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7C Discussion/Issues Page 2 The proposed annexation will improve the irregular arrangement of City/County border pattern in this area. The large undeveloped parcel was an eyesore until the applicant purchased it about a year and a half ago and cleaned up the site. The City's Code EnforcemenUBuilding and Inspection Services Division regularly received complaints regarding the untidy conditions on the Jot and refuse strewn on the property. Also, the right-ot-way along this unincorporated stretch of Alameda does not have a sidewalk, curb and gutter. Furthermore, if annexed, the four parcels will conform to the zoning as well as the General Plan designation for this area. If the annexation is approved the residences will be provided with City services, such as water, sewer, police and fire protection. As a result of the proposed annexation, a 1,20D-foot long section (a little less than a quarter of a mile) of Alameda de Las Pulgas, which is a County roadway, would come under City jurisdiction. This road is not up to current City standards, because it does not have curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The City would inherit a roadway with just pavement and earthen ditches on both sides of the right-ot-way. However, as a condition of approval of this subdivision, the developer will be required to improve at least one half of the street. This will cost the developer about $300,000. To ask this one developer to improve both sides would make the project cost prohibitive. In the future, the other side could be improved either through new development applications or funded through the City's Capital Improvement Program. The City and County must agree to the terms of a property tax exchange for the subject properties. This negotiation is on-going. When the terms have been reached, the resolution for tax transfer will be presented to the Council for their action at a future date. If the City Council approves the prezoning and property tax exchange, a public hearing will be held by LAFCO regarding the annexation from unincorporated San Mateo County into the municipal boundaries and tax rolls of Redwood City. The final step involves review and approval by the City Council after public hearings for the street acceptance. General Plan and Zoning Conformance The proposed pre-zoning is consistent with the General Plan land use designation ot Low Density Residential. The zoning designation surrounding the subject properties to the North, East and South is R-1. Furthermore, the lots proposed to be annexed into the City are expected to conform to the R-1 zoning requirements in terms of lot size, density height and other standards. Environmental Review Pursuant to Section 15319, Class 19, annexations of existing lots and facilities are categorically exempt trom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. AL TERNA TIVES The City Council may choose not to prezone the subject properties to the City's Residential-Single Family (R-1) Zoning District, which may result in the large undeveloped parcel to remain in its current state and it may also result in no immediate right-ot-way improvements, such as a sidewalk, curb and gutter. FISCAL IMPACT Any new and existing residential development will yield increased property taxes when annexed into the City. Because this unincorporated area is in the middle of the City,