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V. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT - COMPLETION VISION <br /> · An urban downtown streetscape lined with three-story townhouses. <br /> · New housing that offers a comfortable, urban living environment with a sense <br /> of privacy and quality. <br /> · A residential building form that provides market rate downtown housing. <br /> · The ability for individual ownership of small multi-unit buildings. <br /> · Limited need to own or use a car. <br /> · The ability to walk to work, to eat in local restaurants and to stroll along a <br /> busy commercial street to meet friends at the movies. <br /> · The opportunity to live in a bustling mix of uses, sharing the in the activity, <br /> benefits and convenience of the Downtown. <br /> · Quality, well-designed new buildings within and befitting the historic core of <br /> Redwood City. <br /> <br />VI. PRINCIPLES <br /> A. The community needs more housing downtown and a broad range of <br /> residential types to support the vision of an active, 24-hour downtown. <br /> B. Community plans support policies to develop unique approaches to create <br /> high-quality housing and ownership types within downtown Redwood City. <br /> C. The Precise Plan allows the City to achieve community goals by defining <br /> appropriate criteria and guidance to build a unique project, tailored to the site. <br /> <br />VII. USE CRITERIA <br /> A. Permitted Uses - High-Density Residential Dwellings. <br /> B. Accessory Uses - Home Occupations. <br /> C. Conditional Uses - None. <br /> <br />VIII. DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA <br /> A. Density <br /> 1. Maximum density- 45 units per acre. <br /> 2. Minimum density- 35 units per acre. <br /> B. Building Height <br /> 1. Maximum - 50 feet above grade. <br /> 2. After review by the ARC, the Zoning Administrator may approve height <br /> exceptions for decorative architectural elements such as chimneys and <br /> other elements such as elevator towers. <br /> C. Side and Rear Yards and Setbacks - None other than that required for access <br /> and parking. <br /> D. Front Yard Setbacks - None, except that required to meet design guidelines <br /> for entry courtyards and landscaping. The majority of the building front <br /> facade shall be within five (5) feet of the sidewalk. <br /> <br />852- 860 WALNUT STREET PRECISE PLAN 4 <br />CP#1 1130-317 <br /> <br /> <br />