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09/12/2016 RESOLUTION NO. 15523 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN TO PROMOTE ACTIVE GROUND FLOOR USES IN DOWNTOWN WHEREAS , this proposed DTPP Amendment is comprised of the various parts: a) Modify the Use Regulations Map (2.2) to require active ground floor uses on Main Street between Broadway and Middlefield ; and b) Modify the Use Regulations Chart (2 .2) to expand where active uses are permitted and reformat the table to make the regulations more user friendly; and c) Modify the Historic Resources Preservation Chart (2 . 1 ) to remove reference to the Use Concessions Provisions for Historic Buildings; and d) Remove all references to the Use Concessions Provision for Historic Buildings (2 . 1 .2, 2 .2 .2 , A1 .2 . 1 .A) ; and e) Revise the Nonconforming Section (2 . 0 . 1 ) to establish a 3-month timeframe to continue ceased nonconforming uses; and f) Develop requirements for inactive uses to locate on the ground floor (2.2. 1 ) to be used when processing Use Permits; and g) Relocate Permitted Use Groups (2 .2 .3) to the Use Regulations Chart (2 .2) to make the regulations more user friendly; and h) Relocate Maximum Establishment Lengths from Use Regulations Chart (2 .2) to guidelines (2 .2 .4) ; and i) Remove reference to eliminated Use Groups in regulations governing permitted Private Frontage Types (2 . 8 .4) . WHEREAS, on March 28 , 2016 , the City Council held a public hearing to discuss whether to initiate a DTPP Amendment to require active ground floor uses on Main Street, between Broadway and Middlefield , based on concerns raised by the Downtown Business Group and residents. The Council supported initiating the amendment and asked that staff address non-conforming uses and incentivizing retail uses Downtown ; and WHEREAS , on August 16 , 2016 , the Planning Commission held a public hearing to discuss the proposed DTPP amendments to activate ground floor uses Downtown . The Commission was supportive of the proposal with modifications : ( 1 ) General Retail be allowed in the Downtown General DTPP district through approval of a use permit; and (2) nonconforming uses cannot be re-established after three-months of ceased operations. The Commission recommended that the City Council adopt the amendments upon finding Page 1. of 14 ATTY/RES0.0082/CC RESO DTPP AMENDMENT TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND ACTIVE GROUND FLOOR USES RESO. NO. 15523 REV: 09-08-16 RL MUFF NO. 613