AgdaPkt 2017-03-27 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION Redwood City’s General Plan has goals and programs to encourage the creation of new ADUs in existing neighborhoods. After the 2015 amendments, the City has seen a substantial increase in successful applications for new ADUs, rising from a historical average of two applications applications pending (see Figure 1) particularly by allowing a range of locations for the Property owners have been able the previous rules. While providing varied housing stock within the City, t also counted as low-income report. Figure 1 – Number of ADU Applications Received To meet the new 2016 State law, ordinance, touching upon some of the areas proposed amendments to Article 37 (Accessory Dwelling Units) include: 1. Number of Parking Spaces parking space. State law prohibits requiring additional parking for proper ADUs within one-half mile of a transit station, which affects most areas in the City. A few hillside properties would remain outside the distance radius, however, those areas typically have adequate street parking. For simplicity in administration, staff is recommending striking the requirement for an additional parking space within all residential Redwood City’s General Plan has goals and programs to encourage the creation of new ADUs in existing neighborhoods. After the 2015 amendments, the City has seen a in successful applications for new ADUs, rising from a historical applications per year to 27 applications in 2016 with (see Figure 1). The 2015 amendments created greater flexibility, by allowing a range of locations for the required additional parking space. y owners have been able to consider adding units that were not possible While providing varied housing stock within the City, t income units for the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Number of ADU Applications Received State law, the City is required to further amend ordinance, touching upon some of the areas identified in the 2015 amendments. The proposed amendments to Article 37 (Accessory Dwelling Units) include: Number of Parking Spaces – Removing the requirement for one additional State law prohibits requiring additional parking for proper half mile of a transit station, which affects most areas in the City. A few hillside properties would remain outside the distance radius, however, those areas typically have adequate street parking. For simplicity in n, staff is recommending striking the requirement for an additional all residential districts citywide. Redwood City’s General Plan has goals and programs to encourage the creation of new ADUs in existing neighborhoods. After the 2015 amendments, the City has seen a in successful applications for new ADUs, rising from a historical in 2016 with additional . The 2015 amendments created greater flexibility, required additional parking space. were not possible under While providing varied housing stock within the City, these units are for the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) the City is required to further amend the zoning identified in the 2015 amendments. The Removing the requirement for one additional State law prohibits requiring additional parking for properties with half mile of a transit station, which affects most areas in the City. A few hillside properties would remain outside the distance radius, however, those areas typically have adequate street parking. For simplicity in n, staff is recommending striking the requirement for an additional 8.B. - Page 2