27.02.230 RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

(a) Within a 1/2 mile radius of a Caltrain Station as shown on the General Plan Land Use Map, a mixed-use development project with a residential component that includes five or more residential units shall comply with the following minimum residential densities if the development project is within one of the following General Plan Land Use Designations. If the project area is within more than one General Plan Land Use Designations, the lowest density requirement applies.

(1) Mixed-Use Low and Mixed-Use Medium I – 30 dwelling units per acre

(2) Mixed-Use Medium II and Mixed-Use High – 50 dwelling units per acre

(b) A mixed-use development project with a residential component that includes five or more residential units outside of a TOD area are required to comply with minimum residential densities when the development project is within one of the following General Plan Land Use Designations. If the project area is within more than one General Plan Land Use Designations, the lowest density requirement applies.

(1) Mixed-Use Low – 10 dwelling units per acre

(2) Mixed-Use Medium I – 15 dwelling units per acre

(3) Mixed-Use Medium II – 30 dwelling units per acre

(4) Mixed-Use High – 50 dwelling units per acre

(c) The City Council may consider a request to reduce the required minimum residential density in a mixed-use development project with a residential component for a project that provides a greater percentage of affordable housing units than required by Section 27.16.050 Affordable Housing or by providing public community benefits.