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DBA No. 2025-03 – Olive Crest (2130 East Fourth Street) <br />June 23, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />5 <br />0 <br />7 <br />0 <br />Project Description <br />The development will consist of two identical, two-story buildings each 7,976 square feet in <br />size, to be located towards the rear (south) of the existing site. As outlined in Exhibit 4, the <br />Project would be developed with a gross density of 5.68 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) and <br />a net density of 46.87 du/ac, well below the permitted 90 du/ac by the DC-3 land use <br />designation. The units are designed as flats/apartments with Building A1 having seven two- <br />bedroom units and an area dedicated as Common Area, to include a community room, <br />office, bathroom, and laundry area. Building A2 would include eight two-bedroom units. The <br />unit sizes will vary between 761 and 785 square feet, and each unit will be fully equipped <br />with a kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and common living areas. <br />As previously described, the Project will include affordable units, with three units designated <br />for very low-income households earning 30-50 percent of the AMI which is currently $84,600 <br />for a four-person household, as determined by the California Department of Housing and <br />Community Development (HCD). Two affordable units would be included in Building A2, <br />and would be 785 square feet in size. The additional affordable unit would be included in <br />Building A1 and would be 761 square feet in size. Like the market rate units, each affordable <br />unit will be fully equipped with a kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and common living areas, <br />ensuring a high standard of living for future residents. <br />The Project incorporates a combination of a contemporary/Mediterranean architectural <br />style consistent with many multi-family and mixed-use residential communities currently <br />under construction in Santa Ana and the surrounding region. The overall design, massing, <br />materials, and architectural features are intended to be compatible with, yet distinct from <br />multi-family residences existing and currently under construction in the MEMU. The <br />architectural style is characterized by a combination stucco walls painted in a warm earth <br />tone color, natural stone wainscoting along the building base, decorative louvers, window <br />trims, and exposed rafter tails. Table 2 below details the Project’s conformance to the <br />MEMU development standards. <br />Table 2: Development Standards <br />Development Standards (MEMU) <br />Standard Required/Allowed Provided <br />Use Mixed-use Horizontal mixed-use (multi- <br />family and professional offices) <br />Density 90 du/ac 5.68 du/ac (net) and 46.87 du/ac <br />(gross) <br />Lot Size 30,000 square feet 115,029 (2.67 acres) <br />Floor Area Ratio (FAR)3.00 FAR 0.38 FAR <br />Building Height Six stories (max.)Two stories <br />Minimum Floor Heights 9-15 Feet 9’-1” ground; 9’-1” upper <br />