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. September 2004, Redwood Shores Community Meeting. . January 2005, 2nd Redwood Shores Community Meeting. . March 2005, Planning Commission (1st meeting) . April 2005, Planning Commission (2nd meeting) . June 2005, Planning Commission (3rd meeting) . September 2005, Planning Commission (4th meeting) 7A Page 3 The Policy has also been made available for public review and comment via the City's website. On January 29, 2004, the City's Planning Manager sent a letter to all waterfront property owners asking them to halt any construction which had a direct impact on the lagoon bank. The purpose of this action was to allow City staff enough time to prepare the Lagoon Bank Policy which would establish construction guidelines for waterfront properties in an effort to preserve the integrity of the lagoon bank. City staff was concerned about possible bank failure and wanted to establish some guidelines to protect the bank and to give appropriate guidance to property owners. (Please refer to Attachment 1: Draft Lagoon Bank Policy & Construction Guidelines and Attachment 2 for the Planning Manager's letter) The Policy sets a framework for permitting "new" construction as well as modifying "existing" improvements on the Redwood Shores Lagoon bank. By identifying typical sections and establishing a series of zones the Policy looks to provide guidelines for construction within each zone, while maintaining the integrity of the existing lagoon bank. Given the variety of conditions and set of potential circumstances each waterfront property was and each application will be reviewed on its individual merits. The level of City review will depend on the location of the subject property, the specific portion of the lagoon bank, and the scope of work proposed. However, as with any City review process where circumstances may vary the Policy has included both a process by which an applicant can apply for an exception and/or file an appeal of a decision. At the April 5,2005 Planning Commission meeting the Planning Commission directed staff to conduct a Waterfront Inventory to identify the number and overall conditions of the existing waterfront improvements on the Redwood Shores Lagoon. Upon completion ofthis task staff identified 565 waterfront properties.s Each property was assessed for type of waterfront improvements, evaluated and photographed. The properties were then logged into a data base and categorized according to potential significance with respect to the waterfront improvements. Of the 565 waterfront properties 186 properties were identified with some form of nonconforming improvement(s). These 186 properties were categorized into three different levels of significance. The remaining properties did not have any noticeable improvements and were therefore, not give a level of significance rating. Twenty-one (21) properties were identified with "Level 3 significance", which has been defined as properties with waterfront improvements that have life safety issues or potentially significant structural issues (i.e., damaged boat docks, footings into lagoon bank, large retaining walls, etc.) This represented approximately 4% of the waterfront properties inventoried. Ninety-one (91) properties were identified with "Level 2 significance", which has been s The 565 properties inventoried included individual residential properties, common areas maintained by Homeowner's Associations, and commercial properties. Properties containing multiple units (such as condominiums or business parks) with one or more common areas were inventoried per common area. .-,... ........,"._------,.._-~_.,..,_..__..,-'_.__.__.._--,......