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01/27/2020 a. Seating Options. Pedestrian spaces shall provide a variety of seating options, areas of sun and shade for year-round climatic comfort, shelter, and night lighting to encourage public activity and to provide for safety. b. Visibility from Public Street. Pedestrian spaces shall be visible from public streets and sidewalks, as determined by the review authority. c. Lighting. Lighting shall be incorporated into plazas, pasec s, courtyards, and other common open areas 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. Pervious Area and Open Space. Pervious areas set aside as usable open space may also serve as areas for infiltration of stormwater runoff, subject to review and approval by the City Engineering and Construction Division. Use of open space areas for stormwater 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 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: /ATTY/ORD.511/CC ZONING TEXT & MAP AMENDMENTS ORDINANCE NO. 1130-381 REV: 01-21-20 PR MUFF NO. 602 Page 25 of 28