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<br />9A/5 <br /> <br />Contract Planner assistance will be necessary at an additional cost to the City of <br />approximately $30,000. <br /> <br />Environmental Review <br />The interim urgency ordinances are exempt from CEQA; however, environmental factors <br />should be considered. <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />The sheer unanticipated magnitude of office development, the rapid rate of change, and the <br />limited provisions of the Zoning Ordinance result in the unintended consequences of high <br />peak hour traffic accompanied by reduced air quality, parking overflowing to streets, reduced <br />emergency response time at impacted intersections, lack of secondary access, reduced sites <br />for high-density, multifamily housing, pressure to allow office uses on the ground floor in the <br />core downtown area, a scale of development larger than envisioned because developers <br />tend to build to the maximum allowable limits, and a likelihood that offices will be built on <br />many lots now used for non-office activities. Staff recommends implementing a deliberative <br />planning process to address these issues by initially setting standards for office development <br />under an interim urgency ord.i.nan ce WhiCh. allows for studies lead¿¡;'ng Zon g- e.rm. solution. <br />, //Î rtl . <br />" 1/ J ., ~ ":/- <br />J\Íc 'i , ~) ,¿/\- :<,vt/\.-l:/«/' <br />---- <br />cy Alexander Deborah Nelson Ed Everett <br />Contract Planner Community Development Director City Manager <br /> <br />DSN:js <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1, Space at a Premium (office rents) <br />2. FAR Description <br />3. Alternative Rezoning Options <br />4. Ordinance <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />.~.w., _. .T'. <br />