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06/11/2018 RESOLUTION NO. 15674 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO AMEND THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN MIXED USE — DOWNTOWN LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE 851 MAIN STREET PROJECT WHEREAS, on January 24, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 15088 to amend the City's General Plan to achieve consistency between the General Plan Mixed Use - Downtown land use designation and newly -adopted Downtown Precise Plan; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Mixed Use - Downtown land use designation includes development standards as follows: • Maximum density: No limit on density, with a maximum capacity of 2,500 additional units • Height: 3-12 stories • Maximum intensity: No limit on FAR, with a maximum capacity of 600,000 square feet of nonresidential space WHEREAS, the General Plan Mixed Use — Downtown maximum intensity limit of 600,000 square feet of nonresidential space includes the Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) Maximum Allowable Development (MAD) caps of 500,000 square feet for new office floor area and 100,000 square feet for new retail floor area; and WHEREAS, previously entitled development projects located within the DTPP Plan area have exhausted the square footage available under the MAD cap for new office floor area; and WHEREAS, on November 25, 2014, The Acclaim Companies (Applicant), submitted an application for a General Plan Amendment, Downtown Precise Plan Amendment, Tentative Parcel Map, Use Permit, and Downtown Planned Community Permit including ten Guideline deviations and a historic preservation standard exception, to develop an office and retail mixed use project located at 851 Main Street, (Project), which is located within the DTPP area; and WHEREAS, the 851 Main Street Project exceeds the DTPP MAD cap for new office floor area and the General Plan Mixed Use — Downtown maximum intensity for new nonresidential space; and WHEREAS, the Applicant is seeking to amend the General Plan Mixed Use — Downtown maximum intensity for new nonresidential space as follows: Maximum intensity: No limit on FAR, with a maximum capacity of 608;008 674.667 square feet of additional non-residential space (574.667 for office /74.667 of which to be located at 851 Main Street) and 100.000 for retail) WHEREAS, on March 27, 2017, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and initiated a General Plan Amendment and Downtown Precise Plan Amendment to allow the Applicant to move forward through the project analysis and public hearing entitlement process; and ATTY/RE50.0049/CC RESO AMENDING THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN —851 MAIN STREET PROJECT RESO. NO. 15674 REV: 05-31-18 PR MUFF NO. 601 Page 1 of 3