Item 21 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2022-03

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DBA No. 2022-03 — Warmington Residential December 6, 2022 Page 10 address concerns and collect feedback. Participants asked questions about the project timing and construction impacts, affordability levels, project density, and about potential traffic and parking impacts to the community. Approximately 12-15 individuals attended the meeting. Materials from both the March 2nd and June 1st meetings were posted to the project's City webpage. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the recommended action is exempt from further review under Section 15195 (Residential Infill Exemption), as this project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192 (Threshold Requirements for Exemptions). This exemption applies to projects or sites that: 1. Meet the threshold criteria set forth in section 15192; provided that with respect to the requirement in section15192(b) regarding community -level environmental review, such review must be certified or adopted within five years of the date that the lead agency deems the application for the project to be complete pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code. 2. Meet both of the following size criteria: A. The site of the project is not more than four acres in total area. B. The project does not include any single level building that exceeds 100,000 square feet. 3. Meet both of the following requirements regarding location: A. The project is a residential project on an infill site. B. The project is within one-half mile of a major transit stop. 4. Meet both of the following requirements regarding number of units: A. The project does not contain more than 100 residential units. B. The project promotes higher density infill housing. The lead agency may establish its own criteria for determining whether the project promotes higher density infill housing except in either of the following