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Redwood City Creneral Plan 2oi2�6.1.F. - Page 11 affordable housing unit requirement; 2) reduction in State and Federal funding for affordable housing; and 3) passage of the 2009 Palmer/Sixth Street Properties L.P. v. City of Los Angeles legislation that invalidates Inclusionary Ordinances as they apply to rental housing. Redwood City nevertheless has worked with developers to obtain affordable units through Precise Plans (i.e. Woodside Villa Project), Development Agreements (i.e. Peninsula Park/One Marina Project), Density Bonuses (i.e. 640 Veterans Blvd. and 333 Main Street Projects) and through negotiations (2580 El Camino Real). The City has also worked collaboratively with San Mateo County, non-profits, the Town of Woodside and the school district to garner affordable units in the following housing developments: 104 Cedar Street, 490 Winslow Street and Canada College faculty/teacher housing projects. Redwood City has also opted to take on the housing functions previously performed by the RDA and utilize City owned parcels for affordable housing development (i.e. Bradford Street senior housing site). In the years ahead Redwood City will continue to explore additional opportunities for housing development priced for all household income levels. Program H-11: Permit Processing Program H-11 requires continued efforts to streamline and improve the permit processing system. In preparing the Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for the new General Plan and Downtown Precise Plan, Redwood City has significantly reduced the often costly and lengthy CEQA analysis processing time for developers. As appropriate and consistent with SB226, the City will also utilize CEQA exemptions for infill development. The Downtown Precise Plan, a form-based code, also provides greater development certainty due to the Plan's streamlined design and development review process. Redwood City also provides pre-application review and works closely with property owners and developers to effect proj ects that are consistent with the goals and standards of the General Plan and Downtown Precise Plan. The City also prioritizes housing proj ects, including affordable and special needs housing, through its coordinated Plan Review Committee (PRC) application review/ expedited permit processing procedure and its "One-Stop-Shop" plan review process whereby smaller proj ects are approved over the counter or within 24 hours. Redwood City also implements a continuous improvement program involving the reorganization of all City departments for improved efficiencies. Program H-14: Revised Parking Standards Program H-14 recognizes the costs and development constraints associated with providing parking for new development. In consideration of this program, the adopted Downtown Precise Plan allows reduced parking for all studio, one and two bedroom units and guest parking is not required. An in-lieu parking fee option is also available. The adopted Mixed Use Corridor Zoning Districts also reduced parking for all studio and one bedroom units. Guest parking may also be waived if appropriate findings can be made. For example, the City has reduced parking requirements for proj ects that are proximate to shopping and services, have adequate street parking, unbundle parking to create a disincentive to having more than one car (whereby one parking space is provided/guaranteed per unit and second parking spaces are offered for lease), provide bicycle storage, ride share programs, and/or access to car share vendors (i.e. Zip Cars). Program BE-1: Amend Zoning Ordinance and Map Program BE-1, as discussed in the Built Environment Element review section above, requires updates to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to provide consistency with the new General Plan. The revisions to the Zoning Ordinance/Map will provide development opportunities for 6 � Page