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Page 3 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Section 27A.14 <br />o Adds and replaces language for consistency with “watercourses” as defined in Section <br />27A.3 <br />Section 27A.16 <br />o Adds and replaces language for consistency with “watercourses” as defined in Section <br />27A.3 <br />o Adds prohibited actions that are not allowed to occur or are allowed as long as specified <br />requirements are met <br />Section 27A.38 replaces language for “C.3 Regulated” projects with “Stormwater Treatment” <br />projects <br />While many of the proposed changes in this chapter are minor edits for clarification, Section 27A.16.D <br />includes new submittal requirements for proposed developments near watercourses. Within the City, <br />watercourses generally fall into two categories: natural creeks and lined channels. Both types have <br />experienced stress during major storm events and require careful consideration when development is <br />proposed nearby. For natural creeks, maintaining stable slopes to limit erosion is essential. For lined <br />channels, minimizing strain on the aging concrete walls, especially by adjacent structures, is essential to <br />prevent further damage and ensure safety. The proposed code updates continue to allow development <br />within established creek setbacks – 30 feet from the creek centerline or 20 feet from the top of bank – <br />but will now require applicants to submit relevant reports prepared by licensed engineers certifying that <br />the development will not negatively impact adjacent natural creeks or concrete-lined channels. <br />Chapter 30, Subdivisions <br />To add lot depth exceptions on urban lot splits and update the application review procedure. <br />Section 30.31 <br />o Adds language authorizing the City Engineer to approve Summary Vacation of Public <br />Service Easements <br />Section 30.76 <br />o Adds language allowing lot depths exceeding two and one-half (2½) times their average <br />width for urban lot splits on lots in R-1 zones, where the resulting lots are at least 50 feet <br />wide, and adds language specifying review timelines, consistent with updated state law <br />Chapter 30 was updated in 2024. Those updates revised the map approval process, including a provision <br />authorizing the City Engineer to accept dedications of easements. The proposed revision to Section 30.31 <br />similarly authorizes the City Engineer to accept and approve the vacation of certain existing public service <br />easements. <br />Section 30.76 applies specifically to the division of land utilizing the urban lot split outlined in Senate Bill <br />9 (SB9). The current Municipal Code requires all proposed lots to meet objective design standards, <br />including a limit on lot proportions: the depth of a new lot may not exceed two and one-half (2½) times <br />its width. The proposed code change allows newly created lots in the R-1 zone to exceed the current ratio, <br />provided they maintain a minimum 50-foot width. This change balances flexible lot design with emergency <br />access needs. Since approximately one in four existing lots in the R-1 zone have frontages of 50 feet or <br />less, the newly created lots would remain consistent with other lots in the zone. This change does not <br />8.A. - Page 3 of 24 <br />142