Item 24 - Agreement No. 2025-01 - MLC Holdings

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SPR No. 2025-01, VTTM No. 2025-01, and DBA No. 2025-01 — MLC Holdings, Inc./Meritage Homes (2020 East First Street) March 24, 2025 Page 14 consist of two three -bedroom and two three -bedroom units, ranging from 1,215 to 1,496 in size and will contain full kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, in -unit storage, and open/common (living) areas. The developer's Inclusionary Housing Plan has been reviewed and approved by the City's Housing Division. Public Notification and Community Outreach Project notifications were posted, published, and mailed in accordance with City and State regulations. Copies of the public notice, including a 1,000-foot notification radius map, and the site posting are provided in Exhibit 14. In addition, staff contacted the provided contacts for the Riverview West and Santa Anita Neighborhood Associations to ensure they were aware of the project and public hearing. At the time this report was printed, no issues of concern were raised regarding the proposed development. In addition to the required public noticing, the applicant also held two community meetings in compliance with the City's Sunshine Ordinance (Ordinance No. NS-3040). The first meeting was held on October 15, 2024. Approximately twenty members of the community were in attendance and posed questions related to the unit count, unit type, parking availability, finishes on the interior, pricing, affordable units, and when the units would be available for sale. No issues of concern were raised regarding the proposed development. The second meeting was held on September 4, 2024. Five members of the community were in attendance and posed questions related to the affordable housing units and when they would become available, but raised no issues related to the development. Materials from both meetings are posted to the project's City webpage. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, the proposed project is exempt from further environmental review under Section 15168 (Program EIR). This exemption applies when a previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) has adequately analyzed the environmental effects of an activity, and no new significant impacts would result from the proposed project. If the proposed project remains within the scope of the Program EIR and does not require a subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR), no additional environmental documentation is required. A CEQA Section 15168 Consistency Memorandum was prepared by First Carbon Solutions, the applicant's environmental consultant. The purpose of the memorandum was to determine whether the proposed project was exempt from further review, pursuant to the relevant 2007 MEMU Program EIR, certified in 2007, and the MEMU Subsequent EIR, certified in 2018. This memorandum was reviewed by City staff and the City's environmental consultant, Ardurra Consulting. Upon review, it was determined that the