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2.oPr�6.4.A. - Page 107 Article 31.1: Purpose Article 31.1, an existing Section of the Zoning Ordinance, was revised to clarify the need for additional regulations and provisions for miscellaneous unique uses. Article 31.2: Assisted Living Facilities Article 31.2 is a new Section of the Zoning Ordinance. It was states that residential care facilities for the elderly and skilled nursing facilities are be permitted, in addition to nursing homes, rest homes, and hospitals. Additional site development regulations were added to clarify that assisted living facilities such as residential consideration as a commercial use, subject to FAR regulations rather than density or dwelling units/per acre maximums. Article 31.5 —Hotels Article 31.5 is a new Section of the Zoning Ordinance. It was added to clarify that development standards associated with FAR calculations and allowable exemptions from the FAR calculation, including child care centers, mezzanine floor area, conference facilities, and parking areas. 2.3.8 Amendments to Article 2: Definitions As part of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, the Definitions section (Article 2) of the Zoning Ordinance has been revised to include terms that the existing Zoning Ordinance did not define. These definitions include land uses and development terms to provide clarity in the reading of the Zoning Ordinance as amended. 2.3.9 Amendments to Article 3: Designation of Districts As part of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, the Designations of Districts section (Article 3) of the Zoning Ordinance has been revised to identify the new Zoning Districts and Combining Districts. 2.3.10 Amendments to Article 30: Off-Street Parking and Loading As part of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, the Off-Street Parking and Loading section (Article 30) of the Zoning Ordinance has been revised to clarify consistent standards by use. Parking regulations have been reduced, pursuant to General Plan direction, to encourage transit use, and facilitate walking and bicycling opportunities put in place by land use policy associated with the General Plan. Parking standards for new uses that were not previously defined in the Zoning Ordinance, but are allowed as part of this Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment, such as emergency shelters, are also included in the amendments to Article 30. 2.3.11 Changes to the Zoning Map A by-product of the Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Ordinance Amendment is a related change to the Zoning Map to implement the boundaries of the proposed implementing zones for the General Plan land use designations identified in the General Plan Land Use Map. Figure 1 presents these new and revised zoning districts, which represent the only areas of change to the Zoning Map. The areas identified as one directly correlate to those areas identified in the General Plan Land Use Map as Mixed Use - Neighborhood, Mixed Use - Live/UVork, Light Industrial Incubator Overlay, and Commercial - Office Professional/Technology. All General Plan land use designations were evaluated in the 2010 FEIR for the General Plan. Redwood City Comprehensive 2013 Zoning Amendment Page 17 of 51 Addendum to General Plan FEIR