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'-A -3i requirement, and instead of having a square footage basis, they set it on the basis of doctors. He said that Redwood City is the only city that has both. He said one space per 200 square foot is very stringent square footage, based on what he has seen in other cities, and it works adequately. He said concerning the day care, the State law says that if you have six or less childian in a day care facility (no over night), you have to allow that use in a residential zone. He said it could theoretically be in every home on the block. If you have seven to twelve children, you can put limitations. You can put conditions on how the parking is, how the drop -off and pick -up is, etc., but in the end, you have to accommodate them. He said the State says you can not just throw it out to a public review process and decide on a case -by -case basis which ones you like, or which ones you do not like. Mrs. Nita Spangler, Redwood City resident (970 Edgewood Road), said she was very interested in the discussion on hillside homes. She said that she and her husband built one of the first hillside homes in 1949. She said they learned fast, and sometimes unhappily, how different the neighborhood is for a hillside home, especially when it is steep, and how offensive your neighbors can be with something you can get by with on a flat, the drainage problems, etc. Mrs. Spangler wanted the Commission to be as strict and considerate of the neighbors as possible, regarding hillside homes. Mrs. Spangler also wanted to speak about the child care issue regarding Maxwell Lane. She said there was no parking in the street, and there was bad traffic on the Alameda de las Pulgas. Mrs. Spangler said she is in support of the Hoffman's, because she said it is really a bad site for any kind of facility where cars are coming and going. She said there is no room, and that the traffic at that intersection (which is a horror spot in Redwood City) is a problem that extends several blocks in each direction. She apologized for taking so much time, but she felt very strongly about this matter, and she said she would appreciate the Commission's consideration of what the Hoffman's have done. Chair Foust wanted Mrs. Spangler to understand that she appreciates the public comment, but she wanted to make it clear to the additional people coming up to speak, that we are talking about the Ordinance and public interest only, not on a specific happening in the community. Mr. Ray Wang, Redwood Shores resident (817 Columbia), said he had a quick question regarding Item No. 5 -2 — Medical Research & Development Uses. Would that specific Ordinance apply to Abbott Labs? He said the second question he had was for the Assistant City Attorney. Hypothetically speaking, if any member on the Planning Commission would represent a company that would represent any one of the companies that would be impacted by that Ordinance, would they have to excuse themselves from this vote? Mr. Wang said, "The third question I have is regarding the child care facilities." He said, "Given that in Redwood Shores we have several instances of undocumented child care facilities within the residential areas, how would this Ordinance impact that in terms of what Charles mentioned about the State requirements "...for under six children would be covered within child care facilities mandated by the State... "; would the State precedence overrule the local Ordinance in that case? Mr. Williams said regarding whether the parking requirements (in particular) and definitions were to apply to Abbott Labs, he said the ones for R &D would, or for any Page 9 of 26