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2. Expand Where General Retail and Entertainment Uses Are Permitted The DTPP allows General Retail in all districts except for Downtown General. While the goal was to focus retail in the core area, it has become a limitation for the large area outside of the downtown core. For example, use projects are developing in the Downtown General area and would like to incorporate a restaurant or retail store on the ground floor but the DTPP does not allow it. Staff recommends area for the following reasons: - The success of the downtown core has had a ripple effect and surrounding areas can now support - Allowing General Retail promotes more walkable neighborhoods and interesting environments for those making their way to the downtown core The Planning Commission wanted to maintain the DTPP’s goal of focusing General Retail in the downtown core, but suggested that there may be circumstances where retail outside of the core is appropriate. It therefore supported a use permit process to evalu than permitting it by right. In addition, one of the guiding principles of the DTPP is to make Redwood City’s Downtown the entertainment center of the Peninsula. However, the DTPP only Proposed expansion to allow General Retail as a Conditional Use Proposed expansion to allow Entertainment as a Conditional Use Expand Where General Retail and Entertainment Uses Are Permitted The DTPP allows General Retail in all districts except for Downtown General. While the goal was to focus retail in the core area, it has become a limitation for the large area outside of the downtown core. For example, a number of developing in the Downtown General area and would like to incorporate a restaurant or retail store on the ground floor but the DTPP does not allow it. Staff recommends making General Retail as a conditional use area for the following reasons: success of the downtown core has had a ripple effect and surrounding can now support active uses Allowing General Retail promotes more walkable neighborhoods and interesting environments for those making their way to the downtown core The Planning Commission wanted to maintain the DTPP’s goal of focusing General Retail in the downtown core, but suggested that there may be circumstances where retail outside of the core is appropriate. It therefore supported a use permit process to evaluate these on a case-by-case basis rather than permitting it by right. In addition, one of the guiding principles of the DTPP is to make Redwood City’s Downtown the entertainment center of the Peninsula. However, the DTPP only Proposed expansion to General Retail Use Proposed expansion to Entertainment Conditional Use Expand Where General Retail and Entertainment Uses Are Permitted The DTPP allows General Retail in all districts except for Downtown General. While the goal was to focus retail in the core area, it has become a limitation for a number of mixed- developing in the Downtown General area and would like to incorporate a restaurant or retail store on the ground floor but the DTPP does not as a conditional use in this success of the downtown core has had a ripple effect and surrounding Allowing General Retail promotes more walkable neighborhoods and interesting environments for those making their way to the downtown core The Planning Commission wanted to maintain the DTPP’s goal of focusing General Retail in the downtown core, but suggested that there may be circumstances where retail outside of the core is appropriate. It therefore case basis rather In addition, one of the guiding principles of the DTPP is to make Redwood City’s Downtown the entertainment center of the Peninsula. However, the DTPP only 7.A. - Page 6