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Resolution No. 2021-07 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br /> <br />5. On March 22, 2021, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana <br />held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the density bonus application <br />and at that time considered all testimony, written and oral. <br />6. Section 41-1607 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) requires an <br />application for a density bonus agreement containing deviations <br />(incentives/concessions and/or waivers) to be approved by the Planning <br />Commission. <br />7. The Planning Commission determines that the following findings, which <br />must be established in order to grant this Density Bonus Agreement <br />application pursuant to SAMC Section 41-1607, have been established for <br />Density Bonus Agreement No. 2020-02 to allow construction of the <br />proposed project: <br />1. The proposed development will materially assist in accomplishing <br />the goal of providing affordable housing opportunities in <br />economically balanced communities throughout the city. <br />The proposed development will provide sixteen permanent <br />supportive rental-housing units and one onsite manager unit, <br />contributing toward the City’s rental housing stock to serve <br />the needs of diverse and underserved populations. The area <br />in which the project is proposed, the Transit Zoning Code, <br />currently contains an affordable mixed-use community and <br />market-rate multi-family housing. The construction of this <br />project will contribute toward an economically balanced <br />community by providing housing for different demographic <br />and income levels in an area rich with employment <br />opportunities, commercial development, and market-rate <br />housing. <br />2. The development will not be inconsistent with the purpose of the <br />underlying zone or applicable designation in the general plan land <br />use element. <br />The project site is in an area already identified in both the <br />City’s Zoning Code (the Transit Zoning Code) and General <br />Plan (the Land Use and Housing elements) for new <br />residential communities. Moreover, the City’s General Plan <br />land use designation for the project site is Urban <br />Neighborhood, which applies to primarily residential areas <br />with pedestrian oriented commercial uses, schools and small <br />parks. This designation allows for a mix of residential uses <br />and housing types, such as mid to low rise multiple family, <br />townhouses and single-family dwellings; with some <br />opportunities for live work, neighborhood serving retail and