75A - PH- RESO ONE BROADWAY PLAZA

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GPA No. 2020-01 & ZOA No. 2020-02 — One Broadway Plaza March 30, 2020 Page 4 The building will have a vertically oriented contemporary design with non -reflective blue transparent glass on the outer shell of the structure. The structural skeleton of the building will be visible through the glass and will be illuminated at night. In addition, four buildings totaling 12,484 square feet that are currently on the project site will be used for office and restaurant purposes. Three buildings, 9,627 square feet in size, will be used for office purposes, while the remaining 2,857 square foot fourth building is intended to be utilized as a restaurant. Extensive traffic improvements will be made for this project. First, Tenth Street will be converted from a two-way into a one-way, eastbound only street. Second, Washington Avenue will be converted from a two-way street to a one-way, westbound only street. Finally, a roundabout with a water fountain in the center will be constructed at the Tenth and Sycamore Streets intersection that will be used as a traffic -calming device and urban amenity. A pedestrian drop-off for the Orange County High School for the Arts (OCHSA) was required by the original approval. However, OCSA has since constructed the drop-off for the school. The development will feature amenities commonly found at other upscale mixed -use developments in the region. These include a large courtyard with public art, water features and seating areas at the ground level; a Health and Fitness Wellness Center on the Third Floor with a pool, spa, and fitness center; a food court and lounge areas on the Fourth Floor; and, two high end restaurants are proposed on the upper floor of the tower. A comprehensive hardscape and landscape program has been approved for the project. This program will assist in unifying the structures on the site through a consistent landscape program. An expansive plaza will be situated on the northeast corner of Tenth Street and Broadway to provide visual relief as well as provide public spaces for people to gather and interact. The plaza will include reflecting pools, fountains, textured paving with natural stone and a grove of palm, deciduous and evergreen canopy trees. Additionally, an urban art sculpture will be integrated into the plaza area. The west elevation of the parking structure will also be heavily landscaped to soften the appearance of the structure from Broadway. Subsequent approvals needed for this project include a conditional use permit(s) for the sale of alcoholic beverages, Airport Land Use Commission approval, a conditional use permit in the event a helipad is located on the top of the building, an encroachment permit/maintenance agreement for the fountain to be located in the roundabout, and an easement from the State of California to allow the roundabout to encroach on State property. The City's inclusionary housing ordinance (HOO) applies to housing projects of five or more units that are also requesting an increase in allowable density, are in sections of the City that were "up - zoned" to allow additional residential development pursuant to an overlay zone, or were entitled after November 2011. As the proposed project is requesting a modification of the zoning standards for the site to allow residential uses, the HOO requirements of production of affordable housing apply to the proposed development. To meet this requirement, the applicant is proposing to pay the in -lieu fee established at time of permit issuance. Based on the current code, the anticipated in -lieu fee is about $4,770,000. 75A-9