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<br />ATTY/RESO.3157/601 Marshall Appeal 8-Story Project <br />REV: 11/10/15 VR <br />Page 2 of 22 <br />Precise Plan (DTPP), specifically pertaining to the “Tower” building disposition type, and <br />voted 3-0 to recommend that the Planning Commission of the City of Redwood City <br />(Commission) approve the deviation to allow tower floor areas over the 7,000 s.f., but <br />denied the request for the reduced stepbacks of the tower levels; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on May 26, 2015 the AAC held a meeting to reconsider the <br />proposed deviation from the guidelines of the DTPP, specifically pertaining to <br />stepbacks for the tower levels, and voted 4-0 to recommend that the Planning <br />Commission approve the proposed deviation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is empowered by the Subdivision <br />Ordinance of the Redwood City Municipal Code to act upon applications for Tentative <br />Maps and by the Downtown Precise Plan and Zoning Ordinance to act upon <br />applications for Downtown Planned Community (DPC) permits and Parking In-lieu Fee <br />Applications; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on June 30, 2015, the Commission conducted a public hearing, in <br />accordance with all applicable requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and the <br />Redwood City Municipal Code, to consider Vesting Tentative Map No. TM2014-10, <br />and all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law, the City <br />Zoning Ordinance and the Downtown Precise Plan to consider approval of <br />Downtown Planned Community Permit Application No. DPC2014-05 and the Parking <br />In-Lieu Fee Application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at the June 30, 2015 public hearing, the Commission considered <br />an Initial Study checklist prepared by the City's Planning Division and its findings, <br />the previously certified Downtown Precise Plan Program EIR (State Clearinghouse <br />#2006052027), the staff reports, oral and written, and testimony and materials <br />presented by all those wishing to be heard on the Nine-Story Project at the noticed <br />public hearing on this matter; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at the June 30, 2015 public hearing, pursuant to Section 2.0.3-A-2- <br />a on page 30 of the DTPP, the Planning Commission considered and accepted the <br />recommendation of the AAC regarding the Nine-Story Project's proposed deviations <br />from the guidelines of the DTPP; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at the June 30, 2015 public hearing, pursuant to Section 2.0.3-A-2- <br />a on page 30 of the DTPP, the Planning Commission considered and accepted the <br />recommendation of the HRAC regarding the adjacent Historic Resources located at <br />611 Middlefield Road, 620 Jefferson Avenue and the historic San Mateo County <br />7.C. - Page 14