Reso PC22-07 0080 PC Reso Recommending Approval of the Transit District Amendments to the General Plan and DTPP

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ATTY/RESO.0080/PC RESO RECOMMENDING TD AMENDMENTS REV: 10-20-22 VR Page 5 of 5 employment district and ‘vital center’” by establishing a hub of transit supportive uses, such as employment, near high quality public transit, goods, and services. The Reduced Office Alternative also envisions the enhanced and relocated transit center, consistent with the DTPP’s vision of “transit integration, featuring a convenient transit station on display in the center (rather than the edge) of Downtown.” And the Reduced Office Alternative would allow for the potential four- track station an improved street network to access the new Transit Center and to support active transportation consistent with RWC moves, the ECR Corridor Plan, and the Walk, Bike, Thrive Plan. b. The Reduced Office Alternative will not create conditions that would be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare and would instead enhance the DTPP area by promoting planned, transit-oriented development, including office and residential development, consistent with the vision of the General Plan and the DTPP. The Reduced Office Alternative will also regulate development surrounding the anticipated relocated Transit Center through improvements to circulation and alterations to land use controls and development standards that support transit-oriented development and that would be in the public interest. The Reduced Office Alternative would establish the distinct Transit District sub-area of the DTPP and provide for desired uses and land use controls as well as program-level environmental review for such uses. And as detailed in the FSEIR, the Reduced Office Alternative would result in reduced impacts to the environment compared to the original Project. c. Through the certification of the FSEIR and its associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, nearly all identified impacts associated with the Reduced Office Alternative would be mitigated to less than significant levels except for those certain significant and unavoidable impacts for which a Statement of Overriding Considerations has been adopted. Section 4. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council of the City of Redwood City approve and adopt the Reduced Office Alternative, including the amendments to the DTPP as provided in Exhibits A and C and the amendments to the General Plan as provided in Exhibit B, all of which are attached hereto and are incorporated herein by reference, and which add text shown in underline (example) and delete text shown in strikeout (example). Wording in brackets ([example]) is informational only and is not to be included in the published General Plan or DTPP. Section 5. This resolution shall go into effect immediately upon adoption. * * *