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�.g- � REPOR T . F To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager EXECUT/VE SUMMARY April 26, 2004 Subject Zoning Map and Zoning Text Amendments to allow the proposed Abbott Laboratories "West Coast Research Center" campus at 1 Cardinal Way (terminus Chesapeake Drive, former Cargill "Salt Pile" site). Recommendation 1. Find that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment is in the public interest and approve the Zoning Map Amendment from the General Industrial (GI) Zoning District to the Industrial Restricted (IR) Zoning District. 2. Find that the proposed Zoning Text Amendment is in the public interest and approve the Zoning Text Amendment to allow floor-area-ratio (FAR) exemptions for the provision of child care facilities or public non-profit education facilities in large commercial and industrial developments and FAR bonuses for the provision of publicly accessible open space or pla�elds on property associated with large commercial and industrial developments. Issues Abbott Laboratories proposes to construct a"West Coast Research Center' campus forthe research and development of vascular devices and related pharmaceuticals in three phases over a ten to fifteen year period. The Planning Commission certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared forthis project on February 10, 2004. At that same meeting, the Planning Commission recommended amendments to the Zoning Map and Text that would enable the project to be built as proposed. At their meeting on March 23, 2004, the Planning Commission approved a Planned Development Permit and Tentative Map for the project, subject to the approval of the proposed Zoning Map and Text Amendments. The project cannot be built as proposed without these amendments, which are summarized here: 1. Zoning District: The property is currently zoned General Industrial (GI). The project does not conform to the GI Zoning standards since it will include a significant amount of office space and is classified as a light to medium industrial use. A Zoning Map Amendment to the Industrial Restricted (IR) Zoning District will allow the campus to be built as proposed. 2. Floor Area Ratio (FAR): As proposed the campus will have a 70% floor area ratio, which conforms to the IR Zoning District, with the exception of a permanent 10,000 square foot Marine Science Institute building. Small FAR exemptions for amenities such as educational facilities for the public would allow MSI to remain on the campus and possibly other amenities to be provided at new developments in the future.