
and
the
ove
rall
Do
wnt
ow
n, a
nd s
hap
e th
e te
chni
cal g
uid
elin
es a
nd s
tand
ard
s o
f the
pla
n.
The
follo
win
g is
a s
umm
ary
of e
ach
of t
he k
ey
mee
ting
s an
d w
ork
sho
ps,
incl
udin
g t
op
ics
that
w
ere
cove
red
at
each
mee
ting
. Fo
r m
ore
det
aile
d
info
rmat
ion
on
thes
e se
ssio
ns s
ee A
pp
end
ix B
-
Out
reac
h Su
mm
ary.
1.4
CO
MM
UN
ITY-
BA
SED
PLA
NN
ING
PR
OC
ESS
AN
D I
NV
OLV
EM
EN
T
FI
NA
L
DO
WN
TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
IF
IC
P
LA
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
11
INIT
IAL
STA
KE
HO
LDE
R I
NT
ER
VIE
WS
As
par
t o
f bo
th c
om
mun
ity o
utre
ach
and
exi
st-
ing
co
nditi
ons
rese
arch
, the
pro
ject
tea
m h
eld
in
terv
iew
ses
sio
ns w
ith s
ix in
itial
sta
keho
lder
focu
s g
roup
s. T
he g
oal
of t
hese
inte
rvie
ws
was
to
gat
her
feed
bac
k fo
r th
e Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an fr
om
key
co
mm
unity
m
emb
ers
rep
rese
ntin
g d
iffer
ent
per
spec
tives
. Ap
-p
roxi
mat
ely
65 c
om
mun
ity m
emb
ers
atte
nded
the
m
eetin
gs
incl
udin
g re
sid
ents
, em
plo
yees
, co
mm
u-ni
ty o
rgan
izat
ion
lead
ers,
env
ironm
enta
l act
ivis
ts,
artis
ts, b
usin
ess
ow
ners
and
pro
per
ty o
wne
rs. D
ur-
ing
the
inte
rvie
ws
par
ticip
ants
iden
tifi e
d d
esire
d
out
com
es, s
pec
ifi c
asse
ts, c
halle
nges
and
op
po
r-tu
nitie
s in
the
Do
wnt
ow
n ar
ea. F
eed
bac
k co
vere
d
a ra
nge
of t
op
ics,
incl
udin
g h
ous
ing
, em
plo
ymen
t o
pp
ort
uniti
es, e
nviro
nmen
tal i
ssue
s, e
cono
mic
d
evel
op
men
t, a
nd c
ultu
ral a
nd s
oci
al in
tere
sts.
CO
MM
UN
ITY
WO
RK
SH
OP
SA
crit
ical
co
mp
one
nt o
f the
pla
nnin
g p
roce
ss
was
to
eng
age
the
com
mun
ity a
t ke
y m
ilest
one
s to
fost
er v
alua
ble
inp
ut a
nd in
sig
ht a
s p
lan
com
po
nent
s w
ere
dev
elo
ped
. Fo
ur c
om
mun
ity
wo
rksh
op
s w
ere
held
, sta
rtin
g w
ith a
vis
ioni
ng
sess
ion
at t
he o
utse
t o
f the
pro
ject
and
co
nclu
din
g
with
an
op
en h
ous
e fo
rmat
to
revi
ew a
nd re
spo
nd
to t
he S
pec
ifi c
Plan
do
cum
ent.
On
June
9, 2
009,
the
City
hel
d t
he fi
rst
com
mun
ity
wo
rksh
op
at
the
Wes
tin-V
eras
a H
ote
l in
the
Oxb
ow
ar
ea o
f Do
wnt
ow
n. T
he in
tent
of t
he w
ork
sho
p w
as
to b
egin
co
nstr
uctin
g t
he c
om
mun
ity’s
visi
on
for
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
and
to
iden
tify
pre
limin
ary
des
ign
stra
teg
ies
to a
chie
ve t
he c
om
mun
ity’s
visi
on.
MA
Y
20
12
CH
AP
TER
1
12
Ap
pro
xim
atel
y 90
co
mm
unity
mem
ber
s at
tend
ed
the
wo
rksh
op
incl
udin
g re
sid
ents
, em
plo
yees
, co
mm
unity
org
aniz
atio
n le
ader
s, b
usin
ess
ow
ners
an
d p
rop
erty
ow
ners
.
