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r _ � r � ' 3 "�', 2 " r� � � ��" ` - � � 7 � � �� `r�c �, City Clerk Hildebrand reported th��the Affidavit of Publication � of Notice of Hearing is on file in her office and that no written cortmunications have been received , . ' City Manager Fales advised he had "received a written cortununication on the sub,7ect hearing from F. Dee Sanford, Deputy Superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District indicating that Mr Sanford , is under the impression that the Farm Hill Site belonging to the , School District is to be rezoned PF. Mr. Fales expla�nad that the � proposed amendment merely proposes creating a zoning dis rict of Public Facility and does not rezone any piece of property. He `, further explained that if a PF District is established, then any , ' piece of property would only be rezoned PF in accordance with the usual procedure for rezom ng. �4� Planning Director Schroeter described the background relating to � the consideration of establtshment of a PF Dtstrict by the Planntng V Commission and the �ustifications usually found for such a district, ', namely that the City would have an opportunity to review the merits of the proposed development at the time of a sale and that such � zoning makes the General Plan map appear more consistent in that it is easier to identify such property. City Attorney Schricker advised that in residential districts, public and quasi-public uses are permitted, and there is nothing legally inconsistent with the present method of zoning Mr. Schricker and Mr Schroeter observed that usually the most restric- tive requirements of any residential area ad�acent to the prospective public facility are used Discussion followed and Mr Fales and Mr Schroeter commented and � replied to questions concerning the requirements of a public facility zone, the zoning and rezoning requirements and procedures of the City, the kinds of uses permitted in a PF zone, and whether nearby property owners would be advised if a piece of property were pro- posed for rezoning to PF F Dee Sanford Deputy Superintendent, Sequoia Union High School District, referred to his letter (see above), stating he now under- , stands that no particular piece of property is proposed for rezo m ng � � � as PF and that evidently a misunderstanding existed. }, � Walter Harrington, 57 Almendral, Atherton, member of the Sequoia � Union High School Board of Trustees, warned aga�nst the use of a PF District as a holding zone for open space It was explained � that no property �s being proposed for rezoning, and there is no intention or expectation of establishing open space through use of PF zoning. Explanations as to precisely what is being proposed in creating a PF District were repeated by Mr Fales, Mr Schricker and Mr Schroeter. In response to qeustion regarding the propriety of including public utilities in a PF District, Mr. Fales and Mr. Schricker explained that that is a use common to such districts and that any public , utility desiring to be so zoned would have to request it and follow the appropriate procedure -3- Reg.Mtg 5/10/76 , ' i �l