2022 AIA Communities by Design Reimagining Petaluma SDAT - Report - Page 35
Petaluma DAT
The West End Nodes
Node 2B: Petaluma and Magnolia
This node is not in a geographically optimal location
being relatively closer to Petaluma’s historic downtown
that the others, but we highlight its potential to make
the West End more walkable. There are already several
commercial uses including a grocery store and a few
restaurants as well as several underutilized industrial
sites in this area. A zoning overlay district that increases
the development floor area ratios and lifts zoning use
restrictions could serve as a market signal as to the
value of these parcels. Again, mixed use development
here should give preference to health and human
service functions and low-scale affordable housing. The
structures such as grain storage buildings that are part
of Petaluma’s agriculture heritage should be maintained
and celebrated as part of this node’s identity.
Node 2B: Petaluma and Magnolia
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