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RESOLUTION NO. 23-15 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL <br />APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN MIXED USE — <br />DOWNTOWN DESIGNATION AND TO THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE <br />PLAN (COLLECTIVELY, THE DTPP PLAN -WIDE AMENDMENTS AS <br />DESCRIBED IN THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />REPORT, SCH NO. 2021090249) <br />WHEREAS, in 2020, the City of Redwood City implemented a one-time process <br />to evaluate multiple pending General Plan Amendment initiation requests (Gatekeeper); <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on January 13, 2020, the City Council adopted an updated Strategic <br />Plan that prioritized, among other things, goals related to housing, transportation, and <br />children and youth, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City received nine Gatekeeper project <br />submissions requesting City Council consideration of a General Plan Amendment; and <br />WHEREAS, on August 10, 2020, and September 21, 2020, the City Council <br />evaluated the proposed Gatekeeper projects and their consistency with the adopted <br />Strategic Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 12, 2020, the City Council initiated General Plan <br />amendment proceedings for six projects and on May 24, 2021, initiated General Plan <br />proceedings for two additional projects for a total of 8 Gatekeeper projects where six of <br />the projects are also located within the Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) and also require <br />a DTPP Amendment; and <br />WHEREAS, General Plan and DTPP Amendments are required to add 80,000 sq. <br />ft. to the maximum office development capacity (reserved for small office projects of <br />20,000 new sq. ft. or less) and revise certain DTPP development standards, guidelines <br />and policies, including conditionally permitted land uses; streets and circulation; building <br />placement; minimum building height and massing; parking ratios; historic resources; and <br />open space (collectively "(DTPP Plan -Wide Amendments); and <br />WHEREAS, the DTPP Plan -Wide Amendments include, but are not limited to, the <br />following: <br />• Revise certain DTPP development standards, guidelines and policies, <br />including those regarding permitted or conditionally permitted land uses; streets <br />and circulation; building placement; minimum building height and massing; <br />parking; historical resources; and open space. <br />ATTY/RESO.0049/PC RESO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND DTPP AMENDMENTS <br />REV: 06-07-23 VR <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />