Reso25-05 0090 - PC Reso 1201 Main Street Mixed Use Project

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ATTY/RESO.0090/PC RESO 1201 MAIN STREET MIXED USE PROJECT REV: 08-15-25 VR Page 2 of 32 WHEREAS, State Density Bonus Law (Government Code 65915 Sections et. seq.) incentivizes the construction of affordable housing by allowing a developer to add additional housing units to a project beyond the zoned capacity and secure other incentives in exchange for a commitment to include deed-restricted affordable units. A 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)(1)), the Project is eligible for up to a 21.5% density bonus because the project is providing 11% lower income units on-site and has requested a 21.5% density bonus; and WHEREAS, per State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915(d)(2)(A) and (e)(1)), the Project is entitled to one concession and unlimited waivers, and the Applicant is requesting to apply one concession to increase building Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and three waivers for the pervious area requirement, the 45- degree daylight plane requirement, and compact parking spaces for 15% of the total spaces; and WHEREAS, the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance (Section 32.19(F)(3)) presumes building FAR result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs; and WHEREAS, on June 5, 2025, the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC) of the City of Redwood City conducted a public hearing to consider the proposed project and voted 4-0 to recommend that 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, Tentative Parcel Maps, and Use Permits; and WHEREAS, on August 8, 2025, 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 August 19, 2025, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State