AgdaPkt 2014-03-24 Closed and Regular

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8.A. - Page 72 Since the 2012 Memorandum, the City has continued to properly notice meetings and/or public Open Houses as described in the "Public Outreach" section of this report. B. The City Has Properly Considered the Project Under the General Plan Appellant's Position: The General Plan requires the Project to incorporate live- aboards. (2012 Memorandum, p. 5.) City's response: As discussed above, the General Plan does not mandate the incorporation of live-aboards into the Project. Rather, the General Plan encourages the City to work to develop policies to foster opportunities for all types of housing, which the City is doing. Appellant's Position: The General Plan land use designation should be Mixed- Use Marina. (2012 Memorandum, p. 6.) City's response: As discussed above, the General Plan land use designation is Mixed-Use Waterfront. The Mixed-Use Waterfront land use designation was incorporated into the 2010 General Plan, after substantial input from the public, City staff, and City policymakers, over a nearly three year period.' This Appeal is not a proper vehicle for Appellant to seek Council action on an amendment to the General Plan. Moreover, the General Plan notes that the zoning is CG-R [General Commercial and Residential]. The subject Land Use Designation and Zoning authorize high density, multi-family housing for up to 412 dwelling units and a building maximum height of up to 75 feet. (General Plan, p. H-119; see also Appendix B, Table AB 1.1, p. B-1-5; see also 10/30/12 Planning Commission Report, pp. 9, 13.) Appellant's Position: The City should stop the Project until the Inner Harbor Precise Plan is completed. (2012 Memorandum, p. 6.) City's response: Staff assumes that the Appellant is referring to the "Inner Harbor Specific Plan" process (not "Precise" Plan). Most importantly, the Inner Harbor 1 The consideration and adoption of the General Plan included extensive staff outreach, numerous community and "affinity group" meetings, and several Planning Commission and City Council meetings, as well as the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report, from January 2008 through October 11, 2010. (See, e.g., staff reports regarding community input at http://www.redwoodcity.org/government/council/meetings.html and http://www.redwoodcity.org/government/bcc/plan/index.html .)Through this comprehensive process, the City prepared an award-winning General Plan to provide the foundation for future development.