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In response to Council Members' questions, Senior Planner Passanisi said an addition of more "sensitive uses" would have a significant impact on the number of eligible parcels, and the law required that some parcels had to be made available. He added that distances between SOBs and other SOBs or sensitive uses would be measured from property line to property line. Mayor Howard thanked Assistant Planner Rizk for all her hard work on this issue. 2. Open public hearing; Mayor Howard opened the public hearing at 8:15 p.m. MINUTE ORDER NO. 98-105 3. Hear public comment; William Abney, 2660 Broadway, Give Pizza Chance, representing the Downtown Business Group, spoke in favor of the proposed SOB ordinances. He said they all believed it was another move in the right direction for the redevelopment of the Downtown. Mr. Abney described one individual who apparently frequents the SOB on El Camino and unfortunately leaves unwelcome materials in other surrounding businesses. Monica Brooks, 31 Center Street, co-chair of the Redwood Oaks neighborhood Association, described how important the proposed SOB ordinance and amendments were to her neighborhood. She referred to the problems of SOBs in the County area, and thanked the Council for its actions to help the community in Redwood City. She cited surrounding jurisdictions that did not have SOBs and said she appreciated the Council and staff's efforts to raise the standards in Redwood City. Raymond DeNardi, 453 Alhambra Road, SSF, said he was property owner of739 El Camino Real, where an SOB, the Golden Gate Book Store, has been operating for the past 23 years. Mr. DeNardi said he has owned the building for the past 21 years. He said he opposed only the amortization proposal, and supported the balance of the proposed ordinance and amendments. He distributed a handout that he said compared the reasons for instituting an SOB ordinance found in the Report to what had actually taken place at 739 EI Camino over the years. Mr. DeNardi said none of the stated issues such as increased crime rates, decreased property values, diminished quality of life, deterioration of the neighborhood, or school or neighborhood complaints had taken place. Mr. DeNardi listed eight reasons why the bookstore at 739 El Camino Real should be grandfathered in (allowed to continue operation): I. The book store had been at the same location for 23 years, and to his knowledge there has been no criminal activity associated with that store; REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 APRIL 27, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 412 PAGE 9