Item 19 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2024-02 Property Located at 510 and 520 N. Harbor

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VTTM No. 2024-02 and DBA No. 2024-02 — Santa Ana-8 Townhomes (510 & 520 N. Harbor Blvd.) December 9, 2024 Page 3 California Senate Bill 330 California Senate Bill (SB) 330 made numerous changes to existing State law and adopted the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (HCA). The changes proposed by SB 330 became effective on January 1, 2020, establishing a statewide "housing emergency" until January 1, 2025. One of the provisions of the senate bill amended Government Code Section 65941.1 with the broad goals of facilitating increased production of new residential units, protecting existing units, and providing for an expedited review and approval process for housing development projects through submittal of a "preliminary application." On January 1, 2022, the HCA was extended until January 1, 2030, with the passage of Senate Bill 8. Among other changes, SB 330 requires the following for applicable housing development projects: New, non-objective development standards established after January 1, 2020, cannot be imposed or enforced. Applicable housing development projects must receive a decision in no more than five (5) public hearings - whether the item is being heard by a Design Review Board, Planning Commission or City Council, and including any appeals (save for those related to a legislative action). Prohibits any moratorium, project or action that would result in a net downzoning, limit the number of permits to be issued, or otherwise reduce housing or limit overall population. As a "housing development project," the application is being submitted pursuant SB 330. The development is required to comply with the objective zoning code standards applicable to the property, but only to the extent that they facilitate the development at the density allowed, 50 du/ac per the Urban Neighborhood-50 (UN-50) General Plan land use designation. Project Description The project includes the construction of a new residential development consisting of 45 townhouse units and 11,673 square feet of open space (common and private combined). The development will consist of nine residential buildings ranging from two- to three-story townhouse units and will provide onsite bicycle parking. The units will include private balconies and decks, with some offering ground floor patios. The units have been designed to be family -oriented, featuring thirty-six (36) three -bedroom units and nine (9) four -bedroom units with and 2.5 to 3.5 bathrooms each. Every unit will contain a two -car garage at ground level (tuck -under building design) with residential units above, and the project site