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From: David Wu <br />To: GRP -City Council <br />Subject: RE: Agenda Item 8.0 - Zoning Ordinance Article 33, March 22, 2021 city council meeting <br />Date: Monday, March 22, 2021 1:53:10 AM <br />CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when <br />opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. <br />David Wu <br />Redwood City, CA 94061 <br />March 21, 2021 <br />To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of Redwood City <br />RE: Agenda Item 8.0 - Zoning Ordinance Article 33, March 22, 2021 city council meeting <br />I am penning this letter out of concern to the proposed modifications to Redwood City <br />Zoning Ordinance Article 33 - NONCONFORMING LOTS, USES, STRUCTURES AND <br />PARKING. <br />Specifically, the sections delineated below, <br />33.10 - Enlargement of Nonconforming Structures. <br />33.11 - Repair of Nonconforming Structures. <br />I am troubled by the suggested amendments to the content requiring that nonconforming <br />structures be compliant before proceeding with major improvements. The new verbiage <br />seemingly provides a loophole that allows one to proceed with major work without 33.11 <br />being applied as it currently is. Specifically, removing the text "Notwithstanding the <br />provisions of Section 33.10" provides this detrimental backdoor. If these changes are <br />accepted, a builder can seemingly enlarge a nonconforming structure and then state that <br />only 33.10 applies, thus circumventing 33.11. <br />I strongly believe that 33.10 and 33.11 should not be mutually exclusive as the necessary <br />safeguards are currently in place against the construction of nonconforming structures <br />within our neighborhoods and city. <br />Best Regards, <br />David Wu <br />