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7A Page 114 4. General Plan Text Amendment. The text of the General Plan will also have to be amended since the City is adding two new land use categories Downtown Mixed Use and Downtown Mixed Use Expansion Blocks} together with definitions. See Attachment F. 5. Zoning Map Amendment. The City will have to rezone the Downtown Precise Plan area from numerous zoning designations to "P" (Planned Community District) as only sites with a "P" designation can have a Precise Plan associated with it. The City will need to make a finding that the proposed rezoning is in the public interest and meets the purpose of increasing the quality of the provisions of the zoning Ordinance in guiding and regulating the future development, growth, and evolution of Redwood City 4. See Attachment G. 6. Maximum Allowable Development {MAD).. As mentioned previously, the City will need to select an appropriate development limit on future build-out in the downtown. This cap will be monitored and, if appropriate, be periodically updated or revised. 7. Adoption of the Precise Plan. As previous#y mentioned, the Precise Plan is the planning too! which describes urban design guidelines and principles to make the Downtown a vibrant and exciting urban experience. The document must be approved in its entirety for it to replace the existing zoning for the Downtown Area. The Planning Commission should also recommend to the City Council approval of staff's text and exhibit amendments and/or may wish to add other revisions as deemed appropriate. Following the above actions, staff will then forward the Planning Commission recommendations to the City Council for a final decision on the Plan, probably in March or April. In the meantime, progress is being made on other important improvements related to the vision in the Precise Plan. See Attachment H of this report. CONCLUSION The City has been engaged in developing the Draft DPP for several years. The Plan has been subject to significant review, and a wide range of outreach strategies have been implemented to invite the public to participate in the process. Environmental review was comprehensive and indicates that the Plan is a responsible means for achieving the City's goals with respect to downtown revitalization and the provision of new housing. The Plan itself is a new kind of document for the City in that it embodies a comprehensive form-based code. At this time, staff considers the Draft a Article 41 (Amendments} of the Zoning Ordinance Section 41.1 (Purpose and Procedures).