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03/27/2017 RESOLUTION NO. 15573 A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND DOWNTOWN PRECISE PLAN FOR THE 851 MAIN STREET PROJECT WHEREAS, an application has been submitted to the City of Redwood City (City) by Walnut Street Partners, LLC (Applicant) to construct a mixed-use office and retail building at 847-851 Main Street, 855-857 Main Street and 852-860 Walnut Street consisting of approximately 80,010 square feet of office and 6,900 square feet of retail uses (Project); and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Project requires an amendment to the General Plan of the City of Redwood City to allow an increase in the maximum allowable development for office in the Downtown (the "General Plan Amendment"); and WHEREAS, the implementation of the Project requires an amendment to the Downtown Precise Plan (DTPP) of the City of Redwood City to allow an increase in the maximum allowable development for office in the DTPP area (the "DTPP Amendment"); and WHEREAS, Section 18.61 of the Redwood City Municipal Code provides that proceedings to amend the General Plan may be initiated by a resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section 52.5(A) of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance provides that an interested party may request that the City initiate the amendment of a Precise Plan by submitting said request to the Planning Director or designee. The interested party is the Applicant, and the request of initiation is accompanied by materials supportive of the request and showing the nature of the requested DTPP amendment that include statements justifying why the proper functioning of the community requires the amendment of the DTPP as proposed and why the amended DTPP is more suitable for the area than the existing DTPP; and WHEREAS, the City's policy is to bundle all related requests and have them acted upon by the highest approval authority, in this case being the City Council; and WHEREAS, the initiation of amendments to the General Plan and DTPP provides City staff the direction to begin analysis of the proposed General Plan Amendment and DTPP Amendment and does not constitute nor imply approval of any project entitlements. Once the amendment process is initiated, the City may move forward with the environmental review and public outreach process for the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: ATTY/RESO.0029/CC RESO 851 MAIN STREET RESO. NO. 15573 REV: 03-27-17 JS MUFF NO. 601 Page 1 of 2