Follo
win
g a
larg
e g
roup
pre
sent
atio
n se
ttin
g t
he
fram
ewo
rk fo
r th
e p
lan
and
pro
cess
, fac
ilita
ted
sm
all g
roup
s w
ere
conv
ened
to
co
nduc
t a
visi
oni
ng e
xerc
ise.
The
exe
rcis
e w
as o
rgan
ized
in
to t
he fo
llow
ing
cat
ego
ries:
land
use
, urb
an
des
ign,
eco
nom
ic d
evel
op
men
t, in
fras
truc
ture
an
d c
ircul
atio
n. E
ach
gro
up w
as a
sked
to
cre
ate
a vi
sio
n st
atem
ent
for
Do
wnt
ow
n an
d id
entif
y sp
ecifi
c el
emen
ts t
hat
com
po
se a
nd/o
r d
efi n
e th
e o
vera
ll vi
sio
n. In
the
thi
rd s
egm
ent
of t
he w
ork
sho
p, t
he
smal
l gro
ups
rep
ort
ed b
ack
to t
he la
rger
gro
up,
shar
ing
mai
n id
eas
and
bui
ldin
g fu
rthe
r o
n th
e co
mm
unity
’s vi
sio
n. F
eed
bac
k fr
om
thi
s w
ork
sho
p
cent
ered
on
top
ics
like
pla
cing
mo
re v
alue
on
the
natu
ral r
eso
urce
s o
f Do
wnt
ow
n (r
iver
, cre
ek a
nd
mo
unta
ins)
; pro
mo
ting
sus
tain
abili
ty in
all
asp
ects
o
f des
ign
and
futu
re p
olic
y; h
avin
g a
bal
ance
d
Do
wnt
ow
n fo
r b
oth
resi
den
ts a
nd t
our
ists
; and
cr
eatin
g a
n ec
ono
mic
co
re t
hat
is a
ttra
ctiv
e an
d
livab
le.
The
City
hel
d a
sec
ond
co
mm
unity
wo
rksh
op
on
the
even
ing
of N
ove
mb
er 1
8, 2
009.
The
wo
rksh
op
to
ok
pla
ce a
t th
e N
ativ
e So
ns o
f the
Go
lden
Wes
t ha
ll in
Do
wnt
ow
n N
apa.
Thi
s se
ssio
n p
rovi
ded
an
op
po
rtun
ity fo
r th
e co
mm
unity
to
lear
n ab
out
the
em
erg
ing
vis
ion
and
str
ateg
y fr
amew
ork
for
the
futu
re o
f Do
wnt
ow
n an
d t
o p
rovi
de
thei
r fe
edb
ack.
A
pp
roxi
mat
ely
90 c
om
mun
ity m
emb
ers
atte
nded
th
e m
eetin
g.
Seve
ral d
iffer
ent
stat
ions
rep
rese
ntin
g c
ore
fe
atur
es o
f the
pla
n w
ere
set
up a
roun
d t
he
roo
m t
o fo
ster
inp
ut. T
he s
tatio
ns a
dd
ress
ed
the
follo
win
g t
hem
es: e
mer
gin
g v
isio
n; la
nd
use;
Do
wnt
ow
n fo
cus
area
s (t
he T
ow
n C
ente
r, C
ineD
om
e an
d C
op
ia s
ites)
; ent
erta
inm
ent
dis
tric
t;
circ
ulat
ion,
ped
estr
ian
and
bic
ycle
pla
n; a
nd
bui
ldin
g h
eig
hts.
Co
mm
unity
mem
ber
s p
rovi
ded
th
eir
feed
bac
k ab
out
the
mo
st d
esira
ble
use
s fo
r ea
ch o
f the
focu
s ar
eas,
as
wel
l as
targ
eted
fe
edb
ack
on
each
of t
he s
tatio
n ar
ea t
op
ics.
The
City
hel
d a
thi
rd c
om
mun
ity w
ork
sho
p o
n N
ove
mb
er 1
0, 2
010
at H
att
Hal
l at
the
Nap
a R
iver
Inn
in D
ow
nto
wn.
