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7.D. - Page 99 of 126 <br />3. Allow combined residential uses with commercial or light industrial uses in the same <br />building space, generally with the resident using the combined or adjacent workspace for <br />his or her business. Typical uses include artist lofts, studio spaces, small offices, and <br />similar low-intensitv uses. either in new developments or as adaptive reuse of existing <br />structures_ <br />4. Promote lobs/housing balance and reduced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) through the <br />production of live/work units. <br />B. Definitions- <br />Live/Work Unit. A unit that combines a work space and incidental residential occupancy <br />occupied and used by a single household. This use shall be considered commercial for the <br />purposes of determining building setbacks and intensity, and subject to applicable FAR <br />limits. <br />C. Use Limitations. The nonresidential comaonent of a live/work unit shall be a use allowed within <br />the -applicable zone, subject to the following additional limitations: <br />1. Conditional uses. A conditional use permit is required for the following uses: <br />a. Live/work units with 3 or more non-resident employees <br />b. Industry, Limited <br />c. Handicraft/Custom Manufacturing <br />2. Changes in use. After approval, a live/work unit shall not be converted to a single use <br />without first obtaining City approval and bringing the use up to current building code <br />standards. <br />3. Prohibited uses. The following uses are prohibited within a live/work unit: <br />a. Vehicle/Equipment Repair, Major <br />b. Vehicle/Equipment Service and Repair, Minor <br />c. Research and Development. Laboratory <br />d. Industry, General <br />e. Any other activity or use, as determined by the review authority to be <br />incompatible with residential activities and/or to have the possibility of <br />adversely affecting the health or safety of live/work unit residents including <br />dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration, waste, <br />or by-products. <br />D. Develoament Standards. <br />1. Floor area requirement. The floor area shall be a minimum of 750 square feet and a <br />maximum of 3,000 square feet. The nonresidential portion of the live/work unit shall be <br />no more than fifty (50%) percent of the total unit area and comply with California <br />Buildine. Fire. and Redwood Citv Municiaal Code reauirements. <br />2. Access to units. Access to each live/work unit shall be provided from shop fronts, <br />directly from the street from common access areas. corridors. or halls. <br />ATTY/ORD.511/CC ZONING TEXT & MAP AMENDMENTS <br />REV: 12-11-19 PR <br />Page 5 of 28 <br />700 <br />