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30. Policy 8 (Environmental Design Element Page Ill-E-3) "Ske planning standards developed by local jurisdictions shall allow for flexibility in design that will achieve site planning objectives while allowing for creative solutions to design problems.' The code amendments that implement the Royal Avenue Specific Plan include provisions ~br an ~'adjustment' process that allows the development proposal to be evaluated using a set of Design Guidelines rather than design standards~ The guidelines are intended to promote flexibility and allow for creative design solutions while adhering to the nodal development design principles. Policy F-1 (Tran3g, ortation Element ) "Apply the nodal development strategy in areas selected by each jurisdiction that have identified potential for this type of transportation- efficient pattern." The Royal Node is included on the Nodal Development Areas map adopted as part of TransPlan. The Royal area is identified as Node 4-F on the map. 32. Policy F-2 (Tran~portation ElemenO "Support the application of the nodal development strategy in designated areas through information, technical assistance, or incentives." The plarming process for the Royal node has generated a significant amount of information about the node and about the nodal development concept. Plan preparation was assisted by staff and consultants who produced a wide array of technical information on transportation, street design, park design, housing design, economics, stormwater design, wetlands preservation and mitigation, and other plan elements. The City has assumed considerable cost in preparing wetland plans and in~brrnation that would otherwise have been borne by individual property owners. The City has also assumed the cost of preparing the Royal Avenue Specific Plan, a general incentive for appropriate development in the area. 33~ Policy F-3 (Transportation ElemenO "Provide for transibsupportNe land use patterns and development, including higher intensity, transit-oriented development along major transit corridors and near transit stations, and high-density residential development within 1/4 mile of transit stations, major transit corridors, employment centers, and downtown areas; and development and redevelopment in designated areas that are or could be served by existing or planned transit?' Code amendments that implement the Royal Avenue Specific Plan proposes a tra_nsit-supportNe land use and development pattern in which development must occur at an overall density of 12 dwelling units per net acre; a level of density approximately twice that of development in the surrounding area. Commercial uses within the node would be required to develop at a minimum floor-area-ratio of 0.5; a level of intensity approximately twice that of typical suburban, auto-oriented commercial development fbtmd throughout the city. Proposed design standards for the node will provide for developrnent that is compatible with increased transit service to the area. The draft plan proposes extending transit service to and through the site. Transit service is proposed to extend west on Royal Exhibit A - 14