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� �-4 Proposed Zoning Map Amendmenr From: General Industrial (GI) To: Industrial Reshided (IR) K Tp '1I I�V/// 'I edWpOa Ct R TP GI : ci Zoning Districts: G� Generallndustrial GI 'IP g �P Industrial Park �kin �Q �Tidal Plain ��, �P � Generel Commercial � IP : G� Combined Residential e�� CG-R ! :: TP Best planning practice emphasizes that zoning designations should be consistent with overlying General Plan Land Use designations. In cases of conflict between General Plan and zoning designations, the General Ptan Land Use designation should take precedence, since the General Plan Map represents the long-range Iand use intention (or "blueprint") for the entire City. In the case of the subject property, the General Plan Land Use designation is "Light Industrial," which is considered to be consistent with the City's light and medium industrial zones, but not consistent with the GI Zoning District, which is a zone characterized by heavy industrial uses. The City's zones that are more consistent with the "Light Industrial" General Plan Land Use designation are the Industrial Part (IP) (light) and Industrial Restricted (IR) (medium) Zoning Districts. The proposed rezoning to the IR Zoning District would be consistent with the General Plan Land Use designation. In addition to the City's General Plan, long-term land use control of the subject property had also been specified in the Bay Conservation and Development Commission's (BCDC) Seaport Plan. Recently, at the request of the applicant, BCDC reviewed and approved removing the subject property from their "Port Priority" use designation. This change acknowledges that BCDC does not consider this parcel to have long-term viability as a port oriented property in consideration of the office park style development context around the parcel and in relationship to the capacity of the nearby Port of Redwood City. W hen considering an amendment to the Zoning Map, the surrounding zones and land uses should also be analyzed for compatibiliry with the proposed new zoning designation. In this case, the surrounding zoning designations include the Industrial Park (IP), General Industrial (GI), and Tidal Plain (TP) Zoning Districts (referto map above). The vast majority of the zoning classification in the project vicinity is iP. The TP zoning represents the water resources, Redwood Creek and the San Francisco Bay, adjacent to the site.