80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - EXHIBIT A

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~hapt~r ~ tatem~nt of ~verrid~r~g or~s~afera~~ons fdentif~ting strategic areas for i~~f~ll, pedestrian friendl}r en~~i~on~~nc~~ts, and focusing housing and et~plo~rment gro~~rth ~n transit-acccss~ble locations through trans~t~oriented de~relopmei~t ~E~R, ec~.on and use], and RrI~, pp, 90-9~~, The includes simi.laf' strategics, suclY as establishment of mixed-use clusters and other transit oriented de~~elopment around. transit stations and along transit corridors MCP, pp. ~ 5417}. f. ~e~Teiopment of the 'I~ansit ~oi~in Code result in fe~~~er traffic impacts t~~a~~ the I'roject~l~.eaonabl~~ foreseeable De~relopment ~T'able 5-3~. This result is consistent ~~~.tl~ a~~d furthers the implcnxc~~tatio~~ strategies detailed in the Califo~,'~~ia ~csaurees hoard Climate Change coping Pian ~~coping I~lan~. 3 directed the California fir Resources ~aard ~t1l~B} to de~~elop a ~copln ~~lan ~~?~th actions to reacia tine target, The S'co~it ~'1cr1~'s proposed strategies for local o~Ter~~~ents include ~ greenhouse gas reduction measure of ~`inf~., affordable and t~•ansit~ oriented lousing de~Telopir~ent and the land use changes ~~ecessar~r increase such de~~elopi~e~~t." ~.~'c•~~i~~ ~'1~~~, ~~ol~ C~7~~~ Tl~c Transit ~ot~ing Code play's a critical role i~~ acllie~~itig targets under ~ 375, California's ustainablc Cotr~~r~unities and Climate Protection ~~.ct, T"lYe ~~I~B Sc'~~i~~~ Pla~i cites the ke~r role of SIB 375 in it~~plcinet~tir~g ~B 32, noting ~3 375 "~e~ccts tiae it~partance of achie~rii~ significant additional reductio~~s of greet~i~ouse gas etl~ssions froir~ changed laf~d use patterns and ~mpro~~ed tiansportatiai~ to help acliie~~e tl~e goals of ~ ~S~~ita .~1~~}~, p, ~7,~ The role of local ga~~ernmerrts is also recogt~i~ed in rcacl~ing ~B 375 targets. "Local o~~cr~~~nents ha~Te the abihr to clirectl~T in~uence bath tl~c siting and desig~~ of ne~~ residential at~ci coiix~eicial de~Telapments in a `~Ta~~ tlYat reduces greenhouse gases associated ~~Fith ~~ehicle tra~~el, as ~~Tell as e~ierg~r, ~~rater, and ~~raste, , Enhanced public tianit sci-~~ice combined ~~~ith incenti~res for lard use de~Teloprnent that pro~~ides a better market for p~xblic tiFansit pla~~ an important role in helpi~~ to reacli regional targets." ~S~~~ia ~'Ic~~~, p. ~S.} T'l~e ~~B 32 ir~~plementatioiY strateg~T for' 375 includes tl~e follo~~ing measure: "Enhanced public transit ser~~ice combined ~t~ith incenti~~es fox• Iand use de~relopi~ent that pra~Tides a better market for public trar~sit ~~rill pla~F an important role iia l~clping to reach regional targ~ts~" ~S~O~113 ~1~t1, p. ~S.} T`i~e Cit~r of a~7ta ~1na curren.tl~r bas a si~ortae of rental units appropriatel~t si~cd to acca~~t7~odate fa~7~ilics. ~s stated in the Cit~~'s 2ooG-2~1~- ~Ioustng ~,lement, ~~?hile t~~ultiple-faxx~il~f housing con~priscs 4~°I~ of all housing stock ~~~ithin. the Cit~r, onl~~ 3°I~ of multiple fa~nil~T and single-fatrlll~T ~'ental ux~~ts l7a~re three or more bedrooms, ~t is esti~~~ated that ~-5°l~ of all families ~~~l~o rct~t i~a4re fi~~e or zr~ore ~~ci~~~ers. This translates into a shortage of ~~,~00 large family, rental u~~its, T'i~e De~~eloper ~'~.•ajcct contains 77 t~vo-bedroom units a~~d S ti~ree~bedroor~l units. In additio~~, the I1~Ierc~~ I~ouse pra~ect ~~~ll pra~~ide one three~bedroom a~~d f~~~e t~vo-bedroom units 't`hese units arc appropriatel~~ sued to meet Santa tuna's identified detr~ograpl~ic needs. i~ The City curi'cntl~~ suffers frail a shortage of affordable l~ous~n,l~s set forth in the Cit~t' certified Ioi~sing Eleinetxt ~~oo6-D14}, fire Cite of Santa ~~na's sl~aie of the Regional I ~oi~sing deeds allocation ~INt~~ fo~,• 3,33 units of ne~~r residen~al coi~structioi~, of ~~~l~ich are to be affordable to ~~er~~ lo~~~ i~~coxc liousel~olds, 57~ of ~~hich are to be af~'oxdable to lo~~r income l~ousel~alds, and GG5 to be affordable to moderate incoir~e households HEIR, section ~.9}. State la~~~ xx~az~datcs that in order to satisf~fi its R~l~~~ ~•equiretnent the Cite create oppo~'t~~~aitics far ne~~ housing, particulail~T affordable housing, through tl~c a~~plicatian of coning ~~l~ich allo~~Ts for increased densi~~. T`l~c existing ma~x~n~~m densit~~ allo~~Ted under tl~c current coning ~~~ithin. the area co~rered b~? the Transit To~~itig Cade is 5 d~~relling units per acre, tl~oul~ there are projects ~~ntl~in the area that ~~rere constructed prior to the establishment of the cur~•e~~t ~o~~i~~g that exceed the ~5 d~~rellin units pci' acre, Tl~e Mate department of I lousing a#~d Cormuni~~ ~e~~elopment ICD~ rewires that cities pra~Fidc ~o~ring that allo~~rs for residential construction at a iTlinimi~m densit~t of 113 4~~ Tr~ns~t ~~ning Coln {n 4} findings o~ Fact~tatetne~t of ~verr~di~g o~side~at~ons t i