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8.A -2 The Commission's initial action was to approve a Resolution of Intention (attached), per Section 41.2(a) of the Zoning Ordinance, to initiate the consideration of these amendments. The Commission also considered a draft ordinance amending code provisions related to child care facilities, which will be presented to the City Council as a separate agenda item at a later date, due to the complexity of the issue. All four of the ordinances were readily approved, with little comment, and were determined to be in the public interest. All were approved unanimously (Commissioner McCoy was absent), except for the amendments regarding arbors and trellises, which were approved 5 to 1. Commissioner Piulle stated her objections to regulating such structures in rear yards, because rear yard development was generally out of sight of neighbors. Staff noted that the proposed amendment is more lenient in this regard than the current code, which does not permit arbors and trellises at all in the rear yard. Public comments regarding the ordinances included clarifications requested by two members of the public regarding parking requirements for medical facilities and research and development uses, including whether the amendments would apply to the Abbott Labs proposal (they would). Most public testimony related to the amendments to child care facility provisions, which are addressed as a separate agenda item on the Council's agenda. The Planning Commission minutes are attached to provide further background on the nature of the public input and Commission discussion on the ordinances. Proposed Ordinance Revisions Attached are four (4) draft ordinances addressing the following issues: 1. The construction of arbors and trellises in setback areas; 2. Definitions and standards for measurement of residential height; 3. Definitions, land use classifications, and parking standards for medical offices, medical clinics, and research and development uses; and 4. Definitions and allowance for "theaters" in the Central Business Retail (CBR) district. The May 6, 2003 Planning Commission staff report includes substantial background and a summary of the key provisions for each of the four ordinances. Also attached to the Commission staff report is a summary outline for each ordinance. The outline includes: identification of relevant Code sections; a statement of noted problems and intended purposes for the amendment; a review of how zoning regulations in other mid - Peninsula cities address similar code provisions; and highlights of the key changes proposed. Also provided to the Council under separate cover are redlined versions of the amendments showing specific changes to the existing zoning regulations. In some instances, the ordinance amendments include graphics ortables to better illustrate the provisions that are proposed. These graphics are intended, for the most part, to be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance, in close proximity to the associated text.