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0. A <br />Mr. Williams said that right now there is no floor area ratio limitation for single family <br />homes, so he did not think there was a potential conflict. However, if there was a floor <br />area limitation, then there could be a conflict. <br />He said there are cases where you have three levels, and it appears as three level.; off - <br />site, but actually because of the slope, the lower level is not a full level (i.e., wall below). <br />The opportunity here would be if you already have an existing structure, and the resident <br />wanted to finish the interior space behind it, or put windows on it, but not expose any <br />more of it to the grade than exists today, that would be allowed. So it is just for those <br />existing situations, and there have been some staff who basically did not know whether <br />or not they could allow the finish work, so the intent is to clear that up with this <br />Amendment. <br />Mr. Williams said it would increase the habitable space occupied in the house, but it <br />would not expand the footprint. <br />Commissioner Garcia asked for conformation that this language would cover only the <br />houses on the hillsides. <br />Mr. Williams concurred. <br />Commissioner Garcia referred to "... different parking spaces would be used for different <br />uses in a particular company," and wanted to know what would happen if they started <br />out with something that required less parking, but changed as time went by; how would <br />the changes be tracked? <br />Mr. Williams said that issue is usually addressed (in most cities), through Business <br />License Process, and he did not know if that would be addressed here or not. He <br />deferred to Charles Jany for comment. <br />Charles Jany, Principal Planner, said it is the responsibility of the applicant to come to <br />the Planning counter and request clearances on the parking requirements. The City <br />cannot contain or hold back business licenses if there is a zoning violation, but the <br />applicant is required to comply with all Zoning Ordinances. He said that technically, a <br />medical facility or doctor interested in a building would first need to check with Planning. <br />Commissioner Garcia said he was referring to, once the facility is up and running, and <br />there is a certain business in the facility that requires less parking spaces that another <br />business in that facility might require. He wanted to know how could the City check, if in <br />time there was more usage, or more actual people coming through the door? <br />Mr. Passanisi said that would be very difficult to monitor, unless they would come to the <br />City or the City received complaints. He said that if they had to add more interior tenant <br />improvements, then it would trigger building permits. Otherwise, there would be no way <br />to know. <br />Mr. Williams said that is one of the dilemmas with R &D in particular; components do <br />change over time. <br />Mr. Jany said all uses that change are basically required to be in compliance with the <br />Code. If they happen to be in violation, then it is really up to their liability. He said the <br />City cannot keep track of all uses in Redwood City that are not conforming, or become <br />non - conforming, as a result of time. <br />Page 7 of 26 <br />