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1"-1 wholesale departure from the existing General Plan prior to the comprehensive update of the General Plan. The intent is to carefully plan future office development, not to shut down office development. Office development on parcels under one acre is not affected by the moratorium. b) Ordinance establishinq a moratorium on all development in the Bair Island Road Study Area - Map 10. There is only one route to the land on Bair Island Road, namely Bair Island Road, which connects to East Bayshore Blvd., and this functions as a large cul-de-sac. One of the adopted policies in the Safety Element of the City's General Plan is "New development should provide adequate access for emergency vehicles, particularly fire fighting equipment, as well as provide secure evacuation routes for the inhabitants of the area." (Policy S-7 in Chapter 12). The Fire Marshal states that this route is the evacuation route because it is the only route. Furthermore, the Fire Marshal states that Bair Island Rd. is the only emergency access to the entire area. Any potential increase of traffic and vehicle trips could negatively impact emergency response. Presently, there are 201 housing units, some marinas and some offices along Bair Island Road. If offices were to be built throughout this area, approximately 1,700,000 to 2,400,000 sq. ft. of office space could result, depending on whether surface or structured parking is developed. This office space is in addition to the existing housing. (These numbers assume that the Peninsula Marina remains a marina and would not be developed as an office site. If the Peninsula Marina were developed as an office, then between 640,000 and 910,000 square feet of office space should be added to the range above bringing the total to 2,300,000 to 3,300,000 sq. ft. of office space). City traffic circulation plans include a second access to the Bair Island Road area by extending Blomquist St. to connect to East Bayshore Blvd. to the west and East Bayshore Rd. to the east. The bridge across Redwood Creek is estimated to cost at least $7,000,000. The cost of the road will be in addition to the $7,000,000+. The City has received interest for 280,000 sq. ft. of office development and a multi-level parking garage in this area and anticipates future applications. In addition to necessary road(s), other issues in this area include land use (allowable land uses, allowable intensity and density of development), traffic impacts, the location of the Bay Trail, systematic public access to the waterfront, design criteria, parking standards etc. Staff recommends a pause in development to enable the City to evaluate and plan this area in a comprehensive manner by setting a moratorium on development. The area recommended for moratorium encompasses land zoned CG, IR, GI, TP (as shown in Map 10) and adjacent roadways, easements, and waterways. The study area excludes land designated CG-R (Irvine, Kaufman and Broad, Uccelli). 7