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Program H4-5: SB 9 Zoning
<br />and Subdivision Ordinance
<br />Amendments
<br />a) Review the City’s Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance and implement updates as needed to provide clarity and facilitate
<br />housing development under SB 9. These include adopting updated definitions, use regulations, development standards, and ministerial
<br />processes based on the outcome of a complete SB 9 analysis. Staff anticipates adoption of an ordinance to implement the requirements
<br />of SB 9 as part of the Housing Element adoption process. Production and affordability will be monitored every two years and alternative
<br />actions will be implemented if necessary to meet the RHNA.
<br />b) In coordination with research being conducted at the State level, pursue opportunities to incentivize and provide funding assistance for
<br />homeowners to provide affordable units under SB 9 to further housing opportunities and more affordable homeownership options in high
<br />opportunity areas.
<br />a) Staff will review the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance and will bring appropriate amendments to City Council for hearing in
<br />conjunction with the Housing Element (by May 31, 2023) to ensure program objectives are effectuated; Staff will monitor production and affordability
<br />every two years and implement alternative action, if necessary
<br />b) Ongoing coordination
<br />a) COMPLETE: City amended the Zoning Code Article 5.10 and Municipal Code Article XII to implement the requirements of SB9.
<br />Effective as of 8/24/2023.
<br />Ordinance #1130-386 (Zoning Code): https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf
<br />Ordinance #2526 (Muni Code): https://documents.redwoodcity.org/PublicWeblink/0/edoc/520053/Ord%202526.pdf
<br />b) Staff was not aware of any available funding sources in 2024.
<br />Program H4-6: Permit
<br />Processing
<br />a) Continue to evaluate and improve the streamlined processing system to facilitate residential development.
<br />b) Streamline 100% affordable housing with a priority staff-level planning entitlement process.
<br />Ongoing; Staff will review and revise the Zoning Ordinance to streamline 100% affordable housing and bring appropriate amendments to City
<br />Council for hearing in conjunction with the Housing Element (by May 31, 2023) to ensure program objectives are effectuated.
<br />a) City staff continues to identify and evaluate opportunities for streamlined processing of residential development. In Summer 2023 the City amended the "concurrent review" procedure of the Zoning Code to allow projects that need multiple permits to be
<br />reviewed by the highest review authority without first receiving recommendations and advisory input from committees or commissions. Effective as of 8/24/2023.
<br />Ordinance #1130-386: https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf
<br />b) COMPLETE: City amended the Zoning Code to make the Zoning Administrator the Review Authority for affordable multi-family housing projects (two or more units) under the State of California ministerial approval process outlined in Government Code
<br />Section 65913.4 (SB35). No public hearing before the Zoning Administrator is required. Effective as of 8/24/2023.
<br />Ordinance #1130-386: https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf
<br />Program H4-7 Revised
<br />Parking Standards
<br />a) Staff will review parking standards for housing for persons with disabilities and affordable housing and bring appropriate amendments
<br />to the City Council by December 2024 to ensure parking reductions for housing for persons with disabilities and affordable housing are
<br />effectuated.
<br />b) Revise the Zoning Ordinance to comply with AB 2097, which states that a public agency shall not impose or enforce any minimum
<br />automobile parking requirement on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one-half mile of
<br />public transit, with a few exceptions. In an effort to expand beyond AB 2097’s requirements, complete an analysis on parking innovations
<br />that could further incentivize housing production, including further parking reductions, as appropriate, and/or unbundled parking from the
<br />dwelling unit for large housing projects and bring appropriate amendments to the City Council by December 2024 to ensure innovative
<br />parking solutions are effectuated.
<br />c) Analyze new technologies that can make more efficient use of existing and future parking, such as Parkade to unbundle parking and
<br />Parknav to better utilize on-street parking.
<br />d) Continue to allow in-lieu fee payments for parking in the Downtown Parking Zone, as an alternative means of satisfying the
<br />development obligation to provide off-street parking.
<br />Staff will initiate analysis in 2023; complete analysis and community engagement and bring appropriate amendments to City Council for hearing by
<br />December 2024 to ensure the objectives of this program are effectuated. See also Program H4-3 pertaining to parking reductions in R-2, R-3, R-4,
<br />and R-5 zones.
