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Local Guidelines for Implementing the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (2023) AFFORDABLE HOUSING <br /> <br /> <br />2023 City of Santa Ana Local Guidelines 9-19 ©Best Best & Krieger LLP <br />or more. The calculation of the square footage of construction <br />changes shall not include underground space. <br /> <br />(B) The development is revised such that the total number of residential <br />units or total square footage of construction changes by 5 percent or <br />more and it is necessary to subject the development to an objective <br />standard beyond those in effect when the development application <br />was submitted in order to mitigate or avoid a specific, adverse <br />impact as that term is defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) <br />of subdivision (j) of Government Code section 65589.5, upon the <br />public health or safety and there is no feasible alternative method to <br />satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the adverse impact. The calculation <br />of the square footage of construction changes shall not include <br />underground space. <br /> <br />(C) Objective building standards contained in the California Building <br />Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), <br />including, but not limited to, building plumbing, electrical fire, and <br />grading codes, may be applied to all modification applications that <br />are submitted prior to the first building permit application. Those <br />standards may be applied to modification applications submitted <br />after first building permit application if agreed to by the <br />development proponent. <br /> <br />(iv) The local government’s review of a modification request pursuant to this <br />subdivision shall be strictly limited to determining whether the <br />modification, including any modification to previously approved density <br />bonus concessions or waivers, modify the development’s consistency with <br />the objective planning standards and shall not reconsider prior <br />determinations that are not affected by the modification. <br /> <br />(h) (i) A local government shall not adopt or impose any requirement, including, <br />but not limited to, increased fees or inclusionary housing requirements, that <br />applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is eligible <br />to receive ministerial or streamlined approval pursuant to this section. <br /> <br />(ii) A local government shall issue a subsequent permit required for a <br />development approved under this section if the application substantially <br />complies with the development as it was approved pursuant to subdivision <br />(b). Upon receipt of an application for a subsequent permit, the local <br />government shall process the permit without unreasonable delay and shall <br />not impose any procedure or requirement that is not imposed on projects <br />that are not approved pursuant to this section. The local government shall <br />consider the application for subsequent permits based upon the objective <br />standards specified in any state or local laws that were in effect when the <br />original development application was submitted, unless the development