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09/12/2016 A) Entertainment District • This area is intended to be the focus of entertainment and major retail activity and the most intense streetlife, and uses in this zone are intended to support that goal. O Includes parcels and portions of parcels as designated on the Use Zones Map. © At frontages with a heavy black ii-nc, permitted use- groups differ from typical - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Regulations Chart. B) Downtown Core O This area is intended to be the focus of major retail activity and the most intense streetlife, and uses in this zone are intended to support that goal . O Includes parcels and portions of parcels as designated on the Use Zones Map. O At frontages with a heavy black line, permitted use groups differ from typical _ _ - es '. ' - ._ - • ._ _ ._ _ ' . ._ ' _ - ._ . . - _ - ! - ._ _ _ ' _- a Chart. C) Downtown General O This area is intended to be a vibrant mixed-use residential neighborhood and office district, and uses in this zone are intended to support that goal. O Includes parcels and portions of parcels as designated on the Use Zones Map. RI Inactive Ground Floor Use Requirement At frontages with a heavy black line on the Use Regulations Map (2, 2), active uses are required on the ground floor. A use permit may be requested for inactive uses to locate on the ground floor where active uses are otherwise required if: The existing building was designed and built specifically for ground floor office use and would otherwise require substantial improvements to convert the space to an active use; or 2 The front portion of the ground floor is occu ip ed by an active use, giving the appearance that the inactive use is limited to the upper floors This should be achieved through the following: (a) The active use dominates the frontage with a depth of 20' or greater (as the ZA deems appropriate) and with a large and distinct entrance, transparency, signage, and display of goods or services sold; and (b) The inactive use is physically separated from the active space, is located within the rear portion of the ground floor, is accessed through a subsidiary entrance and hallway which are kept at minimum widths, and has no public presence or visibility beyond the signage and doorway a Any Use Permits granted under the authority of 2 2 1 D shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 42 6 B — Abandonment of Use in the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance Sec. 2.2.2 — GENERAL USE REGULATIONS: Page 6 of 14 ATTY/RES0.0082/CC RESO DTPP AMENDMENT TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND ACTIVE GROUND FLOOR USES RESO. NO. 15523 REV: 09-08-16 RL MUFF NO. 613