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<br /> 6A <br /> Page 26 <br /> 7. preliminary signals from City Council encouraging <br /> 8. no expected community opposition <br /> There is positive feedback from Friends of Redwood City on 333 Main Development <br /> Plan stating that they did not have a problem with the concept of residential at this site. <br /> They would like to see the adjacent parcel included in any planning. <br /> The region faces a critical shortage of ownership housing <br /> New Home Sales: 2005 Greater Bay Area 17,323 <br /> Prime Bay Area 11,417 <br /> Santa Clara County 4,113 <br /> San Mateo County 179 <br /> 333 Main Street: Staffs Concerns <br /> 1. Need to focus on Downtown Precise Plan Housing <br /> Call for 3000+ units over 40 years <br /> 2. Currently no housing in IP-V I CG District <br /> Approvals would require "spot zoning" <br /> 3. Finite resources <br /> Water: Enough for 7000+/- units <br /> Land: "Scarce" <br /> A lot of the things inside the Downtown Precise Plan are not livable, developable, or <br /> approvable, and the boundaries should be a guideline. The goal is housing near the <br /> downtown and Is not the preservation of an arbitrary line. <br /> The only thing that makes the Downtown conceivable for housing Is that Franklin <br /> Apartments were constructed. If you want to create a housing district then you need to <br /> get one project built. <br /> The site at 333 Main is closer to the downtown than edges of the Precise Plan. <br /> 0 1 block from "street grid" <br /> 0 1 block from "Range of services" <br /> 0 pedestrian orientation at 7 minutes to Broadway <br /> 0 crossing Veterans easier that crossing EI Camino <br /> Approvals would require "spot zoning" <br /> The Planning conundrum = regions housing crisis <br /> Zoning district = no housing allowed <br /> No existing housing = proposed housing not compatible <br /> Proposed housing not compatible = no staff support <br /> No staff support = no change in zoning <br /> No change in zoning = no housing built <br /> This IP-V district is already several years into transition <br /> IP-V Land Uses has already CG uses and the transition to CG-R is logical and needed. <br /> Like Franklin Street, 333 Main leads transition. A zone change to CG-R provides <br /> ultimate flexibility. <br /> Water is a scarce resource. The studies suggest 7000 units can be supported under the <br /> water supply. High density is in much more efficient use of a limited water resource than <br /> single family homes and 1000 units +/- of the downtown do not warrant ration water from <br /> viable housing sites. <br /> Page 7 of 10 <br /> -.. <br />