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7.B. - Page 2 caveat that the Council be provided a second option for the Emergency Shelter Combining District boundary as described on Page 3 of this report. ANALYSIS Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code establishes the process for amending the General Plan. Pursuant to that, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution amending the General Plan land use designation of APN 059-172-370 from "High Density Residential" to "Mixed Use — Neighborhood." Article 41, sections 41.5 and 41.6, of the Zoning Ordinance establishes the process for amending the Zoning Ordinance. Pursuant to that, staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment. General Plan Amendment A minor General Plan amendment is included along with the Zoning Ordinance Amendment. During the preliminary work for the Mixed Use Neighborhood district, it was discovered that a small lot at the corner of EI Camino Real and Oakwood Drive was given two land use designations; the majority of the lot, fronting EI Camino Real, was designated "Mixed Use — Neighborhood" while the remainder was designated "Residential — High Density." This was caused by the General Plan Land Use Map being based on the County Assessor's parcel information; the two portions of the lot are assessed for property taxes separately by the County, even though there is only one legal lot at this location. This General Plan amendment would designate the entire lot as "Mixed Use — Neighborhood." Zoning Amendment The zoning regulations proposed in the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment are a continued implementation of the new General Plan as discussed on pages BE-60 and BE-61. Implementation will guide development with respect to land use, form, setbacks, height, parking, and other zoning standards in the affected parts of the City. More specifically, the amendment would implement four of the General Plan's new land use designations that were proposed in the Urban Form and Land Use section of the Built Environment chapter, as follows: • Mixed Use — Neighborhood. On Page BE-45 the General Plan envisions this area accommodating moderate scale mixed-use development, which would include retail and services that could serve the adjacent residential areas in a pedestrian-friendly format. The proposed amendment would implement this land use by creating a new zoning district called "Mixed Use Neighborhood" in the previously reserved Article 54. • Mixed Use — Live/Work. This designation was created to allow certain light industrial areas to transition into a vibrant, diverse mix of workplaces while retaining viable light industrial uses, which are described on Page BE-46 of the General Plan. The proposed amendment would implement this land use by creating a new zoning district called "Mixed Use Live/Work" in the previously reserved Article 55.