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Redwood City Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Ordinance Amendment lire of an adjacent property containing public open space or are historic resource. c. Sight Lines. Sight lines into and from neighboring properties shall be minimized. 2. Minimum Development Height. The minimum height regulations shall apply only to the first 15 feet of building depth as measured from the building frontage. a. Minimum Height Exception. The responsible review authority may approve an exception to the minimum height requirement provided that at least one of the following findings can be made: i. The project is constrained by unusual parcel s; ,, shape, or features that reader this requirement infeasible{ or ii. The project is providing usable public open space on site ad "acent to the primary street right -of -gray. 3. Bonus Height. The bonus height maxim u - M P its stated in Table 53- shall be permitted for projects that (1) provide _clear public benefits fir ( which ' have seven and unusual frontage constraints as described in Subsections 53.7,13,3.a -bell ow a. Public Benefit. A project may . - perm wed to excee6 the Bonus Height if it provides a clear public benefit. Project traits or cs considered as a public benefit shall include, but not be limitckd to, the following i. Mixed use. The ground -floor frontage along all major streets will be occupied by retail or restaurant uses for a depth of no less than 20 feet. H. 'Public open spy. usable open space that is open to the public will be provided which a rriou itts to 0.25 acres or 10 percehl of the project area, whichever is greater. H i { . Stringent transition height adjacent to residential zoning districts. B u i Id i ngs w i l l not "intercept the 45- degree dayi4bt plane inclined inward from existing grade at the property line of tie parcel adjacent to the residential district boundary line. iv. lhle meets. New streets that are identified by the responsible review authority as necessary tb i m-prove wa lka bi lity, reduce auto trip lengths, improve neighborhood connectivity, or result in blocks of less than 400 feet in length will be provided through the site. b. Severe and Unusual Frontage Constraints. A project can be permitted to rise to the Bonus Height if the subject property has severely and unusually constrained street frontage along El Canino Beal, veterans Boulevard, or Broadway. Severely and unusually constrained street frontage shall be defined as street frontage of less than 75 linear feet for each acre of grass site area. In such cases, projects shall be subject to the following conditions: Draft — May 2011 31 53.7 — Height, Density, and Intensity Regulations