Item 19 - Cabrillo Crossing Density Bonus Agreement, 1814 & 1818 E. First Street

Home Browse Search

Cabrillo Crossing Density Bonus Agreement, 1814 & 1818 East First Street August 16, 2022 Page 4 Standard Required by the MEMU Provided and breaks in volume to reduce massing Table 3: Density Bonus Calculation Density or Bonus Allowed for Project Provided Base Density 126 units (1.40 acres x 90 35 units units/acre base density used as a standard for developments in areas designated DC by the General Plan Land Use element 35-Percent State Density Bonus +43 units 125 x 0.35 0 35-Percent Bonus Provided by +43 units (125 x 0.35) 0 the Housing Opportunity Ordinance Total Units 211 units maximum 35 units proposed Although the project is proposing a total number of units (35) that is below the maximum City -prescribed density for the project site based on its acreage, the developer is able to seek a concession because it is a mixed -income community with onsite affordable units. The City's Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance (AHOCO) allows developers to request up to two concessions to facilitate construction of affordable housing. However, none of the concessions listed in the HOO are being requested by the applicant. Instead, the one requested concession is permitted by Section 65915 et al. of the California Government Code (Density Bonuses and Other Incentives). Pursuant to California Government Code sections 65915 (d)(1) and 65915 (e)(1), a local jurisdiction is limited in its ability to deny the requested concessions and is preempted from denying the Density Bonus Agreement application. Background The Metro East Mixed Use overlay district was adopted in 2007 as a result of interest in developing mixed -use residential and commercial projects in its project area. The regulating plan, which establishes land uses and development standards, allows a variety of housing and commercial projects, including mixed -use residential communities, live/work units, hotels, and offices. The Metro East Mixed Use overlay district was modified and expanded in 2018 to include areas along East First Street between Grand Avenue and the Santa Ana (1-5) Freeway. Since its adoption, the district has resulted in four mixed -use communities built or under construction, with two more projects entitled. The California Density Bonus law allows developers proposing five or more residential units to seek increases in base density for providing on -site housing units in exchange for providing affordable units on site. To facilitate the construction of on -site affordable units, the law allows developers to seek up to three incentives/concessions and an unlimited number of waivers, which are essentially deviations from development standards to provide relief and allow the project be built without significant burden (e.g. financial, site constraints) and without detriment to public health. The first version of the Density Bonus