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7.A. - Page 3 of 25 <br />Land Use <br />Residential <br />Market Units <br />Residential <br />Affordable <br />Units <br />Office <br />Hotel <br />Retail <br />Total Cap <br />2,125 units <br />375 units <br />500,000 sq. ft <br />Remaining in Cap <br />302 units <br />199 units <br />4,492 sq. ft. <br />200 guest rooms 200 guest rooms <br />100,000 sq. ft. 100,000 sq. ft <br />Notes <br />The total residential cap is 2,500. In 2016, <br />the Council amended this total, setting <br />aside 15% (375 units) for affordable <br />housing. <br />38 of these units potentially for the <br />Greystar South Main Mixed Use Project <br />(under review) stand-alone affordable <br />housing building at 1304 EI Camino Real. <br />Of this, 1,970 sq. ft. is set aside for 'small <br />office' cap. <br />The potential Sequoia Hotel project would <br />use approximately 61 of the 200 guest <br />rooms allowed under the Plan —(Pre - <br />application currently under review). <br />While 64,500 sq. ft. new retail has been <br />created, it has not resulted in a net <br />increase <br />The strong regional economy, Redwood City's mid -Peninsula location, and service as a CalTrain bullet stop <br />contributed to demand for new development in Redwood City, and in response, several applicants have <br />contacted staff over the last year to discuss consideration of General Plan Amendment requests. No <br />applicants have contacted staff since the Covid-19 pandemic began to withdraw or modify their projects. <br />In order to address the number of General Plan Amendment requests, the City Council directed staff to <br />implement a "Gatekeeper" process, a review strategy that addresses multiple General Plan Amendment <br />requests. A Gatekeeper process would allow the City Council to publicly consider, at a high level, multiple <br />potential projects at one time and decide whether any projects should be considered for General <br />Plan/DTPP amendments. <br />To be considered for the Gatekeeper process, applicants were required to submit conceptual site plans <br />and a detailed project narrative analyzing the project against the Council's Strategic Priorities. The process <br />is not structured as a 'competition' between projects; rather, it allows a comprehensive and organized <br />process to consider amendments with transparency and early community input. The process also allows <br />for Council feedback regarding intensity (floor area or density), height, and other criteria (Strategic <br />Priorities and community benefits) as identified by the Council, before an applicant has invested in <br />developing more detailed project materials. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The City received 10 project submissions requesting City Council consideration of a General Plan <br />Amendment. While some of the proposed projects would only require a General Plan Amendment, the <br />projects proposed within the DTPP would require both a General Plan Amendment as well as a DTPP <br />Amendment to exceed the existing maximum allowable development for office and residential, as <br />identified in the DTPP caps. Given the number of projects proposed, consideration of ongoing Council <br />Page 3 of 13 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />53 <br />