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PLANNING ISSUES Parkin.q Although the final EIR has concluded that there would not be any unavoidable significant impacts, there is still the concern there will not be sufficient parking for the church use. (Please see Chapter 3, page 4 of the Final Environmental Impact Reports which provides a very good and thorough discussion of the parking issues). The EIR recommended a very conservative parking requirement for the church use (284 spaces) versus the Zoning Code requirement (202 spaces). Fully Alive Community Church plans to fulfill this higher parking provision by entering into a parking agreement with "The Pointe" office complex across the street. According to the Church and the office owner, an agreement can be made for up to 300 parking stalls, if needed3. A recorded grant of easement for the parking use will be required per the Specific Plan and ultimately the Use Permit. It will run with the title to the office complex. The easement will continue indefinitely unless rescinded by the owner of The Pointe property by notification to the owner of the Church property and the City, at least two years before the date of rescission. Some community representatives believe that there will be a parking spillover on nearby residential streets. The EIR points out that parking spillover on Radio Road and residential streets "...is not anticipated due to the limited number of spaces available and existing parking restrictions on those streets. Nearby residential streets do not accommodate street parking, except for occasional cutouts with a limited number of spaces." Enforcement of Use Permit Conditions The Redwood Shores Bayfront Specific Plan recommends that the Use Permit should be revoked if there is not sufficient parking. This policy is consistent with the Zoning Ordinance, Section 42.8, which states that a Use Permit may be revoked if any of the conditions of a Use Permit cannot be met. The Use Permit will be enforced by the City and will be based on a complaint bases and subsequent follow up investigations by the City. Any changes to the conditions or parking situation will require public hearings and an amendment to the Specific Plan. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1. Certify the Environmental Impact Report by making the findings required by CEQA 2. Recommend Approval of the Specific Plan to the City Council 3 The Zoning Ordinance allows the Zoning Administrator to permit the location of all or part of the required parking spaces on non-adjacent parcels located within 400 feet of the premises to which the parking requirement pertains. The Zoning Administrator has permitted offsite parking for churches elsewhere in the City. Please see memo dated March 19, 2002, in Appendix B of the Final Environmental Impact Report.