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OCT. g <br />Crag. Canty Tayl.yEvs AssxlaMri <br />MNAIOP <br />HeT <br />COMMERCIAL PEAL ESTATE <br />lNdI111f2CIIlI'Cd IdI1LSII�FAN(3EYY121 DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION <br />T4CAL CHAPTER <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />REALTORT <br />Association of Professionals <br />August 18, 2020 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido <br />Santa Ana City Council <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />PACIFIC <br />WEST <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BUSINESS COUNCIL <br />The Leading Voice of Business <br />orange county <br />OCAM <br />automobile dealers association <br />Re: Item 75B. PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2020- <br />03 TO AMEND CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) RELATING TO THE HOUSING <br />OPPORTUNITY ORDINANCE AND ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Honorable Council Members: <br />On behalf of a coalition of business and property rights organizations, we respectfully request <br />revisions to certain sections of Zoning Ordinance Amendment NO. 2020-03, an update to the <br />Housing Opportunity Ordinance (HOO). Specifically, we ask that an "Entitled Residential <br />Project' of 20 units or more receive an in -lieu fee option of $5.00 per habitual square foot <br />compared to the proposed $10.00 (An option discussed at Planning Commission). Additionally, <br />that said "Entitled Residential Projects" be given 12 Months to be eligible for the suggested <br />$5.00 in -lieu fee, compared to the proposed April 2021 deadline (A recommendation of the <br />Planning Commission). Furthermore, we are in strong support of reducing the current $15.00 in - <br />lieu fee to the City Staff proposed $5.00. Lastly, we would like to add caution to mandating any <br />specific forms of labor through this policy process, and encourage a detailed review of the cost <br />impacts of any such proposal. <br />