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Page 1 of 7 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org STAFF REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager DATE: July 15, 2024 SUBJECT Informational public meeting for a proposed 100% affordable housing development project at 112 Vera Avenue consistent with State law requirements (SB 35/SB 423) for a streamlined, ministerial review process RECOMMENDATION Hold an informational public meeting to provide an opportunity for the public and the City Council to comment on the development prior to the applicant submitting an application consistent with State law requirements under SB 35/ SB 423. No formal action on the project will be taken at the meeting. STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE Housing BACKGROUND On February 9, 2024, the City received a pre-application for a 100% affordable housing development project at 112 Vera Avenue and on May 7, 2024, the applicant submitted a Notice of Intent to utilize the State streamlined development approval process pursuant to SB 35 and SB 423 (the State “streamlining laws”) for the project. These laws require ministerial approval of a development project if certain conditions are met. Ministerial approval means a process for development approval involving little or no subjective judgement by the approval authority. A public agency may ensure the proposed development meets all of the required objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards in effect at the time that the application is submitted, but uses no special discretion or special judgement in reaching a decision. SB 35 was initially enacted in 2017 and applies to local jurisdictions that have not met certain planning goals established through the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. Currently, Redwood City has made sufficient progress in meeting the 7.A. - Page 1 of 10 97