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Page 4 of 15 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org because the application is not yet complete. See the May 16, 2023 Planning Commission staff report for more information about state housing laws. The applicant filed both the preliminary application and a formal application on July 3, 2025. The City is currently reviewing the formal application which has been deemed incomplete and is currently awaiting information from the applicant to complete the application. The goal of this study session is to obtain high level input from the City Council and the public at this preliminary stage given the height of the proposal. At 250 ft. (21 stories), the tower would be one of the tallest buildings on the Peninsula along with South San Franciso’s Genesis North Tower at 317 ft. (21 stories), Foster City’s Metro Center Tower at 305 ft. (21 stories), and San Mateo’s 400 South El Camino Real at 165 ft. (14 stories). Currently, the tallest buildings in Redwood City’s downtown area are the Crossing 900 (Box) building at 128 ft. (10 stories) and Indigo apartment building at 114 ft. (10 stories). The Planning Commission will serve as the decision-making body for the project in accordance with the DTPP, with review and recommendations by the Architectural Advisory Committee. The Commission’s decision may be appealed to the City Council. ANALYSIS The proposed project is for a State-licensed residential care facility for the elderly (or RCFE), which offers a range of services for its residents as their needs change. Unlike typical multifamily apartment rentals, a RCFE provides meals, housekeeping, personal care assistance, supervision, and access to shared amenities and activities in addition to lodging. These services are provided as part of a comprehensive care package to support seniors with varying levels of need. These extensive services will likely require several employees, including daytime shifts, evening shifts, and overnight shifts, the details of which have not yet been provided by the applicant. The unit sizes are on average approximately 1,200 sq. ft. and range from studios to three-bedroom units, with the majority of the units being two-bedroom. The facility offers an extensive range of onsite amenities, including a theater, fitness room, yoga room, dining rooms, bar/lounge, swimming pool, salon, library, community rooms, and activity rooms. While no parking is required since the project is within half of a mile of major transit stations (Transit Center) and given the DTPP does not have minimum parking standards (consistent with Gov. Code section 65863.2 (AB 2097)), the applicant proposes a total of 95 parking spaces on the first two levels of the tower building, which includes valet and tandem parking. As the project falls within the AE flood zone (1% annual chance of flooding or 100-year flood), residential buildings are not permitted to have parking below ground level. 12.A. - Page 4 of 15 308