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10/20/2014 <br /> Goals and 2 0 1 5 2 .0 2 3 H O U S I N G <br /> Policies <br /> Objectives: <br /> • Revise the Zoning Ordinance to simplify and clarify <br /> definitions, permitted uses, and processing procedures for <br /> residential care facilities and group homes, including <br /> modification of the definition of and standards for "family <br /> care homes" to be consistent with State law. <br /> • Facilitate discussions with neighborhoods and adjacent uses <br /> so that good neighbor relationships are fostered and <br /> impacts to adjacent uses are mitigated. <br /> • Seek opportunities to assist nonprofit housing providers to <br /> acquire and/or rehabilitate residential housing for group <br /> homes. <br /> Timeframe: By 2016 (Short Range) <br /> Responsible Party: Community Development <br /> Funding Sources: General Fund, CDBG, HOME <br /> Program H-9: Extremely Low-Income and Special Needs Housing. Extremely <br /> low-income households and households with special needs <br /> have limited housing options. Housing types appropriate for <br /> these groups include supportive housing, single-room <br /> occupancy (SRO) units, emergency shelters, and transitional <br /> housing. There are eight existing emergency and transitional <br /> shelters within the city. Redwood City encourages the <br /> development of these housing types to meet the needs of <br /> extremely low-income and special needs households. <br /> Objectives: <br /> • Seek opportunities to develop new housing for extremely- <br /> low income households, including SROs <br /> • Prioritize a portion of CDBG and HOME funding to assist in <br /> the development of housing affordable to extremely low- <br /> income households. <br /> • Continue to consult with the San Mateo County Center on <br /> Homelessness to further efforts of the Housing Our People <br /> Effectively (HOPE) Homelessness Plan. <br /> • Continue to support the City's Homeless Outreach Team <br /> (HOT) in their efforts to reach out to existing homeless in <br /> Redwood City and locate and acquire sites for supportive <br /> housing. <br /> • Continue to allow the establishment of transitional and <br /> supportive housing options that function as residential uses, <br /> consistent with similar residential uses. <br /> Pare H - 15 S Redwood City General Plan <br /> RESO. # 15376 <br /> MUFF # 301 <br />