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7A Page 6 provision can have no other meaning and under proponent's interpretation, would be "meaningless surplusage." (Chamber Letter dated June 12,2008, at 5.) The Chamber concludes that a two-thirds vote requirement of the entire electorate would be required "to ratify even minor use permits, parcel map, design review approvals, and other administrative or quasi-judicial entitlements" to the extent the proposals go beyond the "Open Space" uses set forth in the initiative. (Chamber Letter at 5.) At a minimum, the two provisions on which proponents and the Chamber alternatively rely cannot be easily harmonized and judicial resolution would be necessary if a future dispute arises over the scope of permissible administrative acts under the initiative. SECTION III: The Initiative's Effect on Various Areas of the City 7. Would the initiative affect Docktown and the Docktown Marina? Response: Yes, changes to the uses of these areas could require two-thirds voter approval. This area is comprised of two, separately-zoned areas: (1) the area where boat storage occurs has a general plan designation of Office Park Oriented Uses and a zoning designation of Tidal Plain; and (2) the area where boats and houseboats are tied up on Redwood Creek has a general plan designation of San Francisco Bay Waters and a zoning designation of Tidal Plain. Both areas would be covered by the initiative because of the Tidal Plain and San Francisco Bay Waters designations. As a result, any legislative action to change the use of these lands for Non-Open Space Uses would require two-thirds voter approval. For example. approval by two-thirds of the electorate would be required if this area were to be developed for residential use. The site has been seen as an area that could be developed into a residential and mixed-use neighborhood. City staff recently reviewed a conceptual design plan for the site which was submitted by Trumark. The plan includes residential development at a density of 40 dwelling units per acre and public access along the creek frontage as well as through the site. If the initiative passes, however, this proposal would require two-thirds voter approval because the Zoning Code would have to be amended to permit such development. 8. Would the initiative affect the South Bayside Systems Authority (SBSA) property? Response: Yes, it could. The South Bayside Systems Authority (SBSA) is a joint powers agency created in 1975 in order to provide sewage treatment for the City and other neighboring cities, including Belmont, and San Carlos and Menlo Park Sanitary District. The SBSA plant is located in the Redwood Shores area and has a general plan designation of Government; some of the buffer area around the plant has a general plan designation of Unimproved Areas (Land or Water). The zoning designation for the SBSA 6