Affordable Housing Incentive Program
Summary
SCH Number
2025101050
Public Agency
City of Redwood City
Document Title
Affordable Housing Incentive Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/22/2025
Document Description
Adoption of ordinance approving the Affordable Housing Incentive Program, which would temporarily amending Article 29 (Requirements for Affordable Housing) of the Zoning Code by reducing Affordable Housing Requirements for Pipeline Projects (Affordable Housing Incentive Program) through June 30, 2027.
Contact Information
Name
Melinda Hue
Agency Name
Redwood City
Job Title
Principal Planner - CEQA Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Redwood City
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Redwood City
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3) Common Sense Exemption
Reasons for Exemption
The Affordable Housing Incentive Program is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The proposed Program is not considered a project under Public Resources Code Section 21605, and Guidelines Section 15378, and even if it were a project, it would be categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as the Affordable Housing Incentive Program does not have potential for a direct physical effect in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect effect on the environment. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment is not considered a project under CEQA. The proposed Affordable Housing Incentive Program involves the adoption or amendment of certain fees and/or charges imposed by the City, does not commit the City to any specific project, and said fees and/or charges are applicable to Pipeline Projects which have been approved and undergone CEQA review or are applicable to future development projects and/or activities, each of which future projects and/or activities will be fully evaluated in full compliance with CEQA when sufficient physical details regarding said projects and/or activities are available to permit meaningful CEQA review (see CEQA Guidelines, Section 15004(b)(1)). Therefore, approval of the Affordable Housing Incentive Program for reduced fees and/or charges is not a “project” for purposes of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378(b)(4); and, even if considered a “project” under CEQA, is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that approval of the reduced fees and/or charges may have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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