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S.A. - Page 7ED6847 <br />Figure 5 — Rear Setbacks <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />6 Foot Setback <br />10 Foot Setback <br />Rear Yard Coverage <br />Redwood City's zoning code prohibits ADUs from covering more than 50 percent of the required rear yard <br />area. The Planning Commission recommends removal of the 50 percent rear yard lot coverage limit for <br />ADUs to allow for more buildable footprint and to further incentivize single -story ADU construction. <br />Restrictions within the rear yard area could otherwise encourage homeowners to build on the top of <br />existing detached garages. ADUs would still be subject to the overall lot coverage requirement for the <br />entire site. <br />Replacement of Detached Garaees into ADUs <br />The Planning Commission recommends regulations to allow ADUs to replace detached garages with the <br />requirement that the new structure is compliant with all current setback requirements. Allowing <br />replacement of detached garages into ADUs would incentivize single -story ADU construction that is <br />compliant with current setbacks. <br />Increase ADA compatible ADU Square Footage <br />In 2017, the City increased the maximum allowable sizes for both standard ADUs and ADA compatible <br />ADUs to incentivize housing stock for people with disabilities. However to date, no ADA compliant ADUs <br />have been constructed due to strict ADA construction requirements and an inadequate incentive to <br />construct these ADUs. Planning Commission recommends allowing a 1,000 sq. ft. maximum for ADA <br />compliant ADUs. <br />Hillside ADUs <br />The Planning Commission recommends exempting one-story ADUs from the Hillside Ordinance <br />regulations. Construction of one-story ADUs align with the following purpose of hillside regulations: 1) <br />ensuring that homes are integrated and scaled to the size of the property and 2) allowing reasonably -sized <br />7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />242 <br />