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88 Page 2 On January 13, 2009, the Planning Commission took a renewed look at the East Downtown Study Area, including a detailed discussion about the new General Plan process, specifically, the land use designations for the Middlefield Road corridor and the EI Camino Real corridor, and the Mixed Use-LiveJWork 'and use designation. The Commission also considered a new Zoning designation for the East Downtown Study Area. Originally presented as the Central Business Transitional (CBT) District, the name has been changed to the Industrial Business Transition (IBT) District to more accurately reflect the purpose and intent of the zoning regulations. It should be noted that the IBT was designed as a district that can function well as written, but is also compatible with the Hve/work concept. Thus, should the Mixed Use livelWork General Plan designation be approved with the New General Plan an implementation action would include live/work as a use to the 18T. The Planning Commission, at its January 27, 2009 meeting, reviewed further refinements to the Industrial Business Transition (IBT) District and the related Zoning Text and Map Amendments and the associated development proposal at 134 Maple Street. The Commission recommends approval of the Zoning Text and Map Amendments to Council. In addition, the Commission unanimously adopted the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Proposed East Downtown Study Area Zoning Amendments and New Skilled Nursing Facility at 134 Maple Street, including the Mitigation MOflitoring Report Program. These related documents are available in the City Clerk's office for review. Included in the City Council's packet for review and consideration are the Zoning Text and Map Amendments for the East Downtown Study Area from the existing "General Commercial" (CG) and "Industrial Restricted" (IR) Zoning Districts to the new "Industrial Business Transition (18T) Zoning District (see Attachment 1 for the Zoning Text and Attachment 2 for the Zoning Map). Additionally, concept plans for the 134 Maple Street project are available as an example of the type of development that could occur within the new 18T Zoning District (see Related Documents in City Clerk's Office). Project Description East Downtown Study Area The East Downtown Study Area includes eleven (11) properties generally situated between Middlefteld Road and Lathrop Street, south of Maple Street, (see Figure 1 and Table 1 below) which total approximately 152,270 square feet or 3.5 acres in size (excluding streets and public right-of-ways). Existing land uses range from assembly halls and office space to auto repair and light industrial uses. The purpose of the new 18T zone is to designate and promote the orderly development of a transition district between the downtown core and adjacent residential and light industrial neighborhoods that provides for a range of appropriate uses that are less intense than in the downtown that can provide a physical transition to the existing adjacent neighborhoods. The range of uses emphasizes light industrial businesses especially those in design related fields as well as certain medical uses that due to their nature are not appropriate in either a downtown or residential neighborhood settings.