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7."-Af 12. On or about October 25, 2000, an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to certify the FEIR was filed by Mr. Ted Hannig, Hannig Law Firm, on behalf of Powerhouse Gym located at 2075 Broadway on the comer of Jefferson Ave. and Broadway ("Appellant"). 13. In its appeal, Appellant makes a number of claims of purported inadequacy of the FEIR, each of which were discussed and analyzed and ultimately rejected by the City Council at their hearing of November 13, 2000. Appellant first claims that the FEIR improperly failed to analyze the impact of the City's recently enacted Interim Urgency Ordinance ("Ordinance") on the Project. 14. The findings set forth in the Ordinance provide that large-scale office development proposals would create structures disproportionate to and in conflict with the appearance of existing structures adjacent to or in the vicinity thereof and that such office development proposals would use land resources which could otherwise be developed for housing, commercial and other uses compatible with, and supportive of existing uses, including residential uses. The City found, in the Ordinance, that the unavailability of housing in the City is critical and this shortage could be exacerbated if the trend of office development were to continue. 15. Section 24 of the Ordinance, entitled "Exclusion," specifically exempts office developments which are approved under development agreements, disposition and development agreements, and other agreements duly entered with the City or Redevelopment Agency from the provisions of the Ordinance. As described on Page 2 of the FEIR, the City of Redwood City and the Redevelopment Agency contemplate entering into a development agreement and a disposition and development agreement, respectively, with the developer of the Project. If the Project, as described in Alternative 4 (providing for office uses on Block 2) is approved, pursuant to Section 24 of the Ordinance, the Project will be specifically exempted from the application of the Interim Urgency Ordinance. 16. The only changes in the Ordinance that affect properties in the CBR District in which the Project is included are the following: 1. Under section 26.2 "Insurance Agencies" was deleted as a permitted use in this CBR District and "offices above the ground floor" and "Bail bond businesses above the ground floor" were included in the list of permitted uses. 2. Section 26.3a was amended to provide that the following uses are permitted in the CBR District when accessory to a permitted use under sections 26.2 and 26.4 to provide that "Business office uses on the ground floor which do not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area or 500 square feet, whichever is less, provided such . uses are clearly incidental to the retail sale of products on the premises." 3. "Financial institutions and office fronts" was deleted as a use permitted with a use permit and "Ground-floor dependent office" was included as a use permitted with a use permit. 3