At
this
wo
rksh
op
, the
re
sults
of t
he D
raft
His
toric
Res
our
ces
Surv
ey o
f
FI
NA
L
DO
WN
TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
IF
IC
P
LA
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
13
Do
wnt
ow
n hi
sto
ric s
truc
ture
s w
ere
pre
sent
ed t
o
the
pub
lic, w
hich
incl
uded
a d
etai
led
pre
sent
atio
n o
f the
met
hod
olo
gy
and
reco
mm
end
atio
ns in
the
d
ocu
men
t. T
his
do
cum
ent
sup
po
rts
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
by
iden
tifyi
ng h
isto
ric re
sour
ces
in t
he
Do
wnt
ow
n ar
ea fo
r p
rese
rvat
ion
and
pro
tect
ion
(thi
s in
form
atio
n w
as t
hen
inte
gra
ted
into
the
D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a H
isto
ric R
eso
urce
s D
esig
n G
uid
elin
es d
ocu
men
t, w
hich
is re
fere
nced
in
Cha
pte
r 5
– D
esig
n G
uid
elin
es a
nd is
Ap
pen
dix
G
to
thi
s d
ocu
men
t). T
he w
ork
sho
p p
rovi
ded
an
op
po
rtun
ity fo
r m
emb
ers
of t
he p
ublic
to
ask
q
uest
ions
and
pro
vid
e co
mm
ents
. Mo
re t
han
40
mem
ber
s o
f the
pub
lic a
tten
ded
thi
s m
eetin
g
and
pro
vid
ed c
om
men
ts o
n ch
ang
es, a
dd
itio
ns
and
del
etio
ns o
f bui
ldin
gs
fro
m t
he D
raft
His
toric
R
eso
urce
s In
vent
ory
.
The
four
th a
nd fi
nal c
om
mun
ity w
ork
sho
p t
oo
k p
lace
on
No
vem
ber
15,
201
1 as
a C
ity C
oun
cil/
Plan
ning
Co
mm
issi
on
join
t w
ork
sho
p t
o re
view
and
re
ceiv
e co
mm
ents
on
the
Dra
ft D
ow
nto
wn
Spec
ifi c
Plan
.
A fu
ll su
mm
ary
of t
hese
mee
ting
s is
pro
vid
ed in
A
pp
end
ix B
.
DO
WN
TO
WN
ST
EE
RIN
G C
OM
MIT
TE
E A
ND
S
UB
CO
MM
ITT
EE
ME
ET
ING
S
The
Do
wnt
ow
n St
eerin
g C
om
mitt
ee w
as c
reat
ed t
o
brin
g t
og
ethe
r re
pre
sent
ativ
es fr
om
the
co
mm
unity
to
hel
p g
uid
e th
e p
lann
ing
pro
cess
and
pro
vid
e in
put
on
spec
ifi c
task
s. T
he c
om
mitt
ee w
as a
15
mem
ber
gro
up w
ith fo
ur a
ltern
ates
. Mem
ber
s o
f the
co
mm
ittee
incl
uded
pro
per
ty o
wne
rs,
bus
ines
s o
wne
rs, r
esid
ents
fro
m n
eig
hbo
rho
od
s ad
jace
nt t
o t
he P
lann
ing
Are
a, re
pre
sent
ativ
es o
f co
mm
unity
gro
ups,
and
a m
emb
er fr
om
eac
h o
f the
C
ity C
oun
cil,
Plan
ning
Co
mm
issi
on
and
Cul
tura
l H
erita
ge
Co
mm
issi
on.
The
var
ied
per
spec
tives
o
f the
co
mm
ittee
mem
ber
s b
roug
ht a
dep
th a
nd
bre
adth
of k
now
led
ge
and
inte
rest
s to
all
asp
ects
o
f the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an. T
he S
teer
ing
Co
mm
ittee
was
sp
ecifi
cally
tas
ked
with
pro
vid
ing
feed
bac
k to
the
p
lann
ing
tea
m a
nd s
erve
d a
s a
liais
on
bet
wee
n th
e te
am a
nd t
he c
om
mun
ity a
t la
rge.
The
Stee
ring
Co
mm
ittee
hel
d a
to
tal o
f 10
mee
ting
s at
key
inte
rval
s th
roug
hout
the
pla
nnin
g p
roce
ss. A
ll o
f the
ses
sio
ns w
ere
op
en to
the
pub
lic a
nd in
clud
ed
op
po
rtun
ities
for
pub
lic c
om
men
t. A
dd
itio
nally
, the
St
eerin
g C
om
mitt
ee w
as d
ivid
ed in
to t
wo
sub
-co
mm
ittee
s: Z
oni
ng a
nd D
esig
n G
uid
elin
es, a
nd
Infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd F
inan
cing
. Eac
h su
b-c
om
mitt
ee
met
sep
arat
ely
to d
iscu
ss s
pec
ifi c
issu
es in
det
ail
with
City
sta
ff an
d c
ons
ulta
nts.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
m
eetin
gs
is in
clud
ed in
Ap
pen
dix
B.
