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

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ATTY/RESO.0083/PC RESO RECOMMENDING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPROVAL – HARBOR VIEW PROJECT REV: 10-28-22 VR Page 3 of 9 all associated approved and certified environmental documents, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this resolution. 3. General Plan Amendment. a. Findings. The Planning Commission finds that the General Plan Amendment is consistent with and conforms to the goals and policies of the General Plan and will not create conditions that would be detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare. The large size and location of the site is well suited for campus development and its adjacency to Highway 101, Old Seaport Boulevard, and Blomquist Street make the site suitable for a larger campus development with a greater FAR and taller buildings that would be permitted under the proposed General Plan. CP District allows for large-scale and complexes and campuses that involve combinations of traditional office activities, manufacturing and research and development uses. b. Recommendation. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council of the City of Redwood City adopt the General Plan Amendment in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 4. Zoning Map Amendment. a. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the Zoning Map Amendment to Article 60 (Zoning District Boundaries- Maps) to amend the zoning from the (as described in Exhibit A) is consistent with the goals of the General Plan, the public interest, the existing zoning of the properties in the immediate vicinity, and the purpose of amendments to increase the quality of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance in guiding and regulating the future development, growth, and evolution of Redwood City. The proposed CP zoning allows for the development of a more aesthetically pleasing campus that serves as a transition to the non-industrial uses to the west and northwest of the site and is consistent with the General Plan, as recommended to be amended. b. Recommendation. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance to Article 60 approving the Zoning Map Amendment, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 5. Development Agreement. a. Pursuant to Government Code section 65867.5, the Planning Commission finds that: