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proposed ordinance with the membership and the City's regulations that are currently in place are adequate to assist in proposed projects. Johanna Tesauro spoke about the proposed project on Canyon Road and opposed a precedent being set in the hill area. Jeremy Archdeacon stated most are not anti-development, but objecting to change in the CN zoning which would allow further development in the area. He urged that if the ordinance is adopted, the regulations in the CN zoning be made more stringent rather than less, allowing possible variances where applicable. Heidi Romano submitted 7 more letters to the Canyon Road azea group of letters and spoke of concerns with permanent changes to the area. She stated the rural setting should be retained and requested notification of any proposed changes. Donald Gambelin expressed concern with changes to the neighborhood involving . commercial building and requested slowing down on Canyon Road building. Stan Smith supported the urgency ordinance and stated the speed on Hopkins is too dangerous. Brad Martin stated there is a safety issue with heavy equipment and questioned whether the road can support commercial activity in the Canyon Road area. Philip Crosby agreed with the previous speakers and supported maintenance of commercial in its own area but stated focused development will be prevented on small parcels. Murdo Morrison stated he was pleased with the depth of thought involved and thanked the staff and Council for work involved with the interim urgency ordinance. He urged adoption of the recommendations. Larry .Miller stated there are constraints on parcels less than an acre in size and that the problems pertain to the larger sites or projects. Alicia Guerra questioned what the emergency truly is, stated the FAR regulations are being proposed in a discriminatory manner against small parcels and requested the less than one acre parcels be exempt from the use permit requirement, and that the parking calculations not be factored into the FAR calculation because it is another disincentive to provide housing. Libby Glass, owners of the property at Oak Knoll and Canyon Road, stated she felt compelled to clarify some of the misinformation given. After the neighborhood meeting, she stated the City of Redwood City was informed that they would not be pursuing use of the Hetch Hetchy easements, that they would revise their application to eliminate a daycare facility and the non-neighborhood serving office. She stated they have not raised the rents, REGULAR COLINCIL MEETING September 11, 2000 MINUTES PAGE 9 __.. __.._ _ . .. __.�..__.___.. _._ _