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7.C. - Page 12 Redwaad City Genera! Plan 2Q11 Annual Repor� streamfining the development process. As appropriate, CEQA exemptions are utilized far infill de�elopment. Pragram H-14: Re�ised Parking Standards. Prvgram H-14 recognizes the costs and development constraints associated with providing parking for new development proj�ets. In consideration of this program, the recentfy drafted Mixed Use Corridor Zoning Ordinance Arnendment proposes to reduce parking standards in �hat zone. For units with twc� ar more bedroams, �wo parkin� spaces are required. For or�e- bedroom and studio units, 1.5 spaces are rec�uired. G�uest parking for afl units may be waived if appropraate findings can be made. Pragram BE-1: Ar�nend Zoning Ordinance and Map Program BE-1, as discussed in under the Built En�ironmerrt Elerraent review above, requires updates to the Zoning Qrdinance and Zoning Map to pro�ide consistency with the new General Plan. The revisions to the Zoning Ordinance wilf provide development oppartunities for the approximately 6,300 units identifi�d on sites in the Housing Element. On January 24, 2011, Redwaad City adopted the Downtown Precise Plan, which allows for an additional 2,500 rnuitifamily units within the Downtown. The Mixe� Use Corridar Zoning Ordinance amendments also pro�ide far adcEitional units, at 60 units to the acre, o�tsid� the Downtown area alang the City's major trat�sportation carridars. Progress in meeting the regional housing needs California law requires each city and county to have iand zoned ta accommodate its fair share of regional housing n�ed. The Cali#ornia Department of Hous�ng and Community Developrnent �HCDJ determined that the projected housing need far the Assaciatian of 8ay Area Gavernments (ABAG) region was 214,500 ho�sing units. Working with locaf ga�ernments, ABAG allocated this projected growth ta the variou5 cities and unincorporated area5 within the regian, as the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA). The RHNA is divided into �ariaus incorr�e categories. Redwood City's RHNA al�o�ation for #he planning period of 2009-20�4 is listed in Table 1: Table 1 Redwpod City RHNA Allocation l of Caunty Median RHNA Income Group Family Income (Housing UnitsJ P�rcentage of Units Very low a-50% 422 Z3% Low 51-80% 304 15% �Vloderate 81-120% 358 19% Abo�e Moderate 1Zfl%+ 772 4Z% Total 1,855 10�% As indicated in Table Z there were very few building permits issued far new unit construction in 2010 and 2011 primarily due tr� the stagna�t economy. These RHNA numbers are also 7