Item 31 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2023-02: Residential Development (322 N Harbor Blvd.)

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SPR No. 2023-02 and DBA No. 2023-02 (322 N Harbor Blvd.) September 25, 2023 Page 6 Building Frontage Type and Floor Height Table 3-4 (Frontage Floor Height Minimums and Districts) of the SP2 indicate that arcade, gallery, shop front, forecourt, stop, and front yard/porch are the six allowed frontage types. As proposed, the project does not identify a frontage type that is consistent with SP2. Maintaining the required frontage type and minimum floor heights would result in a complete site and architectural redesign, involving more of the site area dedicated to the frontages design. In order to maintain the current proposed unit count, the developer would be required to redesign the site and elevation design, further increasing development costs and potentially leading to a loss of residential units, and a loss of further open space. Additionally, adherence to the frontage and floor height minimum requirements would be economically infeasible, as it would require additional cost to provide the materials required for the allowed frontage types. Lot Size/Width (Stacked Table 3-3 (Building Type and Form) of the SP2 required Stacked Dwellings Dwelling building type) to have the minimum lot size dimensions of 130 feet deep and 125-200 feet wide. As proposed, the project is located in a lot with the lot size dimensions of 148.25 feet deep and 100 feet wide. The proposed development is located on an existing lot surrounded by existing commercial and residential development. Specifically, the project is abutting an apartment complex that was first constructed in 1986 to the west and commercial buildings that were constructed in 1962 to the north and south. In order to comply with lot width standards, the developer would be required to purchase a lot to the north or south and demolish the existing development on either site. This would result in increasing costs and would make the project infeasible. Moreover, the development site and adjacent properties all have smaller than average lot widths, compared lots along north Harbor Boulevard. These lots range in lot depth and width, but most exceed 200 feet in lot width. In comparison, the site would have a lot width and depth of 148.25 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with a deviation of 25 feet for the minimum required lot width. Although the site has a deviation of 25 feet in the lot width, the applicant's stacked dwelling building design still accomplishes the intention of the SP2 by providing a compatible design and balanced composition of massing on the project site, with appropriate interior floor area and individual unit sizes. Onsite Open Space Pursuant to the Open Space Standards in SP2, the total onsite open space (Stacked Dwelling open to the sky must be two-thirds and designed as a courtyard or forecourt. building type) Based on the lot size for the proposed project, the total onsite open space open to the sky should be 1,482 square feet and designed as a courtyard or forecourt. As proposed, the project will have an 800 square -foot deck. As proposed, the project provides 800 square feet of open space that is designed as a deck open to the sky. The deck will be furnished, landscaped, and connected to the interior 1,477-square-foot community room. The proposed configuration would provide a contiguous 2,277 square feet of open space. Strict adherence to the two-thirds requirement would lead to the elimination of two or more units, which would affect the feasibility to construct the project. In order to maintain the current proposed unit count, the developer would be required to construct additional floor levels or required to rovide underground parking, which would further increase development 9/25/2023 Planning Commission 2-6