Item 19 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2025-02 - Santa Ana 9 Townhomes

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VTTM No. 2025-02 and DBA No. 2025-02 — Santa Ana 9 Townhomes (125 and 205 S. Harbor Blvd.) April 28, 2025 Page 12 project, staff determined that the proposal as conditioned is consistent with the various provisions of the City's General Plan. As a housing development project, the proposed development site has been found to be consistent with the objective General Plan standards for the property. Moreover, the proposal is consistent with the various provisions of the zoning and subzone designations (SP-2, Corridor), including lot size, density, and parking. Lastly, the applicant has requested waivers for those development standards that require deviations, as previously analyzed. Additional conditions of approval have been included to bring the site's landscaping, architectural design, and Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) in compliance with all applicable standards of the SAMC and the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan (SP-2). No adverse environmental impacts to fish or wildlife populations were identified as the project site is located in a built -out, urbanized area. The project will also maintain all required easements. Finally, the tentative tract map was found to be consistent with the California Subdivision Map Act and Chapter 34 of the Municipal Code. The project site offers an opportunity for additional housing and development, transforming an under-utilized parcel currently used for automobile servicing and sales into a more valuable and productive use. These improvements will help to enhance the quality of life in the surrounding community by providing 36 for -sale, market -rate and affordable housing, with four onsite affordable units. The proposed project is part of the Harbor Mixed Used Transit Corridor Specific Plan and has been designed to incorporate significant design features, articulating elevations in order to minimize any visual impacts on surrounding land uses. General Plan Consistency Finally, the project has been designed to be compatible with the scale of buildings in the area and will be consistent with several goals and policies of the General Plan as follows: • Goal LU-1: Growing Responsibly — Provide a land use plan that improves quality of life and respects our existing community. o Policy LU-1.1 Compatible Uses — Foster compatibility between land uses to enhance livability and promote healthy lifestyles. o Policy LU-1.2 Homeownership Opportunities — Support innovative development policies to expand homeownership opportunities at all income levels. o Policy LU-1.5 Diverse Housing Types — Incentivize quality infill residential development that provides a diversity of housing types and accommodates all income levels and age groups. • Goal LU-4: Complete Communities — Support a sustainable Santa Ana through improvements to the built environment and a culture of collaboration.