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REDWOOD CITY <br />PLA INO OMMISSIONSTAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> DATE: October 15, 1991 <br /> <br /> FILE NO: ZT 10502-1 and ZM 10404-1 <br /> <br /> APPLICANT: RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> <br /> PROPERTY OWNER: N/A <br /> <br /> LOCATION: N/A <br /> <br /> LEGAL DESCRIPTION: N/A <br /> <br /> ZONING DISTRICT: "CB" (Central Business) and "CG" (General Commercial) Zoning <br /> Districts. <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: Yes NUMBER OF NOTICES MAILED: 500 <br /> <br /> APPLICATION REQUEST: To establish a new Zoning District, "CBR" (Central <br /> Business Retail), for the Downtown area and to amend the Zoning Map <br /> accordingly. <br /> <br /> GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION AND CONFORMANCE: The proposed Ordinance will be in <br /> conformance with the General Plan. In the Land Use Element of the General <br /> Plan, Land Use Policy L-6 states that "The City should promote the <br /> revitalization, upgrading and beautification of the Downtown...". The <br /> intention of the proposed Ordinance is to achieve this objective. <br /> <br /> SITE DESCRIPTION: N/A <br /> EXISTING LAND USE: N/A <br /> ADJACENT LAND USES: N/A <br /> SPECIAL STUDY AREA: N/A FLOOD HAZARD AREA: N/A <br /> ZONING HISTORY: N/A <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> <br /> The downtown retail area of Redwood City has yet to achieve the purpose and <br /> goals outlined in both'the Central Business (CB) Zoning District in which it <br /> is located and those policies discussed in the 1983 Downtown Development <br /> Plan. For these reasons, staff is proposing a Zoning Text and Zoning Map <br /> Amendment which will attempt to encourage the improvement and revitalization <br /> of the downtown area by allowing certain retail uses and amenities. <br /> <br /> The purpose of the CB District is "to designate and promote the orderly <br /> development of the downtown business district as a central shopping facility <br /> <br /> <br />