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Redwood City General Plan 6.1.F. - Page 10 2012 Annual Report Housing Element Adoption: October 11, 2010 Amendments: Resolution 1506: Adoption of the New General Plan (October 11, 2010) Resolution 15088: Adoption of Downtown Precise Plan (January 24, 2011) Ordinance 2011 1130-353: Adoption of five Mixed Use Corridor Districts (June 13, 2011) Ordinance 13-056: First reading and introduction of ordinance to consider adoption of the Mixed Use Neighborhood, Mixed Use Live/Work and Emergency Shelter Combining Districts (March 11, 2013) Summary: The Housing Element specifies ways in which the housing needs of existing and future resident populations in Redwood City can be met. This Element must be updated periodically, consistent with State Housing Element Law, and reviewed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The adopted Housing Element was reviewed by HCD on December 13, 2010 and found to be in full compliance with State Housing Element Law. This Housing Element covers a period extending from 2007 to 2014. The Housing Element includes 27 implementation programs, established to implement housing goals and policies. The specific status of each of these programs is included in HCD's annual Housing Element progress update form (refer to the 2012 Annual Housing Progress Report). Housing Specific Projects Update: In HCD's December 13, 2010 letter to Redwood City, four Housing element Programs were highlighted for their importance in implementation: Programs H-5, H-11, H-14, and BE-1. A status summary of these important programs follows. Refer to the 2012 Annual Housing Progress Report, Table C for the complete Housing Element Program update. Program H-5: Adequate Sites to Meet Regional Fair Share of Housing Growth Program H-5 requires continued provision of appropriate land use designations to facilitate housing development consistent with the regional housing need, including the need for housing priced for all household income levels. Redwood City's adopted, award-winning General Plan and Downtown Precise Plan have identified additional areas for residential and mixed use development. The Downtown Precise Plan allows up to 2,500 new housing units with no density cap and at heights that range from three to 12 stories. In addition, the five Mixed Use Corridor District Zoning Amendments allow 2,083 housing unit opportunities along transit corridors at densities of 60 units/acre and heights of five stories. The adopted Plans and Zoning Amendments have resulted in approximately 950 new housing units in plan review or under construction in the Downtown, plus another 800 units near powntown. On March 11, 2013, the City Council considered the adoption of the Mixed Use Neighborhood and Mixed Use Live-Work Zoning Districts for an additional 573 housing unit opportunities. Final adoption is anticipated for May 2013, and will be reported in the next reporting cycle. Redwood City's ability to provide affordable housing has been recently challenged by the: 1) elimination of its Redevelopment Agency (RDA), including the RDA's associated 15% 5 � Page