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Attachment 1 <br />serve as an anchor for an emerging mixed use neighborhood with a variety of multi- <br />family housing options. <br />b. The Peninsulas Park Project addresses several of the Lard Use Policies <br />established in the General Plan. Policy L -1 states "residential development should be <br />located only where services and facilities can be provided." part of the Development <br />Agreement, the city and project developer will set the terms and parameters for issues <br />such as infrastructure planning which would include roadway improvements, pedestrian <br />and bicycle access improvements, water and sewer service, recycled water service, <br />wastewater service and storm drain provisions. <br />C. Policy L-3 states "higher residential densities should be promoted at locations <br />rear or within commercial and financial centers, employment centers, and transportation <br />terminals." The Peninsula Park Project accomplishes this objective because the <br />Peninsula Park site is an 'lnfill development silte located east of U.S. Highway 101 and <br />within close proximity to Redwood City's Downtown to the west, and employment <br />centers such as Seaport Center and Pacific shores to the south and east respectively. <br />Additionally, the project will incorporate the use of a shuttle and a pedestrian /bicycle <br />underpass (under U.S. Highway 1 o1 ) to connect residents to the Downtown and <br />Redwood City's transit center (i.e. Caltr and Sarntran . <br />d. Policy L-4 states "commercial land should be distributed in a manner that <br />maximizes community accessibility to a variety of retail commercial outlets and services <br />and minimizes the need for automobile travel." As proposed, the Peninsula Park Project <br />will incorporate 10,000 — 12 ,'000 square feet of service retail for existing and new <br />residents of this emerging neighborhood. The retail would be comprised of a 2,500 <br />square foot high quality restaurant and 7,500 square feet of convenience retail, such as <br />a coffee shop, convenience grocery, dry cleaners, etc. .because the Peninsula Park <br />Project involves developing a multi- family housing project that incorporates retail that will <br />provide convenience items for project residents and patrons, which will ultimately reduce <br />the number of vehicle trips traveled to and from this project, the Project comports with <br />the following General Plan Land Use policies, <br />e. Policy LA 1 states "park land should be provided in quantity and - locations so as <br />to be available for the use of all Redwood City residents equally." The Peninsula Park <br />project provides a 2 acre community park adjacent to Bair I-sland Road that is accessible <br />to the public. In addition to the community park the project also includes an outer <br />esplanade that provides waterfront access to Redwood d creek, an inner esplanade that <br />provides waterfront access to the Peninsula Part marina and canals, and two overlook <br />parks located on either side of the marina entrance. <br />f. Policy L -13 states "the city should take into consideration the cumulative air <br />quality impacts from proposed developments and should establish and enforce <br />appropriate land use as well as other regulations to reduce air pollution." The <br />Addendum to the Marina shores tillage E IR addresses the air quality impacts for the <br />Peninsula Park Project. In addition to the required mitig-lation the applicant has indicated <br />a desire to provide Traffic Reducing Housing which is program that would provide <br />priority to residential tenants that reduce their vehicle miles traveled by living close to <br />cork, working from ]Home, or otherwise reducing their carbon footprint. <br />Atty/Reso/Resa. 1757 <br />110807 <br />