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Page 13 of 18 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org allow the City to shift development capacity within the 0.5-mile radius surrounding the Caltrain station. Minimum Site Capacity – Each TOD Alternative Plan site must retain at least 50 percent of the density allowed under SB 79. Maximum Site Capacity – No TOD Alternative Plan site may exceed 200 percent of the density allowed under SB 79. The TOD Alternative Plan approach would provide Redwood City with an opportunity to more closely align the obligations of SB 79 with local planning objectives. As noted above, the City is currently working on two planning efforts that could serve as the implementing vehicle for an SB 79-compliant TOD Alternative Plan. MTC TOC Policy – The applicable geographic areas for SB 79 and the MTC TOC Policy are nearly identical and the policy intent of increasing permitted density around major transit stations is directly aligned. Although the exact requirements and strategies behind SB 79 and the MTC TOC Policy differ somewhat, there is enough overlap that a TOD Alternative Plan could be implemented in conjunction with local policy updates that implement the TOC Policy. In order to be eligible for future OBAG funding through MTC’s TOC Incentive Program local jurisdictions must ensure their local policies are in compliance with the TOC Policy by July 1, 2027. As such, City staff anticipates bringing recommendations to City related to Redwood City’s TOC Policy compliance in Spring 2027. Greater Downtown Area Plan (GDAP) – The GDAP will comprehensively address land use and development capacity within a geography that overlaps with approximately half the SB 79 area (as shown in Attachment D). Given the mismatch in geographic boundaries, additional analysis would be required to ensure that the GDAP effort brings the City into full compliance with SB 79 obligations across all applicable sites. Adoption of the GDAP is anticipated in late 2027/early 2028. Crafting and adopting a TOD Alternative Plan under the umbrella of the MTC TOC Policy or GDAP would allow the City to take an approach to SB 79 implementation that is locally tailored and enable the City to leverage analysis, community engagement, and policy development processes that are already in progress rather than initiating a separate, standalone process. D.Combination Approach – The City may also combine the approaches described above. For example, the City could: • Adopt a local ordinance to temporarily exclude sites and then subsequently adopt a TOD Alternative Plan that amends the City’s development standards to account for both local context and SB 79 obligations. This option allows local jurisdictions to reduce the potential impact of SB 79 in the short term until a TOD Alternative Plan can be drafted and adopted, or; 8.A. - Page 13 of 97 231