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6A Public Hearing - General Plan Revisions - Redwood Shores Area (continued from 8/25 and 9/15/75) City Manager Fates referred to the material provided to Council by the Planning Department and that furnished at Council request, noting that the Public Hearing remains open at this time Planning Director Schroeter advised that Mobil Oil Estates (Redwood) Ltd. has prepared a slide presentation related to the proposed re- 1 visions to the General Plan for the Redwood Shores area. Mr Schroeter referred to the "Comparison of the Redwood Shores General Plan Adopted 1968 and Revisions Proposed in 1975" which was prepared by the Planning Department in response to Council request and com- mented on the direction of the General Plan. Mr Fales stated for the record that the areas shown as "not in the plan" on the map submitted with the "Comparison" referred to by Mr Schroeter are in the existing General Plan for the entire City, and the subregional sewage treatment facility shown on the General Plan still exists, but those areas are not now before Council In response to question, Mr Schroeter referred to page 2 of the "Comparison" observing that there is an increase in the acreage to be devoted to commercial and industrial development, to public use and to open water and a decrease in acreage proposed for residential development. Mr Fales stated for the record that the slide presentation has been prepared by Mobil in support of the application for change of the existing General Plan and that is what is dealt with in the proposed revisions. Neil Smith, Mobil Oil , 350 Marine World Parkway, offered a slide pre- sentation regarding the origin of the General Plan in the Redwood Shores area and the planning philosophy which shaped the Plan cover- ing history, goals, studies undertaken and the environmental impact report. Mr. Smith observed that some elements have been rearranged and commented as follows 1 ) Circulation - Roads have been rearranged for improvement as use of land is now contemplated. 2) Open space - Increased emphasis has been placed on what is already the major land use in the area,with boat facilities featuring the water 3) Community Services - The school board recommendation is that changes in population now suggest the need for only three schools instead of the six originally anticipated 4) Housing - Attempt has been made to be guided by objectives of the Housing Concerns Committee and the General Plan, with a variety of housing types, densities and values, with residential use of land reduced Mr Smith indicated Mobil would be willing to withhold development of those areas where Council might wish to preserve certain options with regard to crossings to Foster City and/or Bair Island -2- Reg Mtg 10/13/75