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2. That the proposed zone change is consistent with the adopted General Plan for
the areas unless a General Plan amendment is filed concurrently and approved with
said zone change.

The JCOZ is consistent with the General Plan including, but not limited to, the
following objectives and policies:

a. Policy LU 1.1.5 - Increase infill development and re-use of under-utilized
sites within and adjacent to developed urban areas:
The JCOZ would encourage infill and redevelopment within existing urbanized
areas. The proposed JCOZ provides incentives to develop commercial properties
to their highest and best use. Several of the areas within the proposed JCOZ
include commercial development that has been in existence for decades and
incentives would apply to construction of qualified projects on existing improved
properties within urbanized areas.

b. Objective LU 4.1 - Promote the creation of strong regional economies:
The proposed JCOZ would attract high-quality employment with the City’s key
sectors for business attraction. The proposed JCOZ would incentivize qualifying
projects within its area to develop to their highest and best use. Projects
contemplated by the JCOZ are consistent with the scale and footprint of corporate
headquarter buildings and would meet the facilities’ needs of an evolving office
and industrial market.

c. Objective LU 4.2 - Promote job creation, focusing on employment Attachment: Ordinance [Revision 2] (JCOZ)
generators in the technical and professional sectors:
The proposed JCOZ would attract high-quality employment within the City’s key
sectors for business attraction including the film and television, biomedical,
aerospace, and technology industries. Projects contemplated by the JCOZ are
consistent with the scale and footprint of corporate headquarter buildings and
would meet the facilities’ needs of an evolving office and industrial market.

d. Policy LU 4.2.2 - Achieve a balanced ratio of jobs to housing with a goal
of at least 1.5 jobs per household:
The JCOZ would enhance high-quality employment opportunities throughout the
City by attracting companies within the City’s key sectors for business attraction.
Because the JCOZ does not provide incentives for residential projects or
commercial land use that generate employment less intensively, the JCOZ would
maximize the City’s ability to improve its ratio of jobs to housing. However, all
future qualifying projects would comply with density requirements of the
underlying zone.

e. Objective LU 4.3 - Enhance older commercial and industrial areas:
The proposed JCOZ provides incentives to develop commercial properties to their
highest and best use. Several of the areas within the proposed JCOZ include
commercial development that has been in existence for decades. The incentives
provided would apply to construction and redevelopment of qualified projects on
existing improved properties within urbanized areas.

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