AgdaPkt 2014-10-20 Closed and Special Joint with SA_Revised_10_17_2014

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8.A. - Page 46 Section 2: Project Description 2.7 - ZONING DISTRICTS Zoning districts that support residential development in Redwood City are listed in Table 2 (Residential and Mixed -Use Zoning Districts), along with the applicable development standards. Table 2 Residential and Mixed -Use Zoning Districts District Maximum Density (dwelling units /acre; maximum height) Residential — Low 0 -7 du /ac; 2 stories Residential - Medium 7.1 -20 du /ac; 3 stories Residential — Medium High 20.1 -30 du /ac; 3 stories Residential — High 30.1 -40 du /ac; 4 stories Mixed -Use - Neighborhood 40 du /ac; 4 stories Mixed -Use — Live /Work 20 du /ac; 3 stories Mixed -Use — Corridor 60 du /ac; 6 stories Mixed Use — Downtown No limit on density, with max capacity of 2,500 additional units; 3 -12 stories Mixed -Use — Waterfront 40 du /ac; no max height Neighborhood Mixed -Use — Marina 20 du /ac; 3 stories 2.8 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project is the adoption and implementation of the Redwood City General Plan 2015 -2023 Housing Element. Housing Element The Housing Element is one of seven required elements of the General Plan. It addresses existing and future housing needs of persons in all economic segment groups, and serves as a tool for decision - makers and the public in understanding and meeting housing needs in Redwood City. While the law does not require local governments to actually construct housing to meet identified needs, it does require that the community address housing needs in its discretionary planning actions by creating opportunities for housing in the land use plan and facilitating housing development through policy. Statutory Requirements State law requires that all housing elements address four key topics: 1) housing needs, 2) constraints to housing development, 3) housing resources, and 4) a housing plan. Analysis of these topics provides the foundation for the preparation of a housing element. Article 10.6, Section 65580 — 65589.8, Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code sets forth the legal requirements for a housing element and encourages the provision of affordable and decent housing in suitable living environments for all communities to meet statewide goals. This 2015 -2023 Housing Element update is a policy document of the City of Redwood City regarding current and projected future housing needs, and the City's goals, policies, and programs to address those identified needs. The 2015 -2023 Housing Element is a focused update to the City's adopted 2007 -2014 Housing Element, which was found to be fully in compliance with State law by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). 2 City of Redwood City General Plan. Built Environment Element. 2010. Redwood City Housing Element Initial Study