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8.A. - Page 26 of 85 (1) There exists a current and immediate threat to the public peace, health, and safety, requiring this urgency Ordinance because there is evidence in the record to show that the size, scale, and massing of large homes have been or have the potential to be injurious to the equal rights of the neighboring property owners, causing incompatibilities with neighborhood character, compromising privacy, affecting light and air, impacting property values, and posing security concerns. (2) Action must be taken immediately to preserve the public peace, health, and safety because but for the Zoning Ordinance Amendments becoming effective immediately, thirteen architectural permits for a new home or a second story addition will be deemed complete and/or issued by the time a traditional ordinance would go into effect. Now, therefore, the City Council hereby declares and imposes an urgency Ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety as set forth below: Section 5. The City Council of the City of Redwood City hereby adopts the Zoning Ordinance Amendments including new Zoning Ordinance Article 48 as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, by adding text shown in underline (example) and deleting text shown in strikeout (example). Wording in brackets ([example]) is informational only and is not to be included in the published ordinance. Section 6. Pursuant to Government Code section 36937(b), this Ordinance shall take effect immediately. Section 7. The proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments have been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq.). The project is exempt from CEQA as it can be seen with certainty that there is no impact ATTY/ORD.493/CC URGENCY ORDINANCE FAR REV: 08-19-19 PR Page 4 of 11 302