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. ., A. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF PARCELS ZONED 'TIDAL PLAIN" IN REDWOOD SHORES - INTRODUCTION OF - URGENCY ORDINANCE (Six affirmative votes required); (Lido, 100) REPORT: Senior Planner Tom Passanisi, December 16, 1997 Senior Planner Passanisi presented the staff report and stated that "in light of the concerns and issues raised during the Lido Shores office building review, City Council surfaced the idea of introducing an urgency ordinance to establish a moratorium on building in the TP zoning sites in Redwood Shores. According to Council directions, staff is now proposing such a moratorium." Senior Planner Passanisi displayed transparencies of the location and described the parcels that are zoned TP. They are the areas immediately surrounding the SBSA plant, the area north of that and Area H. He said, "Those parcels could be covered by such a moratorium if the Council deems it appropriate. The current TP zoning district does allow for office uses, although limited to 2 Y:z stories and owned by non-profit agencies, governmental agencies, and agencies of that sort. The TP zoning also permits storage yards and general recreation facilities. Both the offices and these uses are permitted with a conditional use permit." Senior Planner Passanisi said, "As evidenced by the recent hearings, some of these uses may not be desirable by the community or by the City. The 45-day moratorium would give - staff some time to review the "TP" zoning and determine whether such zoning is appropriate. We hope to form a subcommittee during that time consisting of Redwood Shores community leaders, potential developers, property owners, and members of the Planning Commission and of course, City Council Members, who would then bring the recommendation back to the Planning Commission and the City Council." Senior Planner Passanisi explained, "Tonight we are only introducing the urgency ordinance. The actual adoption would not occur until January 5 or January 12, 1998. Realistically, it would probably take longer than 45 days to study a rezoning of the area, and we would recommend that, eventually, Council would extend the 45-day moratorium." He said a public hearing would follow the adoption of the ordinance. Couneil Member Hartnett reported that he attended the SBSA Commission meeting as the City's representative on December 17, and there was a discussion by the SBSA Board about the use the SBSA and the community might find appropriate on the land they recently acquired, which he thinks is Tidal Plain. He asked if this moratorium would reach that land, or if they have a special exemption from the moratorium as a result of being a governmental agency. Senior Planner Passanisi responded that he did not think they would be exempt from the 45 day moratorium, and that he and Jim Bewley of SBSA would be working together to - look at the zoning of that property and its uses. ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 DECEMBER 18,1997 MINUTES Page No. 109 PAGE 4