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9.A. - Page 26 of 34 Following the community outreach, staff analyzed the number of new construction buildings permitted from 2017 to 2019. The data provided insight on the number of buildings that would likely be subject to the Reach Codes annually. Redwood City received an average of 58 building applications annually for the last three years. Reach Codes Exceptions — Staff Recommendations Below are eleven Reach Code exceptions evaluated by staff. The following section is separated into two categories: exceptions staff recommends (8 exceptions) and exceptions staff does not recommend (3 exceptions). Staff has examined cities that have adopted similar exceptions. During the review, staff noted cities' reach codes were not always equivalent. For example, in some cases, cities adopted all -electric and mixed -fuel reach codes which establish requirements if a developer chose one form of construction (all -electric or mixed -fuel) over another. In these instances, staff included these as exceptions to an all -electric reach code requirement in addition to examples of explicit exceptions. Table 4 shows which cities have adopted all -electric reach codes only or all -electric and mixed -fuel reach codes. The cities that have adopted all - electric reach codes may also have explicit exceptions. Update: Staff is in the process of revising Table 4 and the specific community examples for each proposed exception and will present updated comparable community data at the September 14, 2020 City Council meeting. The specific staff recommendations will remain unchanged. ' An F occupancy is a building or structure that has a factory oriented building use such as assembling, fabricating, manufacturing, repair or packaging. An H occupancy is a building or structure that generates or stores hazardous materials. Scientific Laboratory Areas are rooms or areas where research or experiments are conducted. Page 6 of 14 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 128 # Supported Exceptions Percent 7 # Non -Supported Percent Approve Exceptions Reject F or H Occupancies or Water Heating -High-rise 4 Scientific Laboratory 66% 10 o 67/ Areas' Residential Buildings 8 Technical Infeasibility 66% 7 ADUs 69% 9 Emergency Centers 64% Following the community outreach, staff analyzed the number of new construction buildings permitted from 2017 to 2019. The data provided insight on the number of buildings that would likely be subject to the Reach Codes annually. Redwood City received an average of 58 building applications annually for the last three years. Reach Codes Exceptions — Staff Recommendations Below are eleven Reach Code exceptions evaluated by staff. The following section is separated into two categories: exceptions staff recommends (8 exceptions) and exceptions staff does not recommend (3 exceptions). Staff has examined cities that have adopted similar exceptions. During the review, staff noted cities' reach codes were not always equivalent. For example, in some cases, cities adopted all -electric and mixed -fuel reach codes which establish requirements if a developer chose one form of construction (all -electric or mixed -fuel) over another. In these instances, staff included these as exceptions to an all -electric reach code requirement in addition to examples of explicit exceptions. Table 4 shows which cities have adopted all -electric reach codes only or all -electric and mixed -fuel reach codes. The cities that have adopted all - electric reach codes may also have explicit exceptions. Update: Staff is in the process of revising Table 4 and the specific community examples for each proposed exception and will present updated comparable community data at the September 14, 2020 City Council meeting. The specific staff recommendations will remain unchanged. ' An F occupancy is a building or structure that has a factory oriented building use such as assembling, fabricating, manufacturing, repair or packaging. An H occupancy is a building or structure that generates or stores hazardous materials. Scientific Laboratory Areas are rooms or areas where research or experiments are conducted. Page 6 of 14 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 128