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7.A. - Page 10 of 25 <br />Additional community benefits include a new public easement for open space and recreation along a new <br />boardwalk, adjacent to the proposed public trail. <br />Discussion: If directed for further study, staff would recommend a General Plan designation of Mixed Use <br />Waterfront Neighborhood, consistent with the neighboring 557 East Bayshore (Syufy) General Plan land <br />use designation, and a rezone to the Mixed Use Waterfront (MUW) zoning district for consistency. In line <br />with the MUW zoning district, the project may need to provide additional community benefits in order to <br />achieve the proposed density. The project is also subject to Bay Conservation & Development Commission <br />(BCDC) review and would need to meet those requirements. <br />4. 797 Arguello <br />Project Description: The project site is a 4,000 sq. ft. lot with an existing commercial uses on the ground <br />floor, and would be requesting a General Plan amendment to rezone the property to MUT to construct <br />two residential units above the existing commercial use. The two units would be reserved for staff of the <br />massage business. <br />• General Plan: Commercial Neighborhood <br />• Zoning: Neighborhood Commercial (CN) <br />• Existing Use: Commercial, including Doris Beauty Salon, A New Holistic Life, and Redwood <br />Massage & Sauna <br />Strategic Priorities: The project addresses the Council's Strategic Priorities in the following ways: <br />• Two workforce housing units (Housing) <br />Discussion: This site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Commercial Neighborhood and is <br />appropriately zoned Neighborhood Commercial which does not allow residential uses. The adjacent <br />properties along this block are designated and zoned Mixed Use — Transitional (MUT) which allows for <br />mixed use, including residential uses. While the project scope is considerably less than the other <br />Gatekeeper projects, the process would be consistent with other Gatekeeper projects and would require <br />a General Plan Initiation and environmental review. Additionally, the environmental review will need to <br />assess the full development potential of the site if designated MUT instead of narrowly focusing on the <br />proposal because the site has the potential to be further developed in the future. <br />In addition, staff have been following Assembly Bill No. 3107. If passed, this bill could be applied to the <br />project site as it would make housing developments authorized (or permitted) uses on sites that are <br />designated for commercial use. The bill provides additional guidance on height, floor area ratio (FAR) and <br />density increases for projects that meet specific outlined requirements but otherwise requires compliance <br />with City regulations and compliance that 20% of the proposed units must be affordable to lower income <br />households. <br />5. 1322 EI Camino Real, 1326 EI Camino Real, 1330 EI Camino, and 114 Madison Avenue (Record Man) <br />Project Description: While this General Plan initiation request has been withdrawn, the project description <br />is included here in the interests of transparency. The proposed project is an all residential project located <br />in the DTPP which would include a total of 130 units with 26 units (20%) at a below market rate (13 <br />low/very low, 13 moderate). The building would have a maximum height of 62 feet (6 stories) and would <br />provide 116 parking spaces and 23 bicycle spaces. <br />• General Plan: Mixed -Use Downtown <br />Page 10 of 13 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />