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The appointment of individuals to the Official Map Appeals Board will be placed on a future work session or City Council meeting. Although the City Council will need to further discuss how many people will be appointed and what individuals will serve on the Official Map Board of Appeals, the City Council can still introduce the Official Map Ordinance since the ordinance is not specific about who serves on the board but rather the process they need to go through when reviewing zoning requests that were denied by the City Council. The Planning Commission reviewed the Official Map ordinance at their April 1, 2004 meeting and recommended that the City Council introduce the ordinance. Enclosed: Ordinance Action: I~rold a public hearing and introduce the Official Map Ordinance. Introduce Ordinance to Rezone properties to Official Map: As previously mentioned, the City has been working to official map the Highway 10 corridor that will be utilized for future highway improvements. The AUAR and Technical Report to Establish an Official Map has been completed, therefore the City is in the position to take action to .zone the properties Officially Mapped. Enclosed: Official Map Findings of Fact Ordinance Action: ,4dopt findings of fact and introduce the ordinance to official map the subject properties. Introduce H-1 Highway 10 Ordinance: The Planning Commission and City Council held a joint work session on March 16, 2004. During the meeting, the Commission and Council discussed how to draft the H-1 Highway #10 Business District Ordinance in a manner that reflects appropriate development within the corridor until such time that the properties are needed to construct the highway improvements. As a result of the joint meeting on March 16th, Staff was directed to complete the following: Review the permitted uses established in the B-2 district and Provide recommendation on those uses that may not be appropriate in the H-1 District. Review the building square footage allowed in the B-2 district and provide a recommendation as to an appropriate square footage reduction. Below is a summary of the proposed ordinance with reference to the sections contained in the ordinance: Intent: Confirms that the properties are in a state of transition and therefore the City is looking at providing standards to guide appropriate development until such time that the corridor is improved to freeway standards.