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ATTY/RESO.0108/PC RESO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF DTPP 1330 ECR
<br />REV: 01-11-23 JB
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<br />for approval to the Planning Commission (PC); and
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<br /> WHEREAS, on November 24, 2022, a public hearing notice of the Planning
<br />Commission hearing was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal and sent to the
<br />Property Owner and was mailed to owners and tenants within 300 feet of the Project; and
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<br />WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a public
<br />hearing on the Project applications in accordance with all applicable requirements of the
<br />California Planning and Zoning Laws, the Subdivision Map Act, and the Redwood City
<br />Municipal Code, at which it considered an Initial Study (“IS”) checklist and findings
<br />prepared by the City's Planning Division in compliance with the California Environmental
<br />Quality Act (“CEQA”), the previously certified Downtown Precise Plan Program
<br />Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2006052027) (“EIR”), the DTPP
<br />Amendment Application ZT2021-001, Downtown Planned Community Permit Application
<br />DPC2021-005, Tentative Parcel Map Application TM2021-007, the requests for the State
<br />Density Bonus Law concession and waiver and approval of the Affordable Housing Plan,
<br />the recommendations of the HRAC and AAC, and all applicable requirements of the
<br />Planning and Zoning Laws, the Subdivision Map Act and the Redwood City Municipal
<br />Code and Zoning Ordinance, and at which the applicant, adjacent neighbors and all other
<br />interested parties were given the opportunity to participate through oral testimony and
<br />submittal of written comments; and
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<br />WHEREAS, following its deliberation on all of the foregoing, the Planning
<br />Commission determined that the Project is within the scope of the project evaluated in
<br />the DTPP EIR and, pursuant to Sections 15168 and 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, no
<br />further environmental review is required for the Project; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission further determined that approval of the
<br />Project, including the proposed DTPP Amendment, Downtown Planned Community
<br />Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, State Density Bonus Law concession and waiver, and
<br />Affordable Housing Plan would further the purposes of and appropriately implement the
<br />City of Redwood City General Plan, applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal
<br />Code and DTPP.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
<br />THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />1. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the above recitals are accurate
<br />and constitute findings in this matter, and with the staff reports, the application materials,
<br />development plan, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and
<br />written testimony, including the environmental review documents and materials and all
<br />other materials in the City’s file for the application and the Project, and all adopted City
<br />planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City’s General
<br />Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations,
<br />have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings
<br />and actions set forth in this Resolution.
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