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<br />PUBLIC NOTIFICATION <br />Notification of this hearing was published in the Daily Journal on February 10, 2017. <br />Email notification was given to Redwood City Neighborhood Association chairpersons, <br />and interested parties of the Housing Element update. Social media outlets were used <br />including the City’s Facebook and Twitter postings. Notification was also posted on the <br />ADU website: www.redwoodcity.org/adu. <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1. Alter the proposed ordinances. <br />2. Deny the proposed ordinances. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact expected with these amendments. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />The adoption of an ordinance to implement Government Code section 65852.2 (the <br />Accessory Dwelling Unit Law) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.17. The related <br />amendments not specifically related to the State Law are considered exempt from <br />CEQA as there is no possibility of a significant impact on the environment, per Section <br />15061(b)(3) as described in Attachment 5 (CEQA Memo). <br /> <br />Topics evaluated by CEQA include: Aesthetics, Agricultural and Forestry Resources, Air <br />Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Biological, Cultural and Mineral Resources, <br />Geology, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use <br />and Planning, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services and Recreation, <br />Transportation and Traffic, and Utilities and Service Systems. Per Section 15061(b)(3), <br />the following amendments will not have an impact on the environment as described in <br />that: <br /> <br />· Removing the limitation on number of bedrooms and expanding the minimum <br />size of an ADU to 700 sq. ft. is a minimal change of 40 sq. ft. that will not <br />substantially increase the intensity or the use of the structure. <br />· Allowing more flexibility in the coverage of parking spaces for single family <br />homes will not create a parking impact as the number of spaces will remain the <br />same. Eliminating the need for an additional space based on bedroom count will <br />ensure consistency with the new ADU ordinance and is not expected to create <br />additional demand for parking. <br />· Adjusting the criteria to allow expansion of homes with nonconforming parking <br />will ensure consistency of the ordinance with ADU and continue to limit house <br />size to 2,000 sq. ft. <br />· Clarifying provisions for accessory structures to be consistent with Building Code <br />will not create an impact as the height and coverage limits remain unchanged, <br />which ensure no visual impact on adjoining properties. <br />8.B. - Page 8