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1. Superior mixed use design 2. Incorporation of affordable housing 3. Incorporation of public or community facilities 4. Efficient and innovative use of infrastructure and nonrenewable resources 5. Transportation demand management (TOM) 6. Innovative use of shared parking 7A Page 5 The project demonstrates most of the above features: 1) superior architectural design within the context of a mixed~use transit corridor; 2) six affordable moderate-income housing units; 3) public/community facilities include new and widened sidewalks and street tree amenities; 4) as an infill (vs. urban sprawl) development, the project also makes efficient use of existing water, sewer and transportation infrastructure. Because the project is a transit~oriented development (TOO) that is within walking distance to a transit, employment and commercial conveniences, it is also the type of "smart growth" development that is expected to reduce auto reliance, energy consumption and global warming; and 5} TOM features include: on-site bicycle storage and on-site bus passes that will be available to project residents since the project is within 50 feet of a SamTrans bus stop. While the project does not make innovative use of shared parking, it does provide subterranean and at-grade parking that exceeds the City's Parking Ordinance standards and that is architecturally wrapped with lobby space and other architecturally aesthetic treatments (vs. unadorned podium-style parking). In total, staff considers that this project provides five of the six features where only three are required to qualify for an increased density. Zoninq Map Amendment: The project requires a Zoning Map Amendment from the CG- R (General Commercial with Residential Combining) to the P (Planned Community) District. The proposed Zoning Amendment is consistent with the following City goals, policies and practices: . Redwood City's regional housing needs allocation goal (per State Housing Element law) to provide 418 very low, 300 low, 345 moderate and 760 above- moderate income units for a total of 1,832 housing units between 2007-2014. . General Plan Housing and Circulation Element policies that promote the creation of higher density housing opportunities along the City's two transit corridors, Woodside Road and EI Camino Real. . Zoning standards that support and promote higher density housing/ mixed-use development along EI Camino Real and Woodside Road (Le. floor area ratio and density bonus incentives). . Smart growth practice to encourage infill projects that make efficient use of existing infrastructure (transit, water and sewer) and nonrenewable (energy) resources (since these developments are located within walking distance to transit, employment and convenient commercial services) and that provide TOM incentives such as bicycle storage and on-site bus passes. Environmental Review On November 28, 2006, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the original Precise Plan, Zoning Map Amendment, and the associated project. With implementation of the mitigation