Reso PC22-09 0083 PC Reso Recommending General Plan Amendment Approval Harbor View Project

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EEch ATTY/RESO.0084/CC RESO AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN – HARBOR VIEW PROJECT REV: 10-28-22 VR Page 1 of 3 RESOLUTION NO. _________ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 320, 330, 340, 350 BLOMQUIST STREET AND 30 STEIN AM RHEIN COURT FROM INDUSTRIAL- LIGHT AND INDUSTRIAL PORT RELATED TO COMMERCIAL- OFFICE PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGY WHEREAS, on October 11, 2010, the City Council of the City of Redwood City (“City Council”) adopted the new Redwood City General Plan; and WHEREAS, Jay Paul Company (“Developer”) is the owner of certain real property located at 320, 330, 340, 350 Blomquist Street and 19 Seaport Boulevard (052-392-420, 052-392-410, 052-392-470, 052-392-460, 052-392-570, 052-392-480) and 15 and 30 Stein Am Rhein Court (052-392-370 and 052-392-280) Redwood City, CA (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, Developer applied for a General Plan Amendment, a Zoning Amendment, a Development Agreement, a Vesting Tentative Map and an Architectural Permit to allow for the construction of a development project upon the Property consisting of 1) 765,150 sq. ft. of commercial office use in three buildings; a) one 7 story, 100 feet tall (118 feet to top of mechanical screen/tower) office building, and 2) two 6 story, 86 feet tall (104 feet to top of mechanical screen tower) office buildings; b) one parking structure and a surface parking lot; 2) a 35,000 square foot, 2 story employee amenities building; and 3) 10.8 acres (40%) of the Property will be dedicated to green space and landscape space at 320, 330, 340, 350 Blomquist Street, 19 Seaport Boulevard and 15 and 30 Stein Am Rhein Court (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, On July 24, 2017, the City Council initiated the General Plan Amendment process for the Harbor View development project; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment would modify the land use designation of the Property from Industrial-Light and Industrial-Port Related to Commercial-Office Professional/Technology; and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2022, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the General Plan Amendment upon finding, among other things, that the proposal is in the public interest and consistent with the Redwood City General Plan; and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the General Plan Amendment and on said date the public hearing was opened, Exhibit A