<br />a) The City is currently working with a transportation consultant to finalize a parking study that reviews and analyzes parking standards for housing for persons with disabilities (group homes), affordable housing, and senior housing. The study also examines
<br />opportunities for reducing residential parking requirements beyond these housing types. Additionally, in November 2024 the City submitted a grant application to MTC for $300,000 in funding to help support the City in reaching compliance with MTC's Transit
<br />Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy regarding parking. MTC anticipates announcing grant awards in February 2025. Staff anticipates studying and developing proposals for establishing maximum parking standards aligned with the TOC Policy and and for
<br />other parking standards aligned with this Program H4-7 and bringing them to City Council by the end of 2025.
<br />b) PARTIALLY COMPLETE: In Summer 2023 the City amended Zoning Code to partially implement this program by including a provision noting that State parking requirements (e.g. AB2097) preempt any local requirements where they conflict. Effective as of
<br />8/24/2023.
<br />Ordinance #1130-386: https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf.
<br />In an effort to expand beyond AB2097 requirements, City amended Articles 30.5 and 30.5 of the Zoning Code to remove the guest parking requirement for multi-family residential in mixed use districts. As noted in a) above, the City is currently engaged with a
<br />consultant to broadly examine parking standards citywide and anticipates bringing recommendations to City Council by the end of 2025 in conjunction with MTC TOC parking policy recommendations.
<br />c) City will analyze new parking technologies and bring related recommendations to City Council by the end of 2025 in conjunction with MTC TOC parking policy recommendations.
<br />d) City continues to implement this program.
<br />Program H4-8: Farmworker
<br />Housing (Employee Housing
<br />Act)
<br />Review and revise the Zoning Ordinance definitions as needed to comply with California Health and Safety Code Section 17021.6, which
<br />generally requires that farmworker employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters (or 12 units or less designed
<br />for use by a single household) be treated as an agricultural use.
<br />Staff will complete review, and revise the Zoning Ordinance as needed, bringing appropriate amendments to City Council for hearing in conjunction
<br />with the Housing Element (by May 31, 2023) to ensure program objectives are effectuated
<br />COMPLETE: City amended Article 2.2 of the Zoning Code to add a definition for farmworker employee housing consistent with State law. Effective as of 8/24/2023. Ordinance #1130-386 (Zoning Code):
<br />https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf.
<br />Program H4-9: Housing
<br />Accountability Act
<br />a) Review the Zoning Ordinance and craft revisions that support objective design standards consistent with the Housing Accountability
<br />Act. Adoption of objective design standards will facilitate high-quality residential development and compliance with State objectives.
<br />b) Streamline the number of projects requiring Planning Commission review and study additional ways to speed housing approvals
<br />Staff will review the Zoning Ordinance to update findings and craft development and design standards that are objective and consistent with the
<br />Housing Accountability Act, Streamline housing projects to reduce the level of projects that require Planning Commission review, and Bring
<br />appropriate amendments to City Council for hearing by June 2025 to ensure program objectives are effectuated.
<br />a) City staff has drafted objective design standards for multi-family and mixed use development and anticipates adoption by City Council in Q3 or Q4 of 2025.
<br />b) COMPLETE: City amended Zoning Code (Articles 41.4 and 41.8) and Municipal Code (Section 30.68) to:
<br />- Clarify that residential projects subject to streamlining under Senate Bill 35 (i.e. housing projects with at least 50% of units offered at 80% of area median income) be subject to review by the Zoning Administrator without a public hearing.
<br />- Make the Planning Commission the sole discretionary review authority over tentative parcel maps, thus removing the Subdivision Committee as a second discretionary authority.
<br />- Clarify that subdivision approvals required by State law are ministerial actions exempt from appeal.
<br />Effective as of 8/24/2023.
<br />Ordinance #1130-386 (Zoning Code): https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf
<br />Ordinance #2526 (Muni Code): https://documents.redwoodcity.org/PublicWeblink/0/edoc/520053/Ord%202526.pdf
<br />Program H4-10: Water and
<br />Sewer Service Providers
<br />a) Immediately following adoption, deliver the 2023-2031 Redwood City Housing Element to all providers of sewer and water service
<br />within the City of Redwood City.
