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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING SITE PLAN <br />REVIEW NO. 2025-01 AS CONDITIONED FOR A MULTI- <br />FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH EIGHTY SIX <br />RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT <br />2020 EAST FIRST STREET (APN: 402-191-03) <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines, and declares as follows: <br />A. Louisa Feletto, with MLC Holdings, Inc./Meritage Homes, ("Applicant") <br />representing property owner Paul Miszkowicz with 2020 E First, LLC, <br />("Property Owner") is requesting approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map <br />No. 2025-01 (VTTM-2025-01), Density Bonus Application No. 2025-01 <br />(DBA-2025-01), and Site Plan Review Application No. 2025-01 (SP-2025- <br />01) to facilitate the construction of a multi -family residential development, <br />including eighty townhome units and six duplexes (eighty-six total units), for <br />the property located at 2020 East First Street ("Project"). <br />B. California Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (HCA), amending <br />the Permit Streamlining Act and the Housing Accountability Act, became <br />effective on January 1, 2020, and established a statewide "housing <br />emergency" until January 1, 2025. <br />C. On January 1, 2022, the HCA was extended until January 1, 2030, with the <br />passage of Senate Bill 8. <br />D. The proposed development is "housing development project" being <br />submitted as a Senate Bill No. 330 (SB 330) application. <br />E. The Project site has a General Plan land use designation of District Center <br />— Medium High (DC-3) and is located within the General Commercial (C2) <br />zoning district. In addition, the Project Site is located within the Active Urban <br />District (AU) of the Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone ("MEMU"). <br />F. Pursuant to Section 41-595.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code ("SAMC") <br />and sections 2.3 and 8.1 of the MEMU, approval of a SPR by the Planning <br />Commission is required for any project wishing to develop per the MEMU <br />standards. <br />Resolution No. 2025-XX <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />