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��-2� O District, despite the increased intensity, can be compatible with development in an adjacent IP Zoning District. The predominate land use and development pattem on the Chesapeake Drive peninsula is low-rise buildings for office and R&D uses. Seaport Center, built-out in the m�d-1980s, is characterized by one and two-story buildings with surface parking and signi �cant landscaping. Over the years, a wide-range of tenants have located i�� this deve:lopment, but they have been typically associated with the high tech industry, including biotech and electronic hardware and software developers. Perclose, which designs and manufactures heart stints, is currently located in the Seaport Center development. Perclose is a representative example of the type of businesses that locate in this office park. Perclose was acquired by Abbott Laboratories several years ago and Abbott plans to relocate Perclose into the Phase 1 portion of their proposed new campus. The R&D and manufacturing uses that would occur on the Abbott campus are compatible with the types of uses already being conducted in Seaport Plaza. Attachment 1 includes a draft ordinance for the Zoning Map Amendment from the GI to the IR Zoning District. Staff recommends the Zoning Map Amendment based on the following considerations: ■ Consistency with the General Plan Land Use designation ■ Lack of viability as "Port Priority" use per BCDC ■ Compatibility with the adjacent Industrial Park Zoning District ■ Compatibility of the allowed uses with the existing adjacent land uses • Completion of the R&D campus sryle development of the peninsula of land defined by Redwood Creek and the San Francisco Bay with access from Chesapeake Drive ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT: The proposed project includes 541,077 square feet of gross floor area for the Abbott Laboratories campus buildings and 10,000 square feet of floor area for the Marine Science Institute building on a 17.74 acre (772,750 square foot) site area. The total floor area is thus proposed to be 551,077 which is 10,000 square feet, or 1.3%, over the 70% floor area ratio limit in the IR Zoning District. Abbott seeks a Zoning Text Amendment to allow a floor area ratio (FAR) exemption to accommodate the additional area. Child Care and Educational Facilities Text Amendment: The applicanYs proposed Zoning Text Amendment would allow an FAR exemption of up to two percent (2%) FAR or 15,000 square feet, whichever is less, for floor area permanently dedicated either as a child care facility or as an independent educationa! non-profit facility open to the public. Attachment 2 includes the draft ordinance for this proposal. As drafted, the proposal would only apply to large developments with site areas greater than ten (10) acres located in the IR Zoning District. The Planning Commission would have discretion over granting an FAR exemption based on findings related to site design. The Marine Science Institute (MSI) proposed in Phase 1, as well as the child care center proposed in Phase 3 could both qualify for this exemption. However, Abbott's intention is to obtain an exemption specifically for MSI. The applicant has not proposed to obtain additional floor area for the R&D buildings based on