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11/15/24 (P:\M-S\RWC2101.04 Docktown CE\PRODUCTS\Docktown_CEMemo_20241115.docx) 3 Regulatory Framework The City of Redwood City’s General Plan Land Use Map 1 designates the project site as Mixed Use - Waterfront Neighborhood (40 DU/AC Max.). The Mixed Use - Waterfront Neighborhood category allows for the creation of unique neighborhoods that take advantage of Redwood City’s Bay frontage. The mix of allowed uses includes housing and supporting commercial businesses, hospitality and restaurant uses that attract visitors, and businesses that support marina functions. Housing options can also include floating homes, houseboats, and live-aboard boats, in addition to residential buildings. The project site is zoned Mixed Use Water (MUW).2 Project Background The City acquired its interest in the portion of Redwood Creek that is now Docktown Marina from the State of California in 1945. In 1964, the City leased the waterway for use as a marina and it has been operated as such since that time. Up until March 2013, Docktown Marina was operated by a private party, Docktown Marina, Inc., which had a lease agreement with the landside owners and a revocable permit from the City to operate the marina. In December 2012, Docktown Marina, Inc. advised the City that it was terminating its lease and revocable permit. Shortly thereafter, the City took over the operations and management of the Docktown Marina. The City serves as a trustee for the land on which the Docktown Marina is located.3 In this role, the City owns the creek area on behalf of the citizens of California. The statutes 4 granting the subject property allow for limited use of these public trust lands for the establishment, improvement, and conduct of a harbor and for the construction, maintenance, and operation of wharves, docks, piers, slips, quays, and other utilities, structures, and facilities necessary or for the promotion, accommodation, and operation of flood control projects. Currently, the project site consists of a largely vacant marina. The City is currently undergoing a visioning process to determine the potential future use of the Docktown Marina. In the interim, the City proposes to remove the existing floating dock and associated utilities in order to promote public safety and prevent illegal occupation of the marina. Proposed Project The proposed project consists of the deconstruction of existing facilities at the project site, including removal of the existing floating dock and berths and associated utilities. For the purposes of the CEQA analysis, it is assumed that all existing landside public recreational facilities and amenities, including a small watercraft launch, as well as existing in-water infrastructure (e.g,. support pillars 1 Redwood City, City of. 2015a. City of Redwood City General Plan Land Use Map. Available online at: www.redwoodcity.org/home/showdocument?id=4719 (accessed November 14, 2024). 2 Redwood City, City of. 2024. City of Redwood City Open Data Portal Website: https://redwood-city-gis- public-portal-rwc.hub.arcgis.com/ (accessed November 7, 2024). 3 The City acts as trustee only for the land under Redwood Creek, not the land-based property adjacent to the creek, which the City leases from a private landowner. 4 Cal. Stats. 1954, 1st Ex. Sess. 1954, ch. 34, § 1, pp. 298-300. Available online at: www.slc.ca.gov/granted- public-trust-lands/grantees/redwood-city/ (accessed November 7, 2024). 6.G. - Page 7 of 45 185