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

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and building design, such as permitted land uses, building height, and setbacks. Conformance with Standards is mandatory. Such provisions are indicated by use of the heading “Standards.” a. Open Space Exception to Standards. Sites identified on the Potential Public Open Space Map (Section 3.2.1) which offer and provide a minimum area of 25,000 sq. ft. of Privately Owned Publicly Accessible Open Spaces (POPOS) as part of a development project may seek an exception from one (1) Standard from the list in subsection (c). b. Caltrain Track Expansion Exceptions to Standards. Developable area of sites may be constrained by the anticipated Caltrain track improvements and realignment. Those sites are identified on the Potential Transit Projects Map (Section 3.2.3) and such sites may seek an exception from one (1) Standard from the list in subsection (c). c. Standards Exception List. Projects qualifying for an exception to standards listed in subsections (a) and/or (b) above may seek the number of exceptions to Standards allowed by each of those subsections from the following list: i. Building Placement (Sec. 2.5.2) ii. Required Minimum Height (Sec. 2.7.3) II. Guidelines provide guidance for new development in terms of aesthetics and other considerations such as district character or design details. They are intended to direct building and site design in a way that results in the continuity of the valued character of the City of Redwood City. Whereas conformance with the Standards is mandatory, conformance with the Guidelines is preferred and/or recommended. Such provisions are indicated by use of the heading “Guidelines.” In various cases, the Guidelines provide a choice of treatments that will achieve the desired effect, and any one may be selected. Although direct conformance with the Guidelines is the surest route to swift approval, developers are permitted to propose alternative design details if they are able to show that such details implement the overall Plan objectives with respect to the desired character of the Downtown Redwood City. i. The Transit District is an overlay (sub-area) within the DTPP focused on transit- oriented development. Unless otherwise noted, all DTPP policies contained within this section, including development regulations as defined in Section 2.0.1(g) above, shall apply to the Transit District. Sec. 2.0.3 – HOW TO OBTAIN PROJECT APPROVAL (PAGE 27) Replace Project Review Process Flow Chart with Figure 2.0-Large Project Review Process Flowchart 2. Large Projects Large Projects are projects in which no historic resource is located on the project parcel and in which one of the following descriptions applies: 1) The application is for the remodeling of an existing building in which more than 10% new floor area is added, and in which the site is more than 30,000 square feet in size; 2) The application is for new development in which the site is more than 30,000 square feet in size; 3) The application involves an exposed parking structure (see Section 2.6); or 4) The application involves new building construction or building additions exceeding 35 ft. or three stories in height, Page 3 of 45