MA
Y
20
12
CH
AP
TER
1
14
PLA
NN
ING
CO
MM
ISS
ION
AN
D C
ITY
C
OU
NC
IL M
EE
TIN
GS
The
City
Co
unci
l and
Pla
nnin
g C
om
mis
sio
n he
ld
seve
ral m
eetin
gs
to re
view
the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an d
urin
g
the
pla
nnin
g p
roce
ss. T
he fi
rst
was
a jo
int
sess
ion
on
Feb
ruar
y 2,
201
0 d
urin
g w
hich
the
Co
unci
l an
d C
om
mis
sio
n re
view
ed t
he v
isio
n fr
amew
ork
an
d la
nd u
se s
trat
egy
elem
ents
and
pro
vid
ed
thei
r in
put
and
dire
ctio
n. A
s no
ted
on
pag
e 13
, a
seco
nd jo
int
wo
rksh
op
on
the
Dra
ft S
pec
ifi c
Plan
w
as h
eld
on
No
vem
ber
15,
201
1. T
he C
oun
cil a
nd
Co
mm
issi
on
revi
ewed
the
fi na
l dra
ft o
f the
Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an a
long
with
the
Env
ironm
enta
l Im
pac
t R
epo
rt
(EIR
) prio
r to
the
Co
mm
issi
on
reco
mm
end
ing
and
C
oun
cil a
pp
rovi
ng a
nd a
do
ptin
g t
he p
lan
on
May
1,
201
2. A
dd
itio
nally
, the
Pla
nnin
g C
om
mis
sio
n an
d
City
Co
unci
l wer
e ke
pt
info
rmed
of t
he p
roce
ss
thro
ugh
qua
rter
ly s
tatu
s re
po
rts
mad
e b
y C
ity s
taff.
OT
HE
R C
OM
MU
NIT
Y O
UT
RE
AC
H
Ad
diti
ona
l co
mm
unity
out
reac
h m
eetin
gs
wer
e he
ld t
o in
clud
e m
emb
ers
of t
he p
ublic
who
re
pre
sent
diff
eren
t p
ersp
ectiv
es a
nd e
xper
ienc
es
and
mig
ht n
ot
typ
ical
ly b
e en
gag
ed in
suc
h a
pla
nnin
g p
roce
ss. S
essi
ons
incl
uded
a m
eetin
g
with
the
Lat
ino
co
mm
unity
, nei
ghb
orh
oo
d
mee
ting
s, a
nd s
essi
ons
with
the
city
’s yo
uth.
C
ity s
taff
met
with
Nap
a Va
lley
Land
mar
ks,
Nap
a Va
lley
Arc
hite
cts
Exc
hang
e an
d v
ario
us
neig
hbo
rho
od
gro
ups
to g
arne
r in
put
on
issu
es
such
as
hist
oric
pre
serv
atio
n, a
rchi
tect
ural
des
ign
and
nei
ghb
orh
oo
d is
sues
. A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
m
eetin
gs
is p
rovi
ded
in A
pp
end
ix B
.
OT
HE
R P
RE
SE
NTA
TIO
NS
City
sta
ff al
so m
ade
pre
sent
atio
ns o
n th
e Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an t
o o
ther
gro
ups,
suc
h as
the
No
rth
Bay
B
usin
ess
Ass
oci
atio
n, K
iwan
is C
lub
and
Nap
a C
oun
ty B
oar
d o
f Rea
ltors
and
oth
er o
rgan
izat
ions
, to
pro
vid
e ad
diti
ona
l op
po
rtun
ities
to
eng
age
the
bus
ines
s co
mm
unity
.