<br />b) As the local water and sewer provider, establish procedures to grant priority water and sewer service to developments with units
<br />affordable to lower-income households.
<br />a) Staff will deliver the Housing Element to all providers within one month of adoption of the Housing Element
<br />b) Establish priority procedures for affordable developments by December 2024.
<br />a) COMPLETE: Housing Element was sent to the Redwood City Public Works Director on August 21, 2023.
<br />b) Not yet commenced.
<br />Program H5-1: Equity and
<br />Outreach Plan
<br />a) Following the Equity Plan, apply an Equity Lens to the implementation of projects, programs, and decisions, weighing burdens and
<br />benefits of affected parties, engagement of those most impacted by inequities, and considering potential unintended consequences.
<br />Consider the Geographic Equity Index as part of identifying potential benefits and burdens, as well as to identify communities in which to
<br />focus engagement efforts. Partner with housing advocates and other community organizations to provide information to hard-to-reach
<br />populations on housing topics.
<br />b) Complete an annual report of Housing Element progress and make available to the public in a user-friendly dashboard format. Notify
<br />and invite interested community members to attend and discuss housing production progress at a public hearing. Ongoing; partner with housing advocates at least annually to provide outreach on evolving housing topics and city initiatives
<br />a) City staff contintues to follow the City's Equity Plan, applying an Equity Lens to the implementation of projects, programs, and decisions, weighing burdens and benefits of affected parties, engagement of those most impacted by inequities, and considering
<br />potential unintended consequences.
<br />b) The City will make the Housing Annual Progress Report available to the public on its existing Housing Element dashboard available here: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/angel.saluta/viz/AnnualProgressReport/Story1. Community members were
<br />invited to attend Planning Commission and City Council hearings to discuss housing production progress.
<br />Program H5-2: Consult with
<br />Public Agencies
<br />a) Support regional efforts to address housing issues, including participation in 21 Elements, CDBG entitlement jurisdiction monthly
<br />meetings, and countywide housing studies.
<br />b) Support the San Mateo County Housing Authority’s outreach efforts to property owners related to acceptance of Housing Choice
<br />Vouchers, including help with outreach to property owners with units in high and moderate opportunity areas.
<br />c) Work with the County to contact landlords of multifamily complexes in moderate and high opportunity areas every two years and
<br />provide fair housing information and assistance.
<br />d) Continue to outreach to a wide range of public agencies including County agencies, neighboring jurisdictions, and regional
<br />organizations for the development of the City’s CDBG Annual Action Plans and Five-Year Consolidated Plans.Ongoing; proactively outreach to public agencies annually
<br />a) City staff continues to attend monthly and ad hoc 21 Elements meetings and will participate in the upcoming San Mateo County Affordable Housing Fee nexus study.
<br />b) The City maintains an affordable housing notification email list to assist with outeach efforts. The City reached out to San Mateo County Housing Authority in 2024 to inquire how to support their Housing Choice Voucher outreach efforts, but did not receive a
<br />response. The City will continue reaching out the the San Mateo County Housing Authority on these efforts in 2025.
<br />c) The City continues to fund Project Sentinel with CDBG funding to provide a range of fair housing related services including outreach, consultations, fair housing investigative cases, information/referrals and fair housing audits. In FY 23-24, Project Sentinel’s
<br />fair housing outreach efforts reached 767 individuals, and they provided consultations for 68 individuals. They conducted 25 intakes and referrals which resulted in 11 fair housing cases being opened. They also conducted four fair housing audits during FY 23-
<br />24. Separately from their fair housing outreach efforts, Project Sentinel is also providing tenant and landlord outreach, education, counseling, mediation, and dispute resolution services through the Tenant and Landlord Counseling Services Project. Between
<br />September - December 2024, Project Sentinel held 8 virtual workshops for Tenants and Landlords, 4 in English and 4 in Spanish.
<br />d) As part of the development of the City's 2023-2027 Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan), the City conducted outreach to 40 organizations include the County, local cities, and regional organizations and service providers. The City is required to submit
<br />Annual Action Plans which details the actions and activities the City plans to take to address priorities and goals identified in the five-year ConPlan. To develop the 2024 Annual Action Plan, the City reached out to those stakeholders who participated in the 23-
<br />27 Consolidated Plan process to once again solicit input on priorities, whether the City’s goals need to be updated, and other concerns related to housing and community development.
