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y FINDINGS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION of THE PLAID DLVLLOPMEENT PERAH ' FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS IMA- DQUARTIERS MASTER PLAN, REDWOOD PENINSULA, CITY OF REDWO CITY Findin l : The Planned Development Permit is consistent with the General Plan of the City of redwood City. The ' Findings of Consistency Between the Electronic .Arts Master Plan .Project and the General Plan o f the City of Redwood Ci " are hereb incorporated incorporated by reference. Findan 2 : The Electronic Arts headquarters Master .Plan project ( "Project ) conforms to the goals and purposes of the PDP regulations. The purposes of the PDP process include encouraging flexibility of design and development of land in .such a manner as to promote its most appropriate use; encouraging the development of innovative projects which incorporate the highestquali architectural solutions, building materials and landscaping concepts; and promoting the most functional and aesthetic relationships between building structures, si ns, op ace g p P and parking areas. The PDP is necessary in order to enable the Project applicant to develop the site as an informal campus :office environment through the placement and :massing of buildings and landscaping. This will attract high-quality employe rs to the ty City, provi a pleasant work en�rironment and minimize impacts on ad' J acent .residential properties. It is an innovative development consistent with the purposes of the PDP code. The landscaping concepts are exceptionally functional and aesthetic. The Project's landscape plan will ensure that shared public pedestrian walkways, recreational uses and public open spaces are provided. For example, the design of the Project will encourage pedestrian use and diminish the need for automobile trips g by establishing co ion area walkways. These walkways link the larger open. spaces to each other,, as well as finking the campus to surrounding amenities. walkways extend the ex isti ng Redwood Shores pathway systems to all rna, or crosswalks, to all new buildin s, to buildin outside the � g site boundaries, � to the proposed shopping center, to the Pacific Athletic flub, to P ublic paths that lead to Redwood Shares Lagoon, and to the Hotel Sofitel. Special care has been taken to rninirnize the visual impact of both garages and surface lots to the Redwood Shores Parkway. This was accomplished by settin g the parking structures well within the campus, by land the lots, and b surround* y g the roadway edge of the campus with an informal arrangement of trees.. EAPDFPI.DOC EAH�18 1. 5/30/96