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Chapter II - Development Standards & Urban Design Guidelines Chapter II - Development Standards & The Land Use Plan Areas map ] I Urban Design Guidelines reflects a vision for develop- ment that integrates the Pre- ] This chapter establishes policy standards and guidelines for land cise Plan Area within Red- use, site development, and urban design based on the goals con- wood City's greater Bayfront ì tained in Chapter I. Development Standards are requirements for area. Key goals are the cre- ¡ those aspects of development that are essential to achieving the ation of a self-sustaining resi- goals of the Precise Plan. They include specifications for permitted dential community and maxi- uses, building setbacks, and parking. Urban Design Guidelines are mizing public access to the strongly recommended discretionary policies that address subjec- city's waterfront. The Precise tive considerations, such as building forms and architectural detail- Plan encourages higher den- ing. They serve as criteria for design review by City staff and the sity residential development Architectural Review Committee, Planning Commission and City and a mix of housing types Council. Appendix A provides a page number standards and guide- and land uses to create a vi- lines reference index. brant, pedestrian-oriented waterfront community that is I Development Standards an integral part of the fabric High density residential development is of Redwood City. "Primary a primary land use. Standards are organized in three categories: Uses" and "Other Uses" are listed below. Primary Uses are those that comprise the majority of I. Land Use development in a particular subarea. Other Uses support the Pri- mary Uses, and/or the City's vision for the Precise Plan Area as a II. Building Height & Setbacks whole; the appropriateness of Other Uses shall be determined by the Planning Director. III. Streets & Ways, Site Development, and Parking A. NORTH POINT AREA - The North Point is envisioned as a residential area, incorporating limited inner harbor marina area, I. Land Use the "Outer Pete's Harbor" marina, and waterfront-related open space including a small public park at the northern tip of the The type, distribution, and extent of land uses within the Precise area. Plan Area are based on the goals contained in Chapter I. There are three land use subareas: 1) the "North Point," located in Precise Plan 1. Primary Uses Area B, site of Pete's Harbor, 2) the "South Center," located in Precise Plan Area A, site of Peninsula Marina, and, 3) the "Freeway Front- a. Mixed-Unit Residential- consistent with the provisions age," located along US 101. Land use and urban design objectives, of section D, below; also, see E Housing Types and Mix, policies, and guidelines are established for all three subareas. Basic below. objectives and policies are contained in this chapter. Final Plan - June 2004 - 22 -