Reso23-13PC Reso 0041 Amending Zoning Ordinance - Affordable Housing

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ATTY/RESO.0041/PC RESO AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE – AFFORDABLE HOUSING REV: 05-30-23 SK Page 12 of 25 8. Vested Right to Proceed. Residential or nonresidential development projects to the extent they have received a vested right to proceed without payment of housing impact fees pursuant to state law, including those that are the subject of development agreements currently in effect with the City, if such development agreements were approved prior to the effective date of the oOrdinance from which this Article is derived and where such agreements expressly preclude the City from requiring payment of the housing impact fee. 9. Provision of Affordable Housing. A residential or nonresidential development project may mitigate its impact on the need for affordable housing by providing affordable housing units instead of paying the impact fee, so long as the affordable units are provided in accordance with an affordable housing plan (Section 29.7) and meet all of the standards in Section 29.6 and 29.8.A and the Ddeveloper provides reasonable assurances required by the City that the affordable units will be timely completed. 10. The following specific nonresidential uses are exempt from the payment of the housing impact fee: a. Public Uses, as defined by Article 2, Section 2.2 of the Redwood City Zoning Code, including, but not limited to, public schools, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, and administrative and service facilities; b. Quasi-Public Uses, as defined by Article 2, Section 2.2 of the Redwood City Zoning Code, including, but not limited to, houses of worship, schools and colleges, recreational facilities, cultural institutions and private hospitals; c. Child Care Centers, including Family Child Care Homes; d. Recreational facilities for public use and enjoyment within commercial or industrial developments; e. Housing for the Elderly, nursing homes, rest homes, residential care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities as defined by Article 2, Section 2.2 of the Redwood City Zoning Code; f. Schools, public and private, as defined by Article 2, Section 2.2 of the Redwood City Zoning Code; and g. Property eligible for the California Property Tax Welfare Exemption in that it is (1) used exclusively for charitable purposes, and (2) owned or held in trust by nonprofit organizations operating for those purposes and that have a current tax exempt letter from the Internal Revenue Service or the Franchise Tax Board. 11. Any other uses that may be specified by resolution of the City Council.