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15W 5 CEO operation resulted in soil and ground water contamination at both parcels. On -going site remediation has been completed and monitoring will proceed under the purview of San Mateo County Environmental Health. GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND CONFORMANCE: The Redwood City General Plan designates the 150 El Camino Real parcel as 'Heavy Commercial /Office Mixed Use Residential;' and the 20 Avondale Avenue parcel as 'Low Density Residential.' The building footprint of the proposed mixed -use project will be located on the 150 El Camino Real portion of the property (except for a few feet). This proposed use on the site conforms to the General Plan. However, a General Plan Amendment will be needed for the 20 Avondale site. ADJACENT LAND USES: The property is located on the southwest corner of El Camino Real and Avondale Avenue. A single family home is located immediately to the southwest of the property on Avondale Street. Another single family home property, with frontage on Finger Avenue, abuts the rear west corner of the subject property. The remainder of Avondale and Finger Avenues is predominately developed with single family homes. A retail commercial business (Mountain Mike's Pizza) is located immediately to the northwest of the property along El Camino Real. A fast food restaurant (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is located across the street from the Avondale Avenue frontage. Various commercial businesses are located to the northeast, on the other side of El Camino Real. SPECIAL STUDY AREA: No FLOOD HAZARD AREA: Most of the property is located within Flood Zone 'C,' which designates areas of minimal flooding. The front portion of the property, approximately 50 feet in width, parallel to El Camino Real, is located within Flood Zone 'B,' which includes the following: 'areas between limits of the 100 -year flood and 500 -year flood; or certain areas subject to 100 -year flooding with average depths less than one foot or where the contributing drainage area is less than one square mile; or areas protected by levees from the base flood.' The adjacent neighborhood area is also known to experience some seasonal flooding, as reported by nearby residents where basements flood during heavy rains, and the parking lot of the adjacent business on El Camino Real has been flooded during similar weather conditions. DEPARTMENTS COMMENTING: Engineering PROJECT ANALYSIS: BACKGROUND On October 16, 2001, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to review an application for a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, Environmental Assessment, Planned Development Permit, Use Permit and Variance to construct a "mixed use project" at 150 El Camino Real and 20 Avondale. The project consists of 13,466 sq.ft. office space on the first two floors, seven rental residential units on the third floor, underground and surface parking with associated site landscaping. Please refer to the attached site plan and elevations.