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Page 15 of 18 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Table 3: Summary Comparison of Primary SB 79 Implementation Approaches <br />A <br />Baseline SB 79 <br />Obligations <br />B <br />Temporary Site Exclusion <br />from SB 79 Obligations <br />C <br />TOD Alternative Plan <br />Description Enforce SB 79 <br />obligations “as is.” <br />Temporarily exclude <br />certain sites from SB 79 <br />obligations. <br />Note: Some sites are not <br />eligible for exclusion. <br />Develop SB 79-compliant <br />plan that shifts <br />development capacity <br />and updates development <br />standards within the SB <br />79 area to respond to <br />local context. Overall <br />development potential <br />within the SB 79 area may <br />not be reduced below <br />baseline SB 79 <br />obligations. <br />Action <br />Required None Adopt local temporary <br />exclusion ordinance. <br />Adopt TOD Alternative <br />Plan. <br />Timeline SB 79 effective July 1, <br />2026. <br />Introduce local <br />ordinance on July 13, <br />2026 (effective 30-days <br />after second reading). <br />Local ordinance must <br />sunset no later than a <br />year after the adoption <br />of the 7th Cycle <br />Housing Element. <br />Option 1: adopt by July <br />1, 2027, in <br />coordination with <br />ongoing MTC TOC <br />Policy effort <br />Option 2: adopt by late <br />2027/early 2028 in <br />coordination with <br />ongoing GDAP effort <br />Potential <br />Benefit <br />SB 79 is generally <br />aligned with current <br />City policy to support <br />housing development <br />and increase <br />residential density <br />close to transit and <br />meet the City’s 150% <br />RHNA target. <br />Provides the City time to <br />determine how to <br />incorporate SB 79 <br />obligations into City <br />regulations to better align <br />with local context without <br />SB 79 obligations going <br />immediately into effect for <br />certain locations. <br />Allows the City to <br />proactively meet SB 79 <br />obligations while shifting <br />development capacity <br />and adjusting <br />development standards <br />for better alignment with <br />local context. <br />8.A. - Page 15 of 97 <br />233