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7A Page 8 which is predominately residential. This is permitted under the applicable zoning designation. In most cases, the City requires the property owners to obtain a Planned Development Permit to ensure proper engineering and aesthetic controls for these types of improvements. Most homeowner associations in Redwood Shores also provide design review of these types of improvements. If the initiative passed, the Planning Division would continue to approve these uses through the existing process, without the two-thirds voter approval requirement. However, a dispute could arise if an improvement, such as a dock, extended into the lagoon waters with a general plan designation of Controlled Watervvay. In that case, someone intent on blocking the construction of a dock or other improvement could argue that land covered by the initiative is affected and the two-thirds voter approval provision applies because a dock is not an "Open Space" use under the initiative. 10. Would the Charter initiative apply to the property north of the San Carlos airport? Response: No. This land is currently being used as a safety zone for the San Carlos Airport and has a general plan land designation of Unimproved Areas (Land or Water) and a zoning designation of Commercial Park. Thus, the initiative would apply to the land because of its general plan designation. The land is owned by San Mateo County, however, and is therefore exempt from the initiative. 11. Could the City build a senior center or public housing on the parking lot of Red Morton Park? Response: The City could not build housing on the lot and it probably could not build a senior center. While the parking lot at Red Morton Park has a zonig designation of R-2 Residential Duples, it has a general plan designation of Park and would therefore be covered by the initiative. A senior center project probably could not be constructed on the existing parking lot without two-thirds voter approval. The initiative would only allow the Open Space use of "public parks and public recreation areas or facilities", Consistent with the discussion in the May 19, 2008 staff report, it would appear that a senior center would not constitute an Open Space use. Thus, two-thirds voter approval by the people of Redwood City would be required. Public housing also could not be built on the site without two- thirds voter approval, since housing does not qualify as an "Open Space" use under the initiative. 12. What lands within the Port of Redwood City would be affected by the Charter initiative, especially in light of the letter from the Chamber of Commerce? 8