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Planning and Building Agency <br />Item # 2 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Planning Commission Staff Report <br />March 22, 2021 <br />Topic: DENSITY BONUS AGREEMENT NO. 2020-02, FX RESIDENCES <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving Density Bonus Agreement Application No. 2020-02 as <br />conditioned. <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Daniel Battaglia with HomeAid Orange County, on behalf of the Housing Authority of the <br />City of Santa Ana as property owner, is requesting approval of a density bonus agreement <br />(DBA) to allow the construction of an affordable 17-unit rental residential community known <br />as FX Residences at 801 East Santa Ana Boulevard. As proposed, the project will utilize <br />waivers from development standards and/or development concessions through the density <br />bonus agreement as permitted pursuant to California Government Code sections 65915 <br />through 65918 as implemented by the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Sections 41- <br />1600 through 41-1607. Staff is recommending approval of the applicant’s request as the <br />project satisfies the purpose and intent of the Transit Zoning Code (TZC) to promote a <br />pedestrian-oriented environment with a mix of land uses and will provide additional <br />affordable housing stock to an underserved segment of the region’s population. <br />Table 1: Project and Location Information <br />Item Information <br />Project Address and Council <br />Ward <br />801, 807, 809, 809 1/2 East Santa Ana Boulevard (Ward 6) <br />Nearest Intersection Garfield Street and Santa Ana Boulevard <br />General Plan Designation Urban Neighborhood (UN) <br />Zoning Designation Transit Zoning Code (SD-84) with Urban Neighborhood 2 (UN-2) <br />land use designation <br />Single- and Multiple-Family Residential (North) <br />Manufacturing (East) <br />Multiple -Family Residential (South) <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />Multiple -Family Residential and Community Garden(West) <br />Site Size 0.344-acres combined (15,000 square feet) <br />Existing Site Development The site is vacant and unimproved. <br />Use Permissions Multiple -family projects permitted by right by the UN-2 <br />designation; DBA requires City Council approval <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses UN-2, Table 2A – Use Standards <br />City Council 2 –1 3/22/2021