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2.oPro�E6.4.A. - Page 99 Assisted living can help to meet the housing and supportive services needs of Redwood City's relatively large and growing senior population. Housing Element Program H-6 directed the City to: • Revise the Zoning Ordinance to specifically identify assisted living facilities. Develop objective standards of approval and identify appropriate zoning districts where assisted living facilities should be permitted. The Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment includes a revision to an existing section of the Zoning Ordinance, Article 31: Special Provisions, specifically 31.1 — Purpose, to clarify the Article's purpose, and a new section, 31.2—Assisted Living Facilities, to establish site development standards. Hotels The General Plan provided policy direction to accommodate employment centers in certain areas of the City. ■ Provide areas for diverse employment and business opportunities with optimum commute access. ■ Encourage the success and vitality of Employment Centers that provide quality work and working environments for employees. ■ Encourage Employment Centers to incorporate accessory uses such as public open space and/or trails, transit amenities, child care facilities, and supportive retail uses based on the size and location of the development. ■ Encourage and facilitate the establishment of child care facilities in proximity to large employment areas such as Downtown, south Broadway, Redwood Shores, the Kaiser and Sequoia Hospital areas, and near high-density residential areas and transit nodes. The Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment implements these policies by permitting hotels in certain districts, and in conjunction with application of the Article 31.5- Hotels, introduces FAR standards to facilitate continued evolution of existing hotels and provide flexibility in the design of future hotels, encouraging child care facilities and other public amenities. 2.2 Consistency Requirement Policy BE-22.1 of the General Plan states: Strive for consistency between the General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance and other local regulatory documents that implement General Plan policies. Implementation Program BE-1 calls the City to amend the Zoning Ordinance and Map to reflect the policies outlined in the General Plan. Components of Program BE-1 that pertain to the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment are included here: Program BE-1: Amend Zoning Ordinance and Map. Update the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning map to reflect the General Plan Land Use Map upon adoption of the General Plan. Create zoning districts as needed to implement the Land Use and Urban Form Chapter. Establish specific development standards for each newly created zoning district. ■ Using the Downtown Precise Plan as an example, explore the potential for form- based standards that would emphasize pedestrian orientation, access to transit, and integration of land uses. Implement the updated Zoning Ordinance and Map over time. ■ Complete Zoning Ordinance revisions to implement the General Plan as expediently as possible, utilizing a phased approach to allow priority development areas to be implemented first. Specifically, prioritize adoption of the Downtown Precise Plan (in progress) and zoning designations for Mixed Use - Corridor, Mixed Use - Neighborhood, and Mixed Use - Waterfront (within one year of adoption of the General Plan). The Housing Element identifies vacant and underutilized sites that would accommodate an estimated 6,348 new units. The Redwood City Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Amendment Page 9 of 51 Addendum to General Plan FEIR