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

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Density Bonus Agreement No. 2025-01 — MLC Holdings, Inc./Meritage Homes at 2020 East First Street April 15, 2025 Page 6 • Requiring onsite parking permits (such as stickers or hang -tags) for any parking in the surface guest parking spaces; • Policies for maximum time vehicles may be parked in the surface guest spaces; • Policies for towing unauthorized vehicles; vehicles parked in unauthorized locations, such as fire lanes; vehicles parking in surface guest parking without a sticker, hang - tag, or other identifiers; and vehicles parked longer than any maximum guest parking timeframes allowed; and • Routine garage inspections to ensure garages are available for vehicle parking. Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance The project exceeds the affordable housing goal for the ownership category of the City's Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance (AHOCO) by providing five (5) onsite units designated for households earning 30-50 percent of the AMI (very low- income), which is currently set at $78,900 for a four -person household, significantly enhancing the opportunity for income eligible Santa Ana households to own a home in the City at a lower cost. The units will be dispersed throughout the community. These affordable units will consist of two three -bedroom and two three -bedroom units, ranging from 1,215 to 1,496 square feet 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. In addition, staff contacted the provided contacts for the Lyon Street Neighborhood Association to ensure they were aware of the project and Planning Commission public hearing. As the City Council's approval of this agreement does not constitute a public hearing, no public notification or community outreach is required under applicable state law or local ordinances prior to Council action. 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.