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Midtown Spoc/fic Plan LAND USE/ACTIVITIES The Broadway Corridor District encompasses both sides of Broadway and lhe wesl side of Sycamore Street between Washington and Seventeenth Street. With !he notable exception of !he 10 story office buDding in the 1600 block and the nexl door apartment complex, this area is a mix of residential, office, and instilutional uses in one and \Wo stol)' buildings. The Broadway District abuts the Civic/Plofessional Dislriclto the south, and backs onto the One BlOadway Dislrict Center and the Communily and Specialtv RetaD District to the easl. The Broadway District has a strong historic character, with a number 01 buildings dating from !he tum 01 the century. The Broadway District will continue to plav its ClIrrent IOle in the Midtown area by providing lower-intensity office space mixed with residential and institutional activities, such as churches and social services. The ultan scale and fonn will remain that of a large square footage single family neighborhood wllh deep setbacks flom the stteet. Broadway itself will continue to carry heavy lraffic as a secondary arterial access for the downtown and Civic Center areas to the south. The Broadway Districl will continue to serve the downtown and Civic Center areas with professional offices, space for semi.public service agencies such as Ihe YWCA, and limited residential uses. While very low intensity in character, the distrlcl will thus house a wide variety of uses and activities. These activities and uses indude the following: . Professional, financial, insurance and real estale ollices with lillle walk~n traffic. InslitutionaJ office uses, ineJuding public agencies and private office uses. " Specially and general practice medical and dental offices. " Reoccupied single family struclures for collage Industries, as a conditional use. Day care facilities. " Congregate care and convalescenl homes. PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK Broadway is the major north-south arterial forming !he weslem edge of Midtown. " Older structures, landscaped llOnt yards, mature street trees and small lotlrontages define Broadway's unique character. (The long.range land use policy is to creale a landscaped open space centtally located 10 the Midtown District). O,dillCllll,.,1;;;' 140 :i.e4'J Page 30 of 52 70 SITE ATTRIBUTES . Between residential neighborhoods and central cill' commercial district. . Significant concentraUon of older sttuctures of character . landscaped front yards and mature street trees. " Small lots and primarily residentially-scaled structures. DEVELOPMENT QpPORTUNmES The following development opportunities define the major projects within the district. The descriptions approximate the development potenUal of each site, and do not indicate actual pennilled capacities. These will be defined by development standards and desig' guidelines. Small Lot Inlill. Existing vacant lots, and Ihose with deterioraling structures 1hat are nol architecturally significant provide sites lor small-scale office development, consistent with the architeclural styles and scale of surrounding structures. Renovation. Refurbishment of existing slructures lor re.use as professional offices, services and institutional uses. Revitalization. Upgrading major alfice structures to ma~e them compeUtive in the" local office market. Midtown Specific Plan