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7.A. - P ag e 12 7 2.0 Project Description balance and water availability throughout the life of the Plan, and adjust zoning allowances accordingly to achieve sustainability objectives and support strategic opportunities. ■ Establish transition zones or buffers between differing land use types and/or densities and intensities. ■ Review regulations governing building setbacks, the location of parking lots, and reduced parking requirements to create a more pedestrian-oriented and walkable built environment. These amended zoning requirements shall be applied to selected areas of Redwood City such as transit corridors (EI Camino Real, Woodside Road, Broadway) and high-density neighborhoods where transit- and pedestrian-oriented mixed use and high-density residential development could take place. ■ Establish a zone where live/work, studios, and crafts spaces are allowed. Establish standards and permitting procedures for those uses, including roadside signage, parking, and other standards as appropriate. ■ Structure zoning regulations to allow a broad range of commercial and industrial uses consistent with economic development goals and land use objectives. ■ Reduce parking requirements in areas located in proximity to quality transit, particularly high-density residential and mixed-use infill development. ■ Consider the impact of new development standards creating nonconforming uses throughout the community. Timeframe: Immediate, Short Range, Ongoing Responsible Party: Planning Division Funding Sources:General Fund To implement the new Mixed Use - Corridor General Plan land use designation, a new Article of the Zoning Ordinance was required (Article 53). The MUC Zoning Amendment specifies zoning regulations for five Mixed Use Corridor Sub-Districts, as outlined in more detail in Section 2.1 below. The MUC Zoning Amendment includes allowed use standards; new streets and circulation regulations; open space regulations; sidewalk, setback, landscaping, and other development regulations; parking and storage regulations; height, density, and intensity regulations; fa�ade composition and architectural regulations; and new definitions. The MUC Zoning Amendment was drafted pursuant to General Plan direction. In addition, the MUC District Zoning Amendment has been formatted to improve ease of use including language to avoid ambiguities. To this end, a number of new definitions were added to Article 2: Definitions in the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, parking regulations for the Mixed Use Corridor District were further defined in Article 30: Off-Street Parking and Loading, and nonconforming regulations for mixed use zoning districts were added to Article 33: Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures, and Parking. These parking regulations include reduced parking standards pursuant to General Plan direction and directives regarding location of on-site parking away from the sidewalk to encourage an active and pedestrian-friendly environment. Article 3: Designation of Districts was also revised to establish and designate the Mixed Use Corridor sub- d istricts. Both the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance regulate how development projects must proceed. Alone or in combination, the documents in and of themselves do not create physical impacts on the environment. These documents regulate unified and coordinated development processes. Through the application of these documents, development projects and land uses will achieve General Plan goals and policies established for the community, which are designed to enhance the quality of life in Redwood City and minimize environmental impacts. 2.1 Details of Mixed Use Corridor Zonin Ordinance g The Mixed Use Corridor Zoning Ordinance was drafted to: Redwood City Mixed Use Corridor District 6 Zoning Ordinance Addendum to General Plan FEIR