Reso PC19-20 0106 PC Reso General Plan Mixed Use

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control shall be incorporated into plans to comply with the provisions of Section 32.12 (Stormwater Treatment) of the Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 27A (Stormwater Treatment and Maintenance Program) of the Municipal Code, as amended. 6. Mixed -Use Open Space Share. Mixed -Use buildings shall be arranged to create opportunities for open space for the residential uses. In general, open space areas for residential uses shall be separated from nonresidential uses on the site. However, the sharing of open space may be permitted by the review authority when it is clear that the open space will provide direct benefit to residents of the project and subject to the following limitations: a. Horizontal Mixed -Use Share. Up to thirty (30) percent of the required open space for residential uses in a horizontal mixed-use project may be provided within the nonresidential component of the project. b. Vertical Mixed -Use Share. Up to fifty (50) percent of the required open space for residential uses in a vertical mixed-use project may be provided within the nonresidential component of the project. 55.7 New Streets and Pathways Regulations. A. New Streets. Sites in excess of one (1) acre shall be designed to provide block and street patterns consistent with the adjacent properties and/or surrounding contextual environment. New streets shall establish a pedestrian -friendly interconnected street network, with no block face exceeding four hundred (400) feet in length, unless determined by the Fespensible review authority to be infeasible due to location of rail lines along the block or other insurmountable existing conditions. B. Street and Pathway Connectivity. New development shall maintain and enhance pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle connectivity with a hierarchy of streets and pathways, consistent with the street typology identified in the Redwood City General Plan (Figure BE -14), RWCmoves, and EI Camino Real Corridor Plan. Primary pedestrian access to buildings shall be from the sidewalk. C. Pedestrian -Oriented Design/Pedestrian Access. The design of new projects shall promote walkability and connectivity to include design and orientation standards such as: 1. Enhanced Streetscapes. Streetscapes shall be enhanced with enriched streetscape elements, including but not limited to a variety of landscaping and pedestrian amenities, such as benches, pedestrian -scaled lighting, trash enclosures, and bicycle storage. 2. Internal Connections. A system of pedestrian walkways shall connect all buildings on a site to each other, to on-site automobile and bicycle parking areas, and to any on-site open space areas and pedestrian amenities. 3. Internal Pedestrian Walkways Width. Internal walkways shall be a minimum of six (6) feet wide where located adjacent to any common open space areas. Internal walkways elsewhere on the property shall be a minimum of four (4) feet wide and paved with permeable materials, unless walkways are located near swimming pools or in heavily trafficked areas. 4. Lighting. Lighting shall be incorporated along sidewalks or other pedestrian walkways to enhance the pedestrian environment and provide for public safety. Lighting shall be low mounted, downward casting so as to reduce light trespass onto adjacent properties. 5. Connections to Primary Street. Connections between on-site walkways and the public sidewalk shall be provided. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry Page 27 of 29 ATTY/RESO.0106/PC RESO GENERAL PLAN MIXED USE REV: 10-31-19 PR