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88 Page 1 RiPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Counci,l FrQm, th, CI, 'llVl,.o.. er March 23. 2009 SUBJECT Zoning Map and Text Amendment for the East Downtown Study Area ReCOMMENDATION 1. Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Redwood City Adding a new Article 16A Industrial-Business Transition District to the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance. 2. Introduce an Ordinance Amending Article 60, Zoning Map No. 3 of Ordinance No. 1130, the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, As Amended, to Rezone Properties Located Within the East Downtown Study Area, as Further Described in this Ordinance, from the General Commercial and Industrial Restricted Zoning Districts to the Industrial-Business Transition Zoning District BACKGROUND The concept of an East Downtown Study Area originated in June 2007 at a Planning Commission study session regarding the South Main Street (SMS) Area land use regulations. At the study session, the Commission considered the General Plan and Zoning Maps for the SMS Area and two current planning applications; one at 104 &112 Cedar Street, and the other at 134 Maple Street. The Commission offered direction and the Zoning Amendments for the two projects were separated thereby establishing the East Downtown Study Area. Several Planning Commission reviews of the East Downtown Study Area have occurred since the June 2007 study session. On August 14, 2007, the Planning Commission heard information regarding the new study area and adopted a Resolution of Intention to initiate a Zoning Map & Text Amendment for the East Downtown Study Area. The Zoning Amendments would change the existing General Commercial (CG) and Industrial Restricted (IR) zoning designations within the study area to a new Central Business Transitional (CST) District. The purpose of the CST would be to provide a transition from the Downtown to the Historic Stambaugh HeUer Neighborhood. In addition to tlie study areal the Commission reviewed a preliminary development proposal for a skilled nursing facility at 134 Maple Street. After the Planning Commission reviewed this item in August 2007, the City began an extensive General Plan process, which has included on-going and in depth analysis of land use throughout the City. Several key land use planning areas were focused on including the Woodside Road corridor, the EI Camino Real corridor, the Veterans/Broadway corridor, the Middlefield Road corridor and the Bayfront. As part of this discussion, several new land use designations were established. Most notably for the East Downtown Study Area is the concept of a Mixed Use-LivelWork designation. The Mixed Use-LivelWork 'and use designation sets the framework for creating a Zoning District that encourages a transition to higher intensity land uses along transit corridors and within Downtown adjacent neighborhoods.