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for the fourth floor stepback to be uses as private outdoor space, creating more <br />activity along the frontage and eyes on the street. The project would be set-up to <br />allow for use of recycled water when it becomes available and would meet title <br />24 energy requirements for efficient energy usage. Common open space is <br />provided for the residents, including a large internal courtyard and a roof terrace <br />with a swimming pool. The project incorporates 35 units at the low income level, <br />pays an in-lieu fee of approximately 1.2 million dollars towards affordable <br />housing, and donates $250,000 towards the Habitat for Humanity project located <br />at 612 Jefferson St. <br /> <br />Goal BE-23: Provide a balance of business opportunities and housing choices that <br />make it easy for persons of all income ranges to live and work in Redwood City. <br />The project provides a range of housing choices within close proximity to transit, <br />Downtown, employment centers, goods, and services. In addition, the project provides <br />a range of housing choices (studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom units) at <br />market rate and low income levels. <br />Goal BE-24: Be a regional leader with regard to sustainable development practices. <br />- Policy BE-24.2: Focus infill growth in the city’s centers and along the corridors <br />with the twin objectives of addressing global warming issues and maximizing use <br />of limited resources. <br /> <br />The project is a high density mixed-use eight-story infill development, replacing <br />existing low density one and two-story office and commercial uses as well as <br />surface parking. The project replaces surface parking with below grade <br />structured parking and increases the supply of on-street parking by removing the <br />right turn lane on El Camino Real, removing existing driveway curb cuts, and <br />replacing the parallel parking with angled parking on Diller Street. The project <br />location is on the El Camino Real corridor, within walking distance to the transit <br />center, Downtown, employment centers, and goods and services. <br /> <br />- Policy BE-24.10: Ensure, to the extent feasible and as applicable to the urban <br />context and consistent with other goals and policies, that developments are <br />configured and designed to protect solar access. <br /> <br />The DTPP EIR analyzed full buildout to determine the potential shadow impacts <br />that might result from the Downtown’s expected increases in building heights. As <br />a result, the DTPP development standards were developed with the specific <br />intent to avoid significant shadow impacts. Full buildout of the DTPP to the <br />maximum building envelopes allowed by the Plan’s standards would not cause <br />any shadow‐sensitive uses and spaces to be more than 50 percent in shadow at <br />noon on the Spring Equinox. The impact of the DTPP was considered to be less <br />than significant, and no mitigations were required. The project is in compliance <br />with all applicable DTPP standards regarding shadows, and as a result, no <br />additional shadow impacts are anticipated. <br />8.A. - Page 64