<br />Program H5-3: Work with
<br />Developers to Affirmatively
<br />Market Accessible and
<br />Affordable Units
<br />a) Establish a list of community service providers, especially those addressing special needs such as homeless, seniors, and people with
<br />disabilities in San Mateo County (i.e., LifeMoves, Samaritan House, HIP Housing, Golden Gate Regional Center, Housing Choices
<br />Coalition, Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities, etc.) to provide to developers of affordable housing.
<br />b) Coordinate with developers to ensure organizations are notified when new affordable housing opportunities become available.
<br />Ongoing;
<br />a) Annually update list of community service providers to provide to affordable housing developers; on an ongoing basis coordinate with developers
<br />of proposed projects in Redwood City to ensure organizations are notified when new affordable housing opportunities become available;
<br />b) Perform proactive outreach to those developers during the entitlement and building permit process to ensure developers are conducting
<br />appropriate marketing about local affordable and accessible housing units.
<br />a) City staff established a list and will update on an annual basis.
<br />b) For affordable units developed to comply with the City's Affordable Housing Ordinance, developers are required to submit a Tenant Selection and Management Plan to the City for approval to ensure appropriate outreach and marketing to such organizations.
<br />One affordable housing project that received SB 35 ministerial approval in 2023 (1304 Middlefield) and a conditional committment of approximately $4.3 million from the City in 2024, has entered into an MOU with Housing Choices Coalition/Golden Gate
<br />Regional Center to target adults with developmental disabilities. See the project's approved affordable housing plan for more info https://webgis.redwoodcity.org/community/documents/projects/phed/135/middlefield1304 affordable housing plan.02.15.23.pdf
<br />Program H6-1: Anti-
<br />Displacement Strategy
<br />Implement recommendations in the Anti-Displacement Strategy including:
<br />a) Tenant Protection Ordinance Amendments
<br />b) Preservation of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing
<br />c) Mobile Home Preservation
<br />d) Community Land Trust Support
<br />Ongoing; Begin implementing Anti-Displacement Strategy recommendations in 2022
<br />a) Complete Tenant Protection Ordinance Amendments by December 2024
<br />b) Establish a housing preservation fund by December 2023
<br />c, d) Start other ongoing preservation efforts in 2023 including supporting community land trusts (Ongoing), Bring appropriate amendments for
<br />mobile home park rezoning to City Council for hearing in conjunction with the Housing Element (by May 31, 2023) to ensure antidisplacement
<br />program objectives are effectuated
<br />a) City Staff conducted several community engagement workshops with tenants and landlords in spring 2023 and held a study session with City Council in summer 2023 on potential right to return and anti-harassment policies. Staff received direction from City
<br />Council to proceed with amendments to the Relocation Assistance and Minimum Lease Terms Ordinances and to further explore Right of Return options. An updated Relocation Assistance and Minimum Lease Terms Ordinances has been drafted and is
<br />currently being reviewed by City staff. The City Council paused further actions related to the Tenant Protection Ordinance Amendments in May 2024 while the status of a pending rent control ballot initiative was determined.
<br />https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/city-manager/housing-services/housing-policies/anti-displacement-strategic-plan
<br />b) COMPLETE: The City launched its Affordable Housing Preservation Program on August 1, 2023. Link to City Council Resolution #16166 approving the program and allocating funds for the program:
<br />https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=520052&dbid=0. Link to the program webpage: https://www.redwoodcity.org/departments/city-manager/housing-services/developers/housing-preservation-fund
<br />c) City amended the Zoning Code to rezone parcels with existing mobile home parks from the "Industrial Restricted -- Transient Residential" (IR-T) district to the "Mobile Home" (MH) district. Effective as of 8/24/2023. Ordinance #1130-386:
<br />https://documents.redwoodcity.org/publicweblink/0/edoc/520245/Ord2023%201130-386.pdf
<br />d) This is ongoing. Currently, there are no active Community Land Trusts (CLTs) in Redwood City. However the City does participate in the Peninsula - South Bay Preservation Lab that actively works on supporting CLT efforts.
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