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7A Page 50 Project Description The existing R-2 section of the Zoning Ordinance specifies lot area standards 1 for up to three units, but does not specify lot area standards for lots larger than 10,000 square feet. The City has been applying its lot area standards for lots smaller than 10,000 square feet to lots larger than 10,000 square feet on an incrementally proportional basis. The proposed zoning ordinance amendment would establish and codify lot area standards for lots larger than 10,000 square feet. Staff has developed and analyzed three alternative lot area standards for Pfanning Commission and City Council consideration that could be adopted for lots larger than 10,000 square feet. Each alternative would permit detached single~family homes. duplexes (two units attached, one owner). attached uduef' homes (two units attached, different owners), or multi- family (three or more units attached or detached, either single or multiple owners). The approved alternative would be included in proposed amendments to sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.6 of Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance (Attachment 2). Discussion/Issues: General Plan and ZoninQ Compliance: The R~2 Zoning Districts are designated as Medium Density Residential in the Redwood City 1990 General Plan and in the New General Plan. This land use designation includes land to be developed with two to three-story residential structures. Densities range from 8 to 20 dwelling units per net acre in the land use category. The resultant density range, based on the new lot area standard under alf three alternatives would comply with both General Plans (see Table 3 in the IS, pg. 24). The R-2 Zoning District is designed to accommodate single-family dwellings, two-family duplexes dwellings, and three-family triplex dwellings. The proposed amendment will alleviate any perceived constraints for housing development and will proyide certainty and clarity with respect to the permit process. Any of the three scenarios to be incorporated into the amendment, is in compliance with the applicable land use policies and zoning requirements of the City of Redwood City as stated in the City's adopted General Plan, the Draft (New) General Plan and Zoning Ordinance and will not conflict with the land use pattern of the surrounding neighborhoods. All potential development would be infill, while some existing residential units could be displaced, they would be replaced with additional units, representing a net increase in residential units in most circumstances (Friendly Acres with the 5,000 square feet/acre alternative an exception). The potential for new residential infill development would help address the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for 2007-2014 as a component of the City's Draft Housing Element (pending adoption) by clarifying the zoning provisions in the existing R-2 district to facilitate the entitlement process for new residential units, thus to partially address the City's capacity to meet its regional housing requirements. Therefore, the project would have a less~than-significant impact on population and housing. Approximately eight years ago, in response to developer inquiries about R~2 properties. staff studied this issue and determined that It was appropriate to establish a clear formula for calculating unit yield in the R-2 Zoning District for properties greater than 10,000 square feet that can potentially be developed through the Planned Development 1 Lot area standard is defined as the number of residential units that can be constructed on a specific parcel of land. In the R-2 Zoning District, the lot area standards are as follow: one unit, requires a 5,000 square feet of land area; two units require 7,500 square feet of land area; and three units require 101000 square feet of land area.