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I h • �� ATTACHMENT 2 v Assistant City ttomey Damien Brower said the matter would be deemed in conformance with he Planning Commission, with no action. He said if the Planning Commission found e vacation not to be in conformance, he believes it would stop right here, but could be b ught back within a certain amount of time, if a future Planning Co,nmission had a cha e of heart. Comrnissioner McCoy s'd the Planning Commission asked Mr. Church to re-read the section in the General Pla regarding "mid-block walkways". Mr. Church read Page 7-19 f the January 22, 1990 General Plan Document as follows: "A few mid-block walkways r ain in some residential neighborhoods. These walkways should remain in tact whenev possible, particularly if they provide direct connections to schools, parks, and shopping. ny potential security problems to adjacent homeowners should be addressed and mitigat , rather than having these walkways abandoned." Commissioner McCoy said he co not see what the City would gain by this, other than the value of the lot at 2303 Good in Avenue goes up slightly. He said he's not sure about promoting the Urban Beauty lause cited in the staff report versus the paragraph Mr. Church read, which is more in formance with the General Plan. He said he's not convinced the Planning Commission eeds to take any action. Commissioner Radcliffe said accordi to what Mr. Church read, this is intended as a walkway (a passage to another desti tion). She wanted to be clear that since this particular easement does not fulfill that tention, the Planning Commission would not be cutting anyone off by vacating this land, nd possibly the property owner may take more ownership of this piece of property and d velop it. Commissioner Garcia said was comforta le with making the finding of General Plan conformity. Commissioner McCoy asked if this piece o land is a City-owned strip of land, or an easement over the existing lot? Mr. Lynch said the Ciry does not own anyt g there. He said it is an easement dedicated to the public, so the only public that s an interest right now is the City. He said the City is exercising their right to use it as a asement. M/S: (Garcia/Paulson) to accept staff's recommen tion to determine that the vacation of this pathway is consistent with the General Plan. Motion passed 5-0. 6. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS: Recommendation to the City Council that it adopt the following Text Amendment Ordinances: Planning Manager Church said there is a"Resolution of Intention" and three actions to amend the Zoning Ordinance recommendations to the City Council: (1) supplementary provision dealing with densiry bonuses; (2) Accessory Dwellings, and (3) simplifying initiation of zoning amendments. Mr. Church gave a brief summary of the amendments. Densitv Bonus. Mr. Church said the density bonus law proposed would apply to a project with five or more units, and requires that the City require either a densiry bonus and one other incentive, or other incentives of equivalent financial value. He said in Page 3 of 15