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<br /> APPENDIX A
<br /> Alternative Home Size Methodology
<br /> The following methodologies from neighboring jurisdictions are offered for informational
<br /> purposes to assist the City Council in determining reasonable approaches pursuant to
<br /> its authority under Article 46 of the Redwood City Municipal Code to make decisions
<br /> taking into consideration a variety of factors, including promoting the most functional
<br /> and aesthetic relationship between building structures.
<br /> As previously stated, Condition 19, as modified by the Planning Commission, would
<br /> allow home sizes within the range of 2,000 to 3,432 square feet with an average of
<br /> 2,638 square feet. The project proposes home sizes ranging from 3,300 to 4,500
<br /> buildable square feet, with an average of 3,809 square feet. Using the average home
<br /> size for comparison purposes, the range for City Council to consider is 2,638 square
<br /> feet to 3,809 square feet (a difference of 1,171 square feet).
<br /> In an effort to provide the City Council with a comparative analysis of home sizes and a
<br /> range of alternatives, staff has evaluated the development regulations for other
<br /> municipalities within the surrounding Redwood City environs and calculated the
<br /> allowable home sizes when these municipalities' floor area regulations are applied to
<br /> the Laurel Way Joint Venture lot sizes.
<br /> Table 1, provides a side-by-side comparison of the home sizes using the subject
<br /> properties. It should be noted that the range of home sizes represented within this
<br /> analysis extends beyond the range of home sizes analyzed within the EIR, i.e., up to
<br /> 5,120 square feet. Therefore, should the City Council determine to go with an
<br /> alternative methodology for calculating the home sizes, the City would either need to
<br /> cap the maximum home size at 5,120 square feet, for which no additional analysis
<br /> would need to be conducted, or require subsequent environmental analysis for the
<br /> homes in excess of 5,120 square feet. The applicant is requesting home sizes which
<br /> are now smaller than what the EIR analyzed, so as long as within the bounds of the
<br /> EIR, any decision by the City Council to accept an alternative methodology allowing for
<br /> home sizes greater than what the Planning Commission approved would likely result in
<br /> home sizes smaller than those requested by the applicant.
<br /> Table 1 -Average Home Size Comparison
<br /> Smallest (Sq. Ft.) Largest (Sq. Ft) Average Home Size
<br /> Condition 19 2,400 3,432 2,638
<br /> Belmont 2,203 4,500 3,234
<br /> Menlo Park 2,953 7,181 3,613
<br /> Palo Alto 3,003 6,000 3,693
<br /> San Mateo 2,566 6,000 3,726
<br /> Applicant 3,300 4,500 3,809
<br /> San Carlos 3,003 6,855 3,875
<br /> Burlingame 3,535 8,000 4,321
<br /> Millbrae 4,186 13,489 5,638
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