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Resolution of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco vacating certain public rights-of-way commonly known as DNA Way, Cabot Road, and Point San Bruno Boulevard located entirely within the Genentech Campus
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WHEREAS, on November 24, 2020, and December 1, 2020, the City Council of the City of San South San Francisco unanimously approved the Genentech Campus Master Plan Update project, which approval included, but was not limited to, adoption of the Development Agreement, certification of that certain Environmental Impact Report for the Genentech Master Plan Update (State Clearinghouse No. 2017052064), approval of that certain Genentech Master Plan Update ("Master Plan"), and approval of certain amendments to the City's Genentech Master Plan Zoning District so as to facilitate implementation of the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, to promote the Master Plan's stated objective of establishing an integrated and walkable Campus that implements a more pedestrian-oriented shared street concept that prioritizes people over motorized vehicles, the Master Plan contemplates the potential reconfiguration of portions of public streets where the streets passes through the central portion of the Master Plan's "Upper Campus" planning area, thereby improving pedestrian connections between indoor spaces and outdoor spaces so as to activate the Campus core while also permitting continued service vehicle and emergency access along said portions of the existing rights-of-way through the use of special pavers or other appropriate design treatments; and
WHEREAS, Section 8320, et. seq., of the California Streets and Highways Code outlines the procedures for the general vacation of street right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote the vision of the Master Plan, Genentech has requested that the City vacate DNA Way, a portion of Cabot Road between Allerton and DNA Way, and Point San Bruno Boulevard as shown on Exhibit A, and sell such vacated former public stre...
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