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<br />7Lf-Æ <br /> <br />Attachment 3 <br /> <br />Mrs. McNamee stated that public open space is an overused term in California. If a developer <br />is coming in to City Hall you would want them to define what the open spaces are. What the <br />standards do and the next steps will help you define what meets a mini park standard and then <br />you can look at the Downtown area and define in that neighborhood what a standard might be. <br />How do you decide where you put the parks? Part of it is looking at where the parks are located <br />now, the other part is asking the community and determining what the needs are. These would <br />be your standards to use as a guideline but not necessarily as a fixed definition. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Passanisi stated that these document will be integrated and referred to in the <br />General Plan and reflect various policies. <br /> <br />Commissioner Seybert stated that the land at Pacific Shores waterfront is used more by the <br />public versus school fields that are used less by the public. There is not much publicly owned <br />land left in Redwood City to develop parks. Commissioner Seybert believes Parkland will be <br />increased through private/public partnerships in the future. <br /> <br />Ms. Centenno's desire is to keep coming back to the City Council, Planning Commission and <br />Architectural Review Committee and be part of the process. The reasons schools were <br />included is because the Parks and Recreation Department schedules their fields for all of the <br />youth soccer and baseball, and it seemed that it is needed to be part of inventory. For the first <br />year Parks and Recreation is now scheduling the baseball fields for Sequoia High School and to <br />have one point of contact for all of the different volunteer organizations. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS: ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS RELATED <br />TO STORMWATER CONTROL AND GRANDFATHERED FACILITIES. - PUBLIC <br />HEARING <br /> <br />~ Ordinance Amendment which relates to stormwater control measures such as <br />landscape/open space/permeable areas, parking areas, creek setbacks and buffers. It <br />also addresses nonconforming structures, and grandfathered facilities. <br /> <br />Staff is recommending the Planning Commission recommend the Zoning Text <br />Amendment to the City Council. <br /> <br />Planning Consultant Williams gave the following Power Point presentation: <br /> <br />y <br /> <br />Purpose of Amendments <br />0 Compliance with Federal and State law <br />0 Enhanced Water Quality in Creeks and SF Bay <br />0 Flood Control Benefits <br />0 Protection of Riparian (Creek) Resources <br />0 Flexibility for Difficult Sites <br />0 Consistency with / implementation of Chapter 27 A (through Engineering) <br /> <br />y <br /> <br />Approach to Stormwater Control <br />0 Reduce erosion and sedimentation in waterways <br />0 Incorporate stormwater Best Management Practices, BMPs, into new <br />development <br />0 Minimize the amount of impervious surface <br />0 Direct drainage to open space and landscape <br />0 Protect and restore sensitive areas, such as wetlands and riparian zones <br /> <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />