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7.B. - Page 3 • Light Industrial Incubator Overlay. This designation was applied to a light industrial area centered on outer Broadway and was intended to allow for a wider array of businesses to be located there, particularly start-ups in need of flexible space, as described on Page BE-50 of the General Plan. The proposed amendment would implement this land use by creating a new zoning district called "Light Industrial Incubator" in a new Article 17A, which would place it conveniently near the other industrial districts in the code. It should be noted that while the General Plan called this land use an "overlay," the implementing zoning is proposed to be a standard zoning district. The Redwood City Zoning Ordinance does not provide for overlays, and although our combining districts are similar to overlays, the extent of the regulations proposed for this area was more in line with those found in a zoning district rather than a combining district. • Commercial Office Professional/Technology. This designation was used by the General Plan for office-oriented sectors of the City and was intended to enhance them as employment areas, which is put forth on Page BE-44. The proposed amendment would implement this land use by substantially revising the existing "Commercial Park" (Article 16) and "Commercial Office" (Article 29) zoning districts. Commercial Park would be applied to campus-like environments in waterfront areas. Commercial Office would have different regulations which are tailored to smaller-scale office environments near powntown. The proposed amendment also includes revisions to other parts of the Zoning Ordinance for consistency with the new regulations and the goals of the General Plan and for consistency with State law as follows: • Article 2 – Definitions. Several definitions were added or modified to maintain consistency with changes elsewhere in the Zoning Ordinance. • Article 3 – Designation of Districts. Whenever a new zoning district or combining district is created, it must be included in this Article. • Article 16A– Industrial-Business Transition (IBT) District. This zoning district would be deleted in its entirety. If the proposed Mixed-Use Live/Work zoning district is adopted, then it will completely supplant IBT, and there will no longer be any properties in the City with IBT zoning. • Article 25 – Combining Districts. A new Emergency Shelters combining district would be created in order to comply with California Government Code sections 65582, 65583(a)(4)(a), and 65589.5 by permitting emergency shelters as a matter of right in designated areas. The General Plan discussed this subject in the Housing Element, particularly on Pages H-77, H-78, H-160, and H-169, and H-170. Additionally, a Pedestrian Shopping combining district--which has been made obsolete by the Downtown Precise Plan, the Mixed Use Corridor zoning district and the Mixed Use Neighborhood zoning district—would be removed.