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Density Bonus Agreement for 1212 E. Fourth Street October 17, 2023 Page 6 3 7 2 3 TZC Standard Requirement Provided Building Size and Massing Standards – Maximum Ratio for each Flex Block story The second through fourth floor can only be 85-percent of the ground floor volume/gross floor area (cannot exceed 3,309 square feet). Section 41-2022 (i)(5) - Table BT-4 The second through fourth floor exceed the allowable ratio and are 97.9-percent of the ground floor’s volume (proposed 3,811 square feet). – Requires Waiver, Cal. Gov’t Code Sec. 65915 (e)(1) Open Space Standards •Common open space to be designed as a courtyard, or in the front as a forecourt – •required to be 15-percent of the lot (1,875 square feet required). •Private open space required for each residential unit, not less than 50 square feet with a minimum of 6 feet in each direction (700 square feet of private open space required). Section 41-2022 (f) •No common open space in the form of a courtyard, or in the front as a forecourt, is provided •433 square feet of common interior space provided in the form of lobby space (approximately 3.5- percent of lot) •591 square feet of private open space will be provided in the form of private decks for nine (9) Units. – Requires Waiver (1 of 1), Cal. Gov’t Code Sec. 65915 (e)(1) Landscaping Standards •All setbacks, yards, and shared common open spaces are required to be landscaped. •A landscape buffer of not less than five feet required to be provided to separate parking lot from an adjacent property •Surface parking lots required to be landscaped per City’s commercial area standards, which require full- size landscape planters for every ten parking spaces. Section 41-2020 (6) •A landscape buffer of 2 feet is proposed along the western property lines, 3 feet less than required •Partial and diamond-shaped tree planters are provided in the surface parking lot – Requires Waiver, Cal. Gov’t Code Sec. 65915 (e)(1) Onsite Parking In addition, the site is parked in compliance with California Government Code 65915 (p)(1)(A) and 65915 (p)(1)(B) and provides 17 total surface parking spaces or 1.1 spaces per unit. The California Density Bonus Law allows a parking ratio of one (1) stall for studio or one-bedroom units, and one and one-half (1.5) stalls for two-bedroom units, inclusive of handicapped and guest parking. Analysis of the Issues Pursuant to Section 41-1607 of the SAMC, because the applicant requested “deviations” (incentives/concessions and waivers), it was subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission approved the application with following findings: 1. The proposed development will materially assist in accomplishing the goal of providing affordable housing opportunities in economically balanced communities throughout the city. City Council 23 – 6 10/17/2023