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� � '� t REPORT -- To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager July 26, 2004 Subject Seaport Plaza and Stanford Boathouse Zoning Map Amendments (no new development is proposed) Recommendation 1. Find that the Zoning Map Amendments are in the public interest and are consistent with the purposes of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance and the General Plan. 2. Approve the Zoning Map Amendment for the Seaport Plaza property located at 100- 200 Cardinal Way as well as a portion of Cardinal Way from the General Industrial (GI) to the Industrial Park (IP) Zoning District. 3. Approve the Zoning Map Amendment for the Stanford Boathouse property located at 300 Cardinal Way from the General Industrial (GI) to the Industrial Restricted (IR) Zoning District. Background In April 2001, the City Council approved a Zoning Text Amendment that made office park development non-conforming in the General Industrial (GI) Zoning District. The Seaport Plaza office development, which includes 100 and 200 Cardinal Way, had already been approved and was under construction prior to this amendment. Thus, upon completion, Seaport Plaza was immediately deemed to be a nonconforming use based upon this Zoning Ordinance Amendment. The property owner is seeking to adjust the Zoning designation for the Seaport Plaza development, in order for it to be considered a conforming use. At the same time, the City is initiating rezoning the adjacent parcel at 300 Cardinal Way, known as the "Stanford Boathouse" development as a Zoning Map "clean- up." The Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the proposed amendments on June 1, 2004 and recommended approval of the amendments to the City Council. Site Description: The project site is located on Redwood Creek at the terminus of Cardinal Way, which is a private street. Most of Cardinal Way is owned by Equity Office Properties, the owner of the Seaport Plaza development. The remainder. of Cardinal Way is a part of the Stanford property. The total site area is approximately 10 acres and includes 5.76 acres for Seaport Plaza, 1.1 acres for the Stanford Boathouse, and the remainder for Cardinal Way. Adjacent land uses include Redwood Creek to the north; the Abbott Laboratories Property (currently used by Marine Science Institute and for bittern shipment) and the Port of Redwood City to the east; Seaport Center office park to the south; and Seaport Center and Redwood creek to the west. The site is further identified in the map, provided below. Seaport Plaza: The proposed Zoning Map Amendment for Seaport Plaza is from the General Industrial (GI) to the Industrial Park (IP) Zoning District. The IP Zoning District allows for office, high-tech, and bio-tech R&D uses, which corresponds to the use of Seaport Plaza.