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aft <br />orange CIxM Ta>M-A-oaW <br />MHeT N1A1,0SP <br />cMCNcIAL EAL CTT C <br />Manofamuird li(wiN Mucatlonal DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION <br />T� $.CAL CHAPTER <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />REALTORS "' <br />Association of Professionals <br />August 3, 2020 <br />Chairman Mark McLoughlin <br />Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />PACIFIC WEST <br />Assounom or <br />RUTTOAS' <br />""3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BUSINESS COUNCIL <br />The Leading Voice of Business <br />orange county <br />OCAM <br />automobile dealers association <br />Re: Item #1- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 41, ARTICLE XVIII.I (HOUSING OPPORTUNITY ORDINANCE) OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY APPLICABILITY AND VARIOUS <br />IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE <br />Dear Chair McLoughlin and Commissioners: <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. Additionally, that said "Entitled Residential Projects" be <br />given 12 Months to be eligible for the $5.00 in -lieu fee, compared to the proposed April 2021 <br />deadline. <br />Housing remains a critical issue in California with the situation growing more serious with each <br />passing day. Studies show that the State needs over 180,000 new units each year and at best we <br />are producing 80,000. This has caused a cascading spike in home prices across the region. <br />