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opportunities in economically balanced communities throughout the <br />city. <br />The proposed development will provide 552 affordable rental <br />family housing units, contributing toward the City's rental <br />housing stock to serve the needs of diverse and <br />underserved populations. The area in which the project is <br />proposed, the Metro East Mixed Use overlay district, <br />currently contains one market -rate mixed use community <br />and another entitled market -rate mixed use community. The <br />construction of this project will contribute toward an <br />economically balanced community by providing housing for <br />different demographic and income levels in an area rich with <br />employment opportunities, commercial development, and <br />market -rate housing. <br />2. That the development will not be inconsistent with the purpose of <br />the underlying zone or applicable designation in the general plan <br />land use element. <br />The project site is located in an area already identified in <br />both the City's Zoning Code (the Metro East Mixed Use <br />overlay district) and General Plan (the Land Use and <br />Housing elements) for new residential communities. <br />Moreover, the proposed density of 80 units per acre is <br />consistent with the anticipated development intensity of 90 <br />units per acre in the General Plan Land Use element, and is <br />below the density bonus provisions in the California Density <br />Bonus Law for family-oriented projects (35 -percent density <br />bonus) and in the City's Housing Opportunity Ordinance (35 - <br />percent density bonus). <br />3. That the deviation is necessary to make it economically feasible for <br />the Applicant to utilize a density bonus authorized for the <br />development pursuant to section 41-1603. <br />The proposed project requires three deviations through <br />incentives/concessions: publicly -accessible open space, <br />building setbacks (side and rear), and offsite parking, as well <br />as one deviation through a waiver in driveway width. The <br />four deviations are described as follows: <br />First, the MEMU regulating plan requires that publicly - <br />accessible open space be provided along main street -facing <br />fagades. Because the project has frontage on only one <br />street, meeting this requirement would result in the building <br />being pushed back significantly from First Street and would <br />Resolution No. 2018-20 <br />Page 4 of 11 <br />