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323 quality, regulat�ons are necessary governing the waterways. Among things�to be considered would be height of construction, spacing, prevailin9 wind direction, and location of construction He oointed out that not only what is done directly to the water, but what occurs next to it will affect its quality Also to be considered were the � questions of what the interior waterways are to be used for in the future, whether they are to be public, and if not, what type of pri- vate use would be permitted, whether there should be limited public or open public uses and access to the waterways Discussion continued regarding concern of the Redwood Shores property owners��as to access that may be lost to them in the future, the estimate that as much as 80°6 of the use of the beach is by non- residents of Redwood City, that if the waterways were to become commercial, there was concern as to whether they can be used for recreation, the fact that the beach is physically a better one than Neptune Beach, but could become a problem due to its location near Marine World Parkway where it attracts considerable public use Also to be considered is whether docks are to be public or private, and if private, what restrictions should be imposed with respect to water uses. Mr Fales commented that the issue of access to the waterway, the question of docks, and what is to be done about the waterways, are matters of policy that have never been addressed by the Council but must be some day. The need to consider the effect of prevailing winds on the water was discussed, including consequences of development without adequate de- sign standards, such as the fact that algae problems are occurring in ' areas of development where the water �s now protected from the wind, while at the same time, debris is carried across the lagoon to collect in one area due to prevailing winds It was also noted that the origi- nal concept for use of the waterways was that commercial use was to be aesthetic only, Discussion continued regarding the fact that a builder, having com- plied with present Municipal Code, Zoning and Butlding Code require- ments could build without further approval by Council, that Mobil Oil Estates (Redwood) Limited owns the waterways out some distance and if zoned CB (Central Business), may build out to that limit Eugene,Masciarelli, Mobil Oil Estates (Redwood) Limited, suggested with respect to their ownership of a portion of the waterways that a new category of Combining District zoning might be established, such as CB-W, to deal with the matter of this type of waterway and the accompanying concerns cited The zoninq would remain the same, but every proposal would have to be considered by the City before anything could be built As an example, he noted that the Municipal Code re- quires that everything east of Bayshore must meet certain foundation criteria The new category would provtde a means to deal with the specific area of the waterways without having to rezone Mr Fales emphasized that the underlying responsibility for water ; quality remains with the City, Additional cortonents related to the fact that present zoning for the area �s inadequate to deal with a complex problem, and does not take into consideration factors such as effect of wind on water quality, and that readily identifiable standards are a necessity, the probability that the state of the -2- Ad,7.Mtg. 7/11/77 � o � ' ' k`c ��-'Z