Residential Enclave Districts in Western SoMa Cynthia Brown Danny Fisk Misako Mori Tommy Travers

Residential Enclave Districts Creates special zoning Height limits Limited high-rise market rate condos & office buildings Additional Purpose Promote community sustainability Preserve architecture

Existing Residential Enclave Districts Bryant St RED zoning Howard St 4th St 6th St Bluxome St Folsom St Townsend St Study area Brannan St 8th St

RED Site Considerations Several housing parcels Away from large streets Contiguous parcels Few nonconforming uses Both sides of alley Buffered from medium industrial

The Issue Is there potential for new Residential Enclave Districts ??? Currently none in 5 block area Have been found to be successful in other areas Auto repair next to bail bonds Dot.com boom allowed for sweeping changes and effects are still feeling effects and dealing with once again a change landscape and housing market. Old residents do not like the new building. RED’s will save old homes and community. Unique and diversified land-use SoMa landscape currently ever changing

Changing Land Use

Objective Inventory of all parcels in five assessor’s blocks Update existing database Recommend new RED sites Analyze “buffer zones”

Methods

Land-Use Examples Multi-use Streetscape Bailbonds-Deli-Law office Land-Use Code: 16 (21)

Land-Use Examples Residential Streetscape Light Industry Daniel Fisk: Change to large scale light industry Light Industry

Findings 490 total parcels surveyed Total of 64 Land-Use changes

Land Use

Retail Use

Findings 44 Housing parcels surveyed containing 638 housing units. 397 new housing units since 2004 5 Vacant lots became lofts in 2006

New Housing

Building Heights

Public Transportation

Potential RED Site A Several housing parcels Away from large streets Contiguous parcels Few nonconforming uses Both sides of alley Buffered from medium industrial

Potential RED Site B Several housing parcels Away from large streets Contiguous parcels Few nonconforming uses Both sides of alley Buffered from medium industrial

Potential RED Site C Several housing parcels Away from large streets Contiguous parcels Few nonconforming uses Both sides of alley Buffered from medium industrial