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ATTY/RESO.0041/CC RESO DENYING THE APPEAL FOR 353 MAIN STREET REV: 05-14-18 PR Page 3 of 28 Project, and received and considered documentary evidence on the appeal and application; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered whether the Project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32 - "Infill Development Projects") as explained in the CEQA compliance memorandum attached to the staff report ("CEQA Memorandum"), along with the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Checklist for the North Main Precise Plan, the staff reports, oral and written, and testimony and materials presented by all those wishing to be heard on this Project at the noticed public hearing on this matter; and WHEREAS, the City Council determined that the proposed Planned Community Permit, Density Bonus including a height concession, and Affordable Housing Plan would further the purposes of and appropriately implement the City of Redwood City General Plan, the North Main Street Precise Plan, and applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council, having independently heard, considered and weighed all the evidence in the record, including evidence presented by City staff, the Applicant, the Appellants and members of the public, and being fully informed of the Project, the Planning Commission 's decision, and the appeal, finds that the Appellant has not shown, based on evidence in the record, that the Planning Commission's decision was made in error, that there was an abuse of d iscretion by the Planning Commission, that the Planning Commission 's decision was otherwise improper, or that the City's notices, agendas, and appeal procedures were unlawful in any manner , and, in the exercise of its independent judgment , hereby denies the appeal and approves the Planned Community Permit , Density Bonus including a height concession, and Affordable Housing Plan based on the following findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval set forth below. This determination is based on the entire record, including without limitation the application materials , the NMPP , NMPP Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), NMPP Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting checklist (MMR), the entire record of the administrative proceedings regarding the adoption of the NMPP, the General Plan, the staff reports and attachments prepared for the Planning Commission hearing on the Project and the appeal, each of which is incorporated herein by reference and which serve as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings 7.B. - Page 28