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Resolution No. 2022-28 <br />Page 1 of 11 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2022-28 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING DENSITY BONUS <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2022-03 AS CONDITIONED TO ALLOW A <br />FIFTY-ONE UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED <br />TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY <br />LOCATED AT 717 SOUTH LYON STREET <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. Greg Ocasek, representing Warmington Residential California, Inc. <br />(applicant), on behalf of Wesley T. Geller, trustee of the Orange County <br />Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Trust (property owner), is requesting <br />approval of Density Bonus Agreement Application No. 2022-03 and a vesting <br />tentative tract map (TTM) to allow the construction of a fifty-one unit attached <br />townhome development, eight of which are proposed as onsite low-income <br />affordable units. <br />B. California Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (HCA), became <br />effective on January 1, 2020, and established a statewide “housing <br />emergency” until January 1, 2025. <br />C. On January 1, 2022, the HCA was extended until January 1, 2030, with the <br />passage of Senate Bill 8. <br />D. The proposed development is being submitted as a Senate Bill No. 330 (SB <br />330) application and in consultation with City Staff and pursuant to Appendix <br />A of the General Plan Land Use Element, the applicant has selected the <br />Corridor District zoning designation within the Harbor Mixed Use Transit <br />Corridor Plan (SP-2), as the proposed zoning for the project. <br />E. The Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan (SP-2) was adopted in 2014 <br />as a result of interest in developing mixed-use residential and commercial <br />projects in its project area. The regulating plan, which establishes land uses <br />and development standards, allows a variety of housing projects, including <br />multi-family and mixed-use residential communities, as well as live/work <br />units. The selection of the SP-2 development standards for this project is <br />consistent with the overall character of the surrounding community. <br />F. The California Density Bonus law allows developers to seek increases in base <br />density for providing on-site housing units in exchange for providing affordable