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VTTM No. 2025-02 and DBA No. 2025-02 – Santa Ana 9 Townhomes (125 and 205 S. <br />Harbor Blvd.) <br />June 3, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />0 <br />1 <br />3 <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC, representing property owner John Rezvani, Managing <br />Member of 205 S Harbor Plaza, LLC, is requesting approval of Density Bonus Agreement <br />(DBA) No. 2025-02 to allow the construction of thirty-six (36) attached for-sale townhomes, <br />with four (4) units proposed as affordable to moderate income households earning 80 to <br />120-percent of the area median income (AMI), on a 1.81-acre site located at 125 and 205 <br />S. Harbor Boulevard. As proposed, the project will utilize waivers from development <br />standards and/or development concessions as memorialized by the density bonus <br />agreement pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918 and <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Sections 41-1600 through 41-1607. The request <br />satisfies the purpose and intent of the Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific Plan (SP2) to <br />provide additional affordable housing stock to an underserved segment of the region’s <br />population. As a result, staff recommends approval of the DBA. <br />Planning Commission Action <br />On April 28, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the project and <br />voted 5:0:2, with Chair Oliva and Commissioner Pham absent, to approve Vesting <br />Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) No. 2025-02 and to approved certain deviations (a concession <br />and waivers or reductions in development standards), modifying both sets of conditions <br />to require varied paint colors on plaster/stucco areas to distinguish units and aesthetically <br />enhance verticality of individual units. Moreover, pursuant to Section 41-1607 of the <br />SAMC, the Planning Commission made the required findings to approve waivers from the <br />development standards and a development concession, to be memorialized in the Density <br />Bonus Agreement. Pursuant to Section 41-1602(d), the DBA requires City Council <br />approval. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward 125 & 205 S. Harbor Boulevard – Ward 1 <br />Nearest Intersection Harbor Boulevard and First Street <br />General Plan Designation Urban Neighborhood-50 (UN-50) <br />Zoning Designation Harbor Mixed Used Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2) <br />– Corridor (CDR) subzone <br />North Commercial (restaurant, retail, personal service, office) <br />East Santa Anita Park <br />South Residential (multifamily)Surrounding Land Uses <br />West Warehouse, Trade school, Manufacturing <br />Property Size 1.81 acres (1.44 acres net after right-of-way easements) <br />Existing Site Development Developed with multiple buildings used for auto service/sales <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 19 – 2 6/3/2025