Item 32 - Resolutions to Exempt Parcels from AB 2011 and SB 6

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Resolutions to Exempt Parcels from AB 2011 and SB 6 June 20, 2023 Page 8 Exemption — SB 6 SB 6 permits a local government to exempt a parcel from streamlined approval before a developer submits a development application on the parcel if the local government makes written findings of either of the following: (1) the local agency concurrently reallocated the lost residential density to other lots so that there is no net loss in residential density in the jurisdiction or (2) the lost residential density from each exempted parcel can be accommodated on a site or sites allowing residential densities at or above those required by SB 6. Government Code Section 65852.24(e)(1)(B) allows jurisdictions to exempt parcels from SB 6 if the lost residential density can be accommodated on a site or sites allowing residential density at or above 30 dwelling units per acre and in excess of the acreage required to accommodate the local agency's share of housing for lower income households. As indicated above, the data from the various General Plan Focus Areas and the existing mixed -use code areas show that these areas can accommodate the lost densities from the exempt parcels because the City already has designated these areas for high -density housing and mixed -multiuse developments at densities meeting or exceeding the densities prescribed in SB 6. Again, this balanced approach would enable the City to preserve certain parcels for development as envisioned by the Land Use Element and meeting the local development goals as set out in the General Plan as well as complying with SB 6. The parcels listed in Attachment 1 of the SB 6 Resolution meet all the criteria listed in Government Code 65852.24(b) and are considered eligible for SB 6 streamlining. In total, these parcels equal to 384 acres of land and can potentially yield 11,515 units at the density prescribed by SB 6. Attachment 2 of the SB 6 Resolution provides a list of eligible and alternative parcels that permit residential density at or above 30 dwelling units per acre that can accommodate the lost densities from the exempt parcels. There are approximately 813 acres of alternative sites in the city with the potential to yield a total of 64,485 units, 12,742 units more than the number of units allowed by SB 6 in the alternative sites. Thus, the surplus of 12,742 units can accommodate the lost residential density of 11,515 units from the exempted parcels listed in Attachment 1 of the SB 6 Resolution. Moreover, the alternative parcels listed in Attachment 2 of the SB 6 Resolution are in excess of the acreage required to accommodate Santa Ana's share of housing for lower income households since the pipeline projects listed in the certified 6t" Cycle Housing Element satisfy all of the City's share of housing for lower income households on parcels not listed in Attachment 2 of the SB 6 Resolution. Staff recommends exempting the parcels listed in Attachment 1 of the SB 6 Resolution from SB 6 streamlined review. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The City Council finds and determines that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the