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Fyijcju!D! residential zoning districts within the Westside Neighborhood. The Council finds that the above policy is concerned with commercial activities and the re- zoning of residentially zoned property to a non-residential zoning designation. The proposed amendments update approval criteria for land use applications proposing housing; they will not apply to zone changes and will neither encourage nor discourage the concentration of commercial activities in the downtown core. Based on this information, the above Westside Neighborhood Plan policy is not an applicable refinement plan policy. Northern Residential Area Policy 2. The City shall promote residential development that will provide a transition between retail and auto-oriented activities on West 7th Avenue and lower-density residential developments south of West 8th Avenue. The above policy is concerned with the promotion of residential development and calls for residential development that will provide a transition between retail and auto-oriented development along 7th Avenue and lower-density residential developments south of West 8th Avenue. The policy provides support for reducing barriers to housing, which is one of the main goals of the proposed code amendments. The clear and objective standards and approval criteria which included in the proposed amendments and which reduce barriers to construction of housing will help to facilitate development of housing envisioned by the policy above. To the extent the above policy is applicable to the proposed code amendments, the proposed amendments are consistent with this policy. Policy 4. The City shall encourage alley access and parking to occur in rear yard areas with special landscaping and other amenities provided along West 8th Avenue. The above policy is concerned with encouraging alley access parking for areas along West 8th Avenue. The S-JW Jefferson Westside Special Area Zone development standards already present in the land use code include specific requirements consistent with this policy. Those standards are not impacted by the proposed code amendments. Based on this information, the above Westside Neighborhood Plan policy is not an applicable refinement plan policy. Transportation and Traffic Element Policy 5. Improve and maintain bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the Westside Neighborhood and linking to other parts of the city. the time of private development. Applications for partitions, planned unit developments and subdivisions are currently required to provide off-site connections for bike and pedestrian ways. The proposed code amendments add that bike and pedestrian requirement to the approval criteria for site reviews and conditional uses. Other changes, such as an updated timing requirement for public improvements, are also included in the proposed code amendments. Based on the addition of clear requirements for compliance with public improvement standards and new approval criteria that may increase Qbhf!29!pg!32!