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Page 5 of 15 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />FIGURE 4: PROPOSED 3RD FLOOR PLAN WITH SHARED AMENITIES <br />Density: <br />The DTPP is a form-based code that does not limit density on a parcel-by-parcel basis. Rather, the plan <br />establishes maximum development standards for the building form, and density is permitted within these <br />standards. While the DTPP establishes maximum allowable development capacity for office, retail, and <br />lodging uses, development caps for the number of residential units in the Downtown were eliminated in <br />June 2023, consistent with the state’s Housing Accountability Act and Housing Crisis Act. <br />The applicant proposes utilizing State Density Bonus Law (SDBL) for the project to increase the density <br />that could be obtained under the development standards of the DTPP and to obtain waivers of <br />zoning/development standards for the project. The project qualifies for the use of SDBL and a 20% density <br />bonus because it constitutes a senior citizen housing development with at least 35 dwelling units. No <br />affordability is required for a senior citizen housing development under SDBL to qualify for the density <br />bonus and waivers. <br />As the DTPP does not provide a maximum dwelling units per acre on a site-by-site basis, state law provides <br />that the bonus is calculated by estimating the realistic development capacity of the site based on the <br />objective development standards applicable to the project, including, but not limited to, floor area ratio, <br />site coverage, maximum building height and number of stories, setbacks and stepbacks, open space <br />requirements, minimum percentage or square footage of any nonresidential component, and parking <br />12.A. - Page 5 of 15 <br />309