AgdaPkt 2017-09-11 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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7.A. - Page 10 Basis for finding. The Project does not include construction of additional floor area and the number of on-site parking spaces required under the Zoning Code for a school use are provided on-site. 4. That the proposed use will be consistent with the various elements and objectives of the general plan and any applicable Specific and Precise Plans, and zoning regulations for the subject location. Basis for finding. The proposed school use is considered a permitted use within the Industrial Restricted (IR) zoning district and the use is consistent with the Light Industrial General Plan land use classification. The Project and its operation is consistent with the General Plan goals to provide high quality educational opportunities to all Redwood City residents. The Project is also consistent with the General Plan policy to require renovated buildings to be compatible with the design character of the neighborhood (BE-1.5) and with the policy to create complete neighborhoods by integrating schools into each neighborhood (BE- 2.1).There are no Specific or Precise Plans governing this site. 5. That the proposed use is compatible with surrounding uses. Basis for finding. Uses are compatible if they are able to exist together. The operation of the school will not interfere with the operation of surrounding uses, nor will the surrounding uses interfere with the operation of the school. The applicant has designed the Project to contain drop-off and pick-up operations on- site and has included landscape screening to reduce the views of the playground. The existing uses in the vicinity will not impinge on the ability to operate a school on the Project Site. Therefore, the Project is compatible with surrounding uses. 6. That the use and its associated structures and facilities will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the people and property of Redwood City. Basis for finding. The school will implement a traffic control program designed to accommodate pick-up and drop-off traffic on-site thereby reducing potential safety conflicts in the public right-of-way. DISC determined that the use of the site as a school poses no unacceptable health risks to project users. 7. That the use and facilities will not adversely affect or conflict with adjacent uses or impede the normal development of surrounding property. Basis for finding. The applicant has designed the site improvements to contain operations on-site and to minimize neighborhood traffic impact. The Project will not generate significant noise and will not interfere with the normal development of surrounding properties.