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Midtown Specific Plan .' credit unions, and other activities that serve office workers in ear the district. Given the relatively homogenous character of the Financial District, activity patterns will be much less complex than characterized by the Civic/Professional District to the south and the mixed office and residential districts to the east and west. Uses foreseen for the Financial District include: . Professional, financial, insurance and real estate offices. Offices that rely on direct interface with clientele, such as retail bank operations, should locate on ground floors. . Governmental agencies needing larger floor areas, but not having a large walk-in clientele. Examples include specialized service agencies, regional planning agencies, independent transit authorities, and Federal offices. . Retail commercial uses that serve office workers and clients, including ground floor retail shops such as books, stationary, gifts, personal services, business services, and restaurants. . Museums, galleries, or unique attractions. . Day care facilities . Medical offices and clinics located on the upper floors of .commercial office buildings. PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK . The urban street grid is reinforced by the extension of Eleventh Street as a mid-block pedestrian way. Main Street is the primary north-south arterial, and access to parking is provided by cross streets and Sycamore Street south of Tenth Street and north of Washington. Open space nodes and special intersection streetscape on Main Street at Tenth and Washington Streets provide landmarks for the district. Main Street is the primary pedestrian focus for the district. New and existing large floor-plate spaces fronting Main Street are to be refurbished to enhance the Main Street pedestrian environment. . . . . . SITE ATTRIBUTES . Significant concentration of existing office space Main Street address Highly visible and accessible location . . DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES The following development opportunities define the major projects within the district. The descriptions approximate the development potential of each site, and do not indicate actual permitted capacities. These will be defined by development standards and design guidelines. . Reuse and refurbishment of an appropriate ground floor activity on Main Street, such as a food court, gallery or exhibit space, as a bank, as a business service (including, but not limited to, copy services, Federal Express offices or United Parcel Service offices), or as service office uses such as insurance .or travel agencies. Upgrading the existing office towers. New office tower and ground floor retail space on east side of Main Street between Eleventh Street and Washington Avenue. This project could include refurbishment of the bank building on Main Street at Eleventh Street and incorporate the existing trade school block at Washington and Main. Jewelry mart in an office tower. . . . DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses Permitted Uses Permitted uses in the Financial District shall be as follows. 1. 2. 3. Professional, business and administrative offices and services. Banks, finance, insurance and real estate offices. Public agencies, and quasi-public organizations and offices needing large floor areas, but not having large walk-in clientele. 42 Midtown Specific Plan 11 B-19