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<br /> SA <br /> Page 2 <br />for the entire City. Below is a summary of some of these requirements. <br />Current Redwood City Parking Requirements for Major Land Uses <br /> Entire City <br /> Maximum <br /> Parkin Allowed <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br /> No limit <br />Personal Services (ie: beauty shops No limit <br />or barber sho s <br />Assembl Halls without flXf!d seatin No limit <br />Assembl Halls with fIXed seatin No limit <br />The text amendment currently under consideration would create new requirements that are <br />specific to Downtown. The Downtown parking requirements would be simplified by going from <br />dozens of land use categories to only three. These three categories were developed based on <br />Downtown building types and tenancy patterns. Residential uses would have their own category <br />and would be based on the number of bedrooms. Hotel uses would be calculated separately and <br />would be based on the number of guest rooms. Finally, all other permitted uses would be <br />combined into the "commercial" category and would be based on square footage. This reflects <br />the fact that office, retail, entertainment, and restaurant uses all occupy the same types of <br />spaces (and often switch back and forth) and that some are complimentary for parking use due <br />to differing peak periods of activity. <br />Proposed Redwood City Parking Requirements for Major Land Uses <br /> Downtown Only <br /> Minimum Maximum <br />Land Use Parkin Re uirement Parkin Allowed <br />Residential 0.75 spaces per studio unit 1.5 spaces per studio unit <br /> 1 space per 1-bedroom unit 2 spaces per 1-bedroom unit <br /> 3 spaces per 2-bedroom (or <br /> la er unit <br />Hotel 1 space per room <br />Commercial 6 spaces per 1,000 s.f. <br />In addition to the simplified number of land use categories, the proposed requirements have two <br />new features. The first is a maximum number of parking spaces allowed for new development. <br />Many cities have parking maximums, but they are new to Redwood City. This tool is used to <br />ensure that Downtown isn't over-parked, which would damage pedestrian comfort, would thin- <br />out Downtown's "critical mass," and would degrade Downtown's beauty. <br />2006 STAFF REPORTS< AGREEMENTS_02-2006_Downtown PlI'king Requirements Update 2 <br /> _...... . -. .. --~... ._... d...... ..".__~___..,_... . ._._-- <br /> ---...-- <br />