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ATTY/RESO.0029/CC RESO 851 MAIN STREET <br />REV: 03-21-17 JS <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 17- ___ <br /> <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF REDWOOD CITY INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL <br />PLAN AND DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN FOR THE 851 MAIN STREET <br />PROJECT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an application has been submitted to the City of Redwood City (City) <br />by Walnut Street Partners, LLC (Applicant) to construct a mixed-use office and retail <br />building at 847-851 Main Street, 855-857 Main Street and 852-860 Walnut Street <br />consisting of approximately 86,010 square feet of office and 6,910 square feet of retail <br />uses (Project); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the implementation of the Project requires an amendment to the <br />General Plan of the City of Redwood City to allow an increase in the maximum allowable <br />development for office in the Downtown (the “General Plan Amendment”); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the implementation of the Project requires an amendment to the <br />Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) of the City of Redwood City to allow an increase in the <br />maximum allowable development for office in the DTPP area (the “DTPP Amendment”); <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 18.61 of the Redwood City Municipal Code provides that <br />proceedings to amend the General Plan may be initiated by a resolution of the City <br />Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 52.5(A) of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance provides that <br />an interested party may request that the City initiate the amendment of a Precise Plan by <br />submitting said request to the Planning Director or designee. The interested party is the <br />Applicant, and the request of initiation is accompanied by materials supportive of the <br />request and showing the nature of the requested DTPP amendment that include <br />statements justifying why the proper functioning of the community requires the <br />amendment of the DTPP as proposed and why the amended DTPP is more suitable for <br />the area than the existing DTPP; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City’s policy is to bundle all related requests and have them acted <br />upon by the highest approval authority, in this case being the City Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the initiation of amendments to the General Plan and DTPP provides <br />City staff the direction to begin analysis of the proposed General Plan Amendment and <br />DTPP Amendment and does not constitute nor imply approval of any project entitlements. <br />Once the amendment process is initiated, the City may move forward with the <br />environmental review and public outreach process for the Project. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />8.A. - Page 7