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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. The Redevelopment Project Edgewood Plaza (the plaza) is a shopping center in the City that was developed in the 1950s. It was initially zoned as a “Planned Community” (PC), to be used primarily for retail. The original construction consisted of a building for a market (the grocery building) and two smaller one-story retail buildings. Over time, the plaza became a commercial failure and an area of blight. Edgewood eventually purchased the 2 plaza and submitted a redevelopment proposal and application to the City in 2010. Its proposal retained all the buildings in the plaza. But it suggested moving one of the retail

2 The applicant for the project is identified as nonparty Sand Hill Property Company, which is a property developer. Edgewood appears to be a subsidiary of Sand Hill and is the entity that holds title to the plaza.

3 buildings, which were deemed historically significant, to clear space for construction of 10 single-family homes and a public park. In the redevelopment planning phase, there was some discussion among City staff as to whether the plaza should be redeveloped as a PC zone or a Commercial Neighborhood (CN) zone. Edgewood…