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higher-density residential mixed use street that links into the downtown. The recommended Planning Area (both Phases I and II) encompasses the area bounded by Maple Street, the railroad tracks, Chestnut Street and El Camino Real (excluding the site of the McDonald's restaurant). Any non-automotive uses on the El Camino will be considered permitted, non-conforming uses under the Redevelopment Plan if the Board adoPts this proposed policy for implementation of the Redevelopment Plan. The only building within Phase I of the Planning Area that faces onto El Camino that is currently not in automotive use is the building at the corner of Chestnut and El Camino. This building is a former office space but there currently is a proposal f(~r' a 'Beverages and More' store in this building (the representative for Beverages and More has been notified of the Redevelopment Agency's consideration of the establishment of this Planning area) If the Board decides to move forward with this policy for implementation of the Redevelopment Plan within the Planning Area, a variety of courses are possible. The Agency may then proceed to implement the Redevelopment Plan, either through the approval and execution of an agreement with an existing property owner within the Redevelopment Project Area, who would be considered an owner participant under the Community Redevelopment Law and the Redevelopment Plan, or through the approval and execution of an agreement with an outside developer. If the Board does proceed to implement the redevelopment of the Planning Area through either an owner participant or an outside developer, the Agency could have the authority to use its power of eminent domain to assist the project developer in acquiring critical and important properties to implement the proposal for the Planning Area after all necessary procedures were followed. The Board may also choose to eliminate the existing Chestnut/El Camino building from the final proposal. If the Board decides to pursue the redevelopment of the Planning Area to the full extent, the same properties on which any non-automotive uses are located could be purchased and such businesses relocated. However, this action could only happen after a series of public hearings and after serious deliberation with the affected "property owners and the project developer. The overall Planning Area (phases I and II) contains retail stores, a coffee shop, light industrial buildings, a roller dnk, auto sales and service, apartment buildings and some individual houses, including one historical property. Code enforcement staff have been dealing with a number of issues in this area, including storage of vehicles outside. In outline, the proposed Planning Area is a rough rectangle, bisected on the diagonal by Main and Lathrop Streets. Two of the cross streets - Cedar and Beech - dead-end against the tracks and the resulting cul-de-sacs have become areas for parking large trucks. Staff anticipates that the proposals to implement the Redevelopment Plan in this Planning Area will suggest steps to eventually address these issues and eliminate these existing blighting conditions. While the proposed Downtown Area Plan may be the final implementation policy for land use in Phase II of the Planning Area, the draft Downtown Area Plan is not yet adopted.