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9.A. - Page 5 of 43 <br />privacy or design standards applied to an ADU would need to be objective and applicable across the City <br />in different zoning districts and on both single-family and multifamily properties. The draft Residential <br />Design Guidelines currently under review are a subjective set of standards that cannot and do not apply <br />to ADUs. Design compatibility between the primary dwelling and the ADU would be difficult to enforce as <br />architectural style is a combination of design elements, exterior materials, roof forms, and building <br />volumes that are varied within a single structure and would be difficult to objectively identify. If a two <br />story height limit is adopted then objective design standards to address concerns for privacy and design <br />could be revisited within a year. <br />16' Single Story 18' Two Story 22' Two Story w/Full Plate Heights <br />Recommendation: 16 -foot maximum height for detached ADUs and for attached ADUs that encroach <br />within the required standard rear 20' setback. Attached ADUs not encroaching on the rear setback would <br />be subject to the standard height requirement of the underlying zoning district (typically 28 ft.) <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />None <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />Multiple CEQA provisions apply to the proposed ordinance. The adoption of an ordinance to implement <br />State law pertaining to ADUs (Government Code section 65852.2) is a statutory exemption from the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.17. This <br />applies to State law requirements that would be implemented by the proposed ordinance including the <br />number of ADUs allowed, junior ADUs, ADUs in multifamily structures, setbacks, maximum allowable <br />square footage, and providing for certain "streamlined" ADUs, all as specified in the linked July 13, 2020 <br />staff report. <br />In addition to implementing State law requirements, the proposed ADU ordinance would implement local <br />requirements. Implementation of these additional requirements is not considered a project under CEQA <br />because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical <br />change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). The implementation of both height -related <br />standards and additional regulations related to short-term rentals (generally prohibiting), and ordinance <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />69 <br />