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<br />7A <br />Page 58 <br /> <br />individual privacy, open space, and facilities." [R2: Article 6.1] (followed <br />by an implied density grid) <br />. Implied: R2 is not zoned for apartments. <br />. Yet, City interpretation for R2 density uses a formula designed for apartment <br />zoned districts. <br /> <br />4) Clarit)' for City Int.erpretation <br />City Justification for Revision <br />. "In order to provide clarity on this practice, the City will revise Zoning Ordinance <br />to codify this interpretation." <br />. The Zoning Ordinance does not require clarification for an IllEGAL <br />practice. <br />. The objective of this revision is to modify the permitted use. <br />. The objective of this revision is to modify the permitted density. <br />. The objective of this revision is to double the permitted density of single family <br />dwellings from 8.7 per acre to 17.4 per acre. <br />. The objective of this revision is to convert R2 into a new apartment zoned district <br />(table followed to reflect this). <br />. The objective of this revision is to convert R2 into a condo zoned district (table <br />followed to reflect this) <br />. If the City was truly interested in clarifying, why was the 2004 Housing Element <br />clarification of R2 density not include in the NEW GENERAL PLAN? <br /> <br />Conclusion <br />With this Zoning Ordinance revision, the City is attempting to legalize an ILLEGAL <br />interpretation of R2 density using the past application of the same ILLEGAL <br />interpretation as the sole justification for the revision. <br /> <br />. Immoral? Unethical? Insulting? You decide. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />1. Find that the existing Zoning Ordinance specifies density of lots of all sizes. <br />2. Find that the Initial Study and associated documents are not acceptable. <br />3. Do not consider any modification to the Zoning Ordinance related to R2 until after <br />the Kentfield lawsuit is decided. <br />4. Please add the 2004 Housing Element R2 density clarification to the New <br />General Plan. <br /> <br />Challenge <br /> <br />. The City's interpretation of R2 density allows 16 detached single-family <br />dwelling buildings on one (1) acre. <br />. BEFORE YOU VOTE: Can you explain to the Public how 16 single- <br />family dwelling buildings on one (1) acre does not violate one or <br />more of the following Zoning Ordinances and General Plan <br />limitations? <br />. The following structures and uses are permitted in the R2 District: <br />A. Single-family dwellings; <br />B. Two (2)-family (duplex) dwellings; <br />C. Three (3)-family (triplex) dwellings; <br /> <br />Page 7 of 24 <br />