Reso PC22-07 0080 PC Reso Recommending Approval of the Transit District Amendments to the General Plan and DTPP

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EXHIBIT B GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS PAGE BE-47 Mixed Use – Downtown The Mixed Use - Downtown category applies to Redwood City’s historic Downtown core and is established to create a vibrant city center with offices, theaters, retail businesses, and restaurants serving the residences, day-time businesses, and night-time entertainment populations. In Downtown, open spaces are primarily public and urban in nature, with extra emphasis on high-quality public spaces and traditional urbanism. Parking is primarily in the form of shared public facilities. Uses specifically prohibited in Downtown, due to their incompatibility with a pedestrian-oriented mixed-use district, include vehicle sales and repair, industrial and manufacturing businesses, and wholesaling activities. Maximum heights in Downtown will range from three stories 35 ft. tall buildings at the edges, to 12 stories 136 ft. tall buildings in the very center, with most areas having an 8 story a 92 ft. height limit. Development Standards1 Maximum density: No limit on residential density, with a maximum capacity of 2,500 additional units. however environmental review has been performed at a programmatic level for a total of 3,600 net new dwelling units, including 2,500 residential units in the DTPP area (but outside the Transit District) and for 1,100 residential units within the Transit District area. Height: 35 ft. – 136 ft (generally 3-12 stories) Maximum Intensity: No limit on FAR except as follows: o DTPP area:, with a maximum net new development capacity of 674,667 square feet of additional nonresidential space (574,667 for office {74,667 of which to be located at 851 Main Street} and 100,000 for retail). Lodging development within the DTPP (including the Transit District) shall not exceed 200 net new guest rooms. o Transit District: in addition to the above, maximum net new development capacity of 1,230,000 sq. ft. of nonresidential space. Planned Caltrain Improvements (pg. BE-111) Every year, Caltrain updates its Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP). The SRTP includes the goal to achieve a 58 percent increase in ridership between 2008 and 2017. The adopted Caltrain Business Plan for moderate and high-growth scenarios envisions Redwood City as an important transit hub with high-frequency train service. To accommodate this increase in service, Redwood City’s Caltrain station will need to be expanded to four sets of elevated tracks with longer elevated platforms. This improvement is expected to coordinate with SamTrans increased bus services. Redwood City’s goal is to work in tandem with Caltrain to accommodate infrastructure and equipment through electrification (see below), improve station access for all travel modes including pedestrians and bicycles, and operate more frequent feeder shuttles, and provide the option to link to a future Dumbarton Rail service. Electrification 1 It should be noted that the figures shown here representing maximum density and maximum intensity may be revised based on future Downtown plans. In this event, an amendment to this document will be required, subject to applicable environmental review under CEQA and an associated public review process. Page 24 of 45