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Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2020-03 August 18, 2020 Page 5 1. Apply a fee reduction to $10 per square foot for all projects (entitled and future). 2. Reduce to $5 per square foot for entitled projects and $10 per square foot for future projects. Finally, the Planning Commission requested that modifications be made to the recitals section of the ordinance. Their proposals include: • Add language that establishes an emphasis on economic development and housing construction as catalysts supporting for the proposed amendments. • Add language that identifies an emphasis on the use of skilled & trained workforce with a priority for Santa Ana residents and veterans, and apprenticeships from local school and college districts. AMENDMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES On March 20, 2018, City Council adopted the City's Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures. The action by City Council to amend the Housing Opportunity Ordinance requires an amendment to the Eligible Uses and Activities for the Inclusionary Housing Fund in the City's Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures (Exhibit 4). Funding for these activities are provided using revenue generated through in -lieu fees from the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. A matrix with the current and amended eligible uses and activities is provided below: Inclusionary Housing Fund Eligible Uses and Activities: Current Amended • Acquisition and rehabilitation of eligible Acquisition and rehabilitation of eligible rental properties; rental properties. Existing rental units • New construction of rental housing may be acquired, substantially units; rehabilitated and then income and • Predevelopment loans up to a period of affordability covenants can be recorded 24 months for site acquisition, on the units for rental or ownership. predevelopment activities, including o Defined as rehabilitation of a professional services which cannot be dwelling unit that has substantial obtained on a contingency basis, and building and other code construction. Such loans may be violations such that the unit is extended for up to 18 months with an additional 12-month extension option at returned to the City's housing the discretion of the Housing Division supply as decent, safe and Manager; sanitary affordable housing. • Acquisition and conversion of non- The housing must comply with residential property to multifamily rental all local building and zoning housing units; codes and standards, including • Homeless services programs; energy efficiency and water • Security deposit assistance programs; conservation standards, and • Immigrant -focused housing programs meet housing quality standards and services; in Section 882 of Title 24. 75B-5