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 2 DISCUSSION Table 1: Protect and Location Information Item Information Project Address and Council Ward 125 & 205 S. Harbor Boulevard — Ward 1 Nearest Intersection Harbor Boulevard and First Street General Plan Designation Urban Neighborhood-50 (UN-50) Zoning Designation Harbor Mixed Used Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2) — Corridor CDR subzone Surrounding Land Uses North Commercial restaurant, retail, personal service, office East Santa Anita Park South Residential(multifamily) West Warehouse, Trade school, Manufacturing Property Size 1.81 acres 1.44 acres net after right-of-way easements Existing Site Development Developed with multiple buildings used for auto service/sales Use Permissions Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan, as part of SB 330 request Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); Corridor subzone within the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan (SP-2); and Chapter 34 (Subdivisions) Background and Context According to City permit records and historical aerial photographs, the subject site was originally utilized for agricultural -related purposes, until it was developed for automobile sales and servicing uses circa 1970. Presently, the site is still used for automobile related uses. In October 2014, the City Council adopted the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2), which replaced the North Harbor Specific Plan and allows for a greater amount of residential, commercial, and mixed -use projects in the Specific Plan area. Following the concepts and goals of the Specific Plan, in December 2023, the City received a proposal to develop the site with the subject development. After several submittals of the project and working with staff to comply with the provisions of the Harbor Plan, and after engaging with surrounding property owners, the applicant revised the plans to the current proposed development. The applicant is proposing a "housing development project," defined by Government Code Section 65589.5(h) as "a use consisting of residential units only, mixed use development consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use, and transitional housing or supportive housing." As such, the subject development will be subject to the limitations imposed by California Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 or the HCA. More information on the HCA is provided in subsequent sections of this report.