PR
OJE
CT
WE
BS
ITE
The
out
reac
h ef
fort
incl
uded
a p
roje
ct w
ebsi
te
des
igne
d t
o re
ach
the
gre
ates
t nu
mb
er o
f co
mm
unity
mem
ber
s. T
he p
roje
ct w
ebsi
te (w
ww
.d
ow
nto
wnn
apas
pec
ifi cp
lan.
org
) ser
ved
as
a p
ublic
ly-a
cces
sib
le li
bra
ry o
f pro
ject
do
cum
ents
, m
eetin
g s
umm
arie
s an
d u
pco
min
g e
vent
an
noun
cem
ents
and
mat
eria
ls. T
wo
web
-bas
ed
surv
eys
wer
e fe
atur
ed o
n th
e w
ebsi
te d
urin
g
the
pro
ject
to
so
licit
inp
ut fr
om
co
mm
unity
m
emb
ers.
The
fi rs
t su
rvey
was
co
nduc
ted
in
Ap
ril a
nd M
ay 2
009.
Thi
s vi
sio
ning
to
ol f
ocu
sed
o
n N
apan
s’ p
erce
ptio
ns o
f the
str
eng
ths
and
ch
alle
nges
of D
ow
nto
wn.
Mo
re t
han
900
peo
ple
to
ok
par
t in
the
sur
vey,
whi
ch w
as a
vaila
ble
in
bo
th E
nglis
h an
d S
pan
ish.
The
sec
ond
sur
vey
was
a V
isua
l Pre
fere
nce
Surv
ey in
whi
ch m
ore
th
an 7
00 c
om
mun
ity m
emb
ers
par
ticip
ated
. The
su
rvey
ask
ed p
artic
ipan
ts t
o r
ate
and
co
mm
ent
on
imag
ery
that
rep
rese
nted
a r
ang
e o
f des
ign
com
po
nent
s in
clud
ing
arc
hite
ctur
al t
reat
men
t an
d g
ener
al c
hara
cter
. A s
umm
ary
of t
he re
sults
of
thes
e su
rvey
s is
incl
uded
in A
pp
end
ix B
.
FI
NA
L
DO
WN
TO
WN
N
AP
A
SP
EC
IF
IC
P
LA
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
15
The
Do
wnt
ow
n N
apa
Spec
ifi c
Plan
is d
esig
ned
to
be
easi
ly u
nder
sto
od
and
refe
renc
ed b
y b
oth
ca
sual
read
ers
and
eve
ryd
ay u
sers
of t
he p
lan.
C
hap
ters
1 t
hro
ugh
3 se
t th
e st
age
for
the
futu
re o
f D
ow
nto
wn
by
sum
mar
izin
g t
he e
xist
ing
co
nditi
ons
an
alys
is a
nd p
rovi
din
g t
he v
isio
ning
fram
ewo
rk
and
dev
elo
pm
ent
stra
teg
y fo
r th
e Pl
anni
ng
Are
a. C
hap
ters
4 t
hro
ugh
8 in
clud
e th
e sp
ecifi
c d
evel
op
men
t st
and
ard
s an
d d
esig
n g
uid
elin
es
to c
reat
e th
e en
viro
nmen
t th
e co
mm
unity
has
en
visi
one
d. F
inal
ly, t
he a
pp
end
ices
co
ntai
n th
e su
pp
ort
ing
stu
die
s an
d re
po
rts
that
are
refe
renc
ed
thro
ugho
ut t
he d
ocu
men
t.
The
Spec
ifi c
Plan
do
cum
ent i
s o
rgan
ized
as
follo
ws:
Cha
pte
r 1.
Intr
od
ucti
on
The
Intr
od
uctio
n ch
apte
r o
utlin
es t
he p
urp
ose
of
the
Spec
ifi c
Plan
and
defi
nes
the
pla
nnin
g a
rea
and
its
cont
ext.
Thi
s ch
apte
r al
so d
escr
ibes
the
co
mm
unity
-bas
ed p
lann
ing
and
eng
agem
ent
pro
cess
that
is th
e fo
und
atio
n fo
r the
pro
ject
vis
ion.
Cha
pte
r 2.
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns
The
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns c
hap
ter
incl
udes
a
sum
mar
y o
f the
Exi
stin
g C
ond
itio
ns A
naly
sis
Rep
ort
tha
t p
rovi
des
a b
asel
ine
anal
ysis
of t
he la
nd
use
and
urb
an d
esig
n as
sets
, mar
ket
cond
itio
ns,
circ
ulat
ion,
and
infr
astr
uctu
re a
naly
sis.
Cha
pte
r 3.
Vis
ion
The
Vis
ion
chap
ter
incl
udes
the
co
mm
unity
’s vi
sio
n fo
r th
e Pl
anni
ng A
rea
in a
Vis
ion
Stat
emen
t. It
al
so c
ont
ains
sup
po
rtin
g e
lem
ents
tha
t p
rovi
de
gui
dan
ce fo
r th
e Sp
ecifi
c Pl
an’s
dev
elo
pm
ent
stan
dar
ds
and
des
ign
gui
del
ines
.
Cha
pte
r 4.
Lan
d U
se D
esig
nati
ons
and
Z
oni
ng D
istr
icts
Th
e La
nd U
se D
esig
natio
ns a
nd Z
oni
ng D
istr
icts
ch
apte
r p
rovi
des
the
fram
ewo
rk fo
r fu
ture
d
evel
op
men
t w
ithin
the
Pla
nnin
g A
rea.
The
ch
apte
r d
escr
ibes
land
use
des
igna
tions
and
zo
ning
dis
tric
ts a
s w
ell a
s th
e ch
arac
ter
of F
ocu
s A
reas
. The
cha
pte
r o
utlin
es a
llow
able
land
use
s,
ove
rlay
dis
tric
ts, d
evel
op
men
t st
and
ard
s, p
olic
ies
and
dev
elo
pm
ent
ince
ntiv
es t
hat
are
des
igne
d t
o
spur
the
des
ired
cha
nge
with
in D
ow
nto
wn
Nap
a.
Cha
pte
r 4
pro
vid
es t
he re
gul
ato
ry fr
amew
ork
for
dev
elo
pm
ent
in D
ow
nto
wn.
Cha
pte
r 5.
Des
ign
Gui
del
ines
The
Des
ign
Gui
del
ines
cha
pte
r p
rovi
des
bo
th
pub
lic a
nd p
rivat
e re
alm
gui
del
ines
thr
oug
h te
xt
and
imag
es t
hat
defi
ne
the
des
ired
qua
lity
of
arch
itect
ure
and
cha
ract
er o
f dev
elo
pm
ent
with
in
the
Plan
ning
Are
a. C
hap
ter
5 is
inte
nded
to
ad
vise
an
d g
uid
e d
evel
op
men
t in
Do
wnt
ow
n.
Cha
pte
r 6.
Cir
cula
tio
n an
d P
arki
ngTh
e C
ircul
atio
n an
d P
arki
ng c
hap
ter
des
crib
es
the
exis
ting
and
pro
po
sed
circ
ulat
ion
pat
tern
for
all m
od
es o
f tra
nsp
ort
atio
n in
the
Pla
nnin
g A
rea,
in
clud
ing
ped
estr
ian
and
bic
yclis
ts. T
he c
hap
ter
also
incl
udes
a p
arki
ng s
trat
egy
and
gui
din
g
prin
cip
les
that
sup
po
rt t
he d
esire
d c
ircul
atio
n im
pro
vem
ents
.
Cha
pte
r 7.
Uti
litie
sTh
e U
tiliti
es c
hap
ter
asse
sses
the
co
nditi
on
of
exis
ting
infr
astr
uctu
re w
ithin
the
Pla
nnin
g A
rea
(incl
udin
g w
ater
, san
itary
sew
er, s
torm
wat
er
and
dry
util
ities
) and
ana
lyze
s th
e p
ote
ntia
l im
pac
ts o
f fut
ure
dev
elo
pm
ent.
The
cha
pte
r al
so
add
ress
es t
he re
qui
red
up
gra
des
and
pro
vid
es
low
imp
act
dev
elo
pm
ent
op
po
rtun
ities
and
po
licy
reco
mm
end
atio
ns.
Cha
pte
r 8.
Imp
lem
enta
tio
nTh
e Im
ple
men
tatio
n ch
apte
r is
co
mp
rised
of
an a
ctio
n p
lan
that
prio
ritiz
es im
pro
vem
ents
an
d in
vest
men
ts t
o a
chie
ve t
he S
pec
ifi c
Plan
’s o
bje
ctiv
es. I
t o
utlin
es s
pec
ifi c
actio
ns, f
und
ing
m
echa
nism
s, fu
ndin
g s
our
ces
and
tim
elin
es, a
s w
ell
as re
spo
nsib
le p
artie
s to
ach
ieve
tho
se o
bje
ctiv
es.
1.5
DO
CU
ME
NT
OV
ER
VIE
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