Reso24-10 0080 PC Reso 590 Veterans & 91 Winslow Project

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ATTY/RESO.0080/PC RESO 590 VETERANS & 91 WINSLOW PROJECT REV: 11-14-24 JB Page 2 of 8 developer is entitled to: (a) a specified number of modifications to development regulations that would result in identifiable and actual costs reductions needed to provide affordable housing, known as concessions, and (b) an unlimited number of modifications to development regulations that are needed to physically accommodate the proposed project, known as waivers. If a housing development project is entitled to a density bonus, concessions, and/or waivers, those modifications of local rules cannot be considered a violation of a general plan, zone code, or other local regulation or a basis for denying a project. The City has adopted Redwood City Municipal Code Section 32.19, which implements the Density Bonus law (“Density Bonus Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, per State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915(f)(2)), the Project is eligible for up to a 50% density bonus because the project is providing 15% affordable units to very low-income households and has requested a 50% density bonus; and WHEREAS, per State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915(d)(2)(C)), the Project is entitled to three concessions and unlimited waivers, and the Applicant is requesting to apply two concessions to increase building height in both of the zoning districts (MUT and MUC-VB); and WHEREAS, the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance (Section 32.19(F)(3)) presumes building height concessions result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs; and WHEREAS, on September 5, 2024, the City’s Architectural Advisory Committee (“AAC”) conducted a public hearing to consider the proposed Project and voted 5-0 to recommend the City’s Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) approve the Project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is empowered by the Redwood City Municipal Code make decisions subject to Planning Commission review, including to act upon applications for Architectural Permits, Vesting Tentative Maps, and Condominium Permits; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 2024, a public hearing notice was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal and mailed to interested parties and all property owners within 300 feet of the Property; and WHEREAS, on November 19, 2024, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, to review the Project and supporting materials; and WHEREAS, on November 19, 2024, the Applicant, adjacent neighbors and all other interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing through oral testimony and the submittal of written comments; and