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Oct 25, 2024 <br />City of Redwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City,CA 94063 <br />Re:Proposed Aordable Housing at 847 Woodside Road <br />By email:council@redwoodcity.org;jgee@redwoodcity.org; <br />lespinoza-garnica@redwoodcity.org;aaguirre@redwoodcity.org; <br />keakin@redwoodcity.org;dhoward@redwoodcity.org; <br />emartinezsaballos@redwoodcity.org;csturken@redwoodcity.org <br />Cc:cityatty@redwoodcity.org;planning@redwoodcity.org; <br />ycastro@redwoodcity.org;mail@redwoodcity.org <br />Dear Redwood City Council, <br />The California Housing Defense Fund (“CalHDF”)submits this letter to remind the Council of <br />its obligation to abide by all relevant state laws when evaluating the proposed 72-unit,100% <br />aordable housing development project at 847 Woodside Road.These laws include the <br />Housing Accountability Act (“HAA”),the Density Bonus Law (“DBL”),and California <br />Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)guidelines. <br />The HAA provides the project legal protections.It requires approval of zoning and general <br />plan compliant housing development projects unless indings can be made regarding <br />speciic,objective,written health and safety hazards.(Gov.Code,§65589.5,subd.(d).)The <br />HAA also bars cities from imposing conditions on the approval of such projects that would <br />render the project infeasible,again,such written indings are made.(Ibid.)As a <br />development with at least two-thirds of its area devoted to residential uses,the project falls <br />within the HAA’s ambit,and it complies with local zoning code and the City’s general plan. <br />The City must therefore approve the project unless it makes written indings regarding <br />health and safety as mentioned above –which it cannot do since the preponderance of the <br />evidence in the record does not support such indings.(Ibid.)Increased density,concessions, <br />and waivers that a project is entitled to under the DBL (Gov.Code,§65915)do not render the <br />project noncompliant with the zoning code or general plan,for purposes of the HAA.(Gov. <br />Code,§65589.5,subd.(j)(3).) <br />360 Grand Ave #323,Oakland 94610 <br />www.calhdf.org