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Page 5 of 7 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org ANALYSIS Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SB 35/SB 423) This required public meeting will function similar to a study session and is intended to allow the public and the City Council an opportunity to comment on the proposed project. However, no formal decision will be made on the project at the meeting. The meeting will include presentations by staff and the applicant and will have an open public comment period. City Council members would be able to ask clarifying questions of the applicant and comment on the project. State law requires the applicant to attend the meeting and review the public testimony and written comments from the meeting prior to submitting a formal SB 35 / SB 423 application, but there is no requirement that the applicant make changes to the project to address comments. Zoning Development Standards & Parking The project will be reviewed against the objective design standards of the DTPP and other objective city standards. However, as discussed in the State Density Bonus section below, the state density bonus law allows certain exceptions (known as waivers and concessions) from development standards for affordable housing. Additionally, State law does not require parking within a half mile of a major transit stop when a project dedicates a minimum of 20 percent of the total number of housing units to very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, students, the elderly, or persons with disabilities (AB 2097 [Government Code Section 65863.2]). The site is located within 0.4 miles from the Redwood City Caltrain Station and would provide 100% of the housing units at low- or very low- affordability levels and, therefore, is not required to provide off-street parking. The applicant is voluntarily proposing six off-street parking spaces accessible from the rear alley. Spaces will include one Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant space and all spaces will offer electronic vehicle charging. State Density Bonus Projects that propose affordable housing may be eligible for a density bonus under State Density Bonus Law, which allows developers to exceed the maximum allowable density in the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance if the project includes a certain number and type of affordable units. The size of the density bonus is determined by the percentage of affordable units included in the project. Because the site is located in the DTPP there is no density limit, and the project would not need to utilize the density bonus for additional units. In addition to a density bonus, affordable housing projects may also be eligible for concessions and waivers under the State Density Bonus Law. A concession refers to the City granting a modification in certain development standards that result in identifiable cost reductions to provide affordable housing. The percentage of affordable units provided determines the number of concessions to which an eligible project is entitled. A waiver refers to the City granting a modification to a development standard that would physically preclude the construction of a project at the density permitted under the density bonus with the concessions permitted. State Density Bonus Law requires the City to grant the appropriate number of concessions and multiple waivers to an eligible project. 7.A. - Page 5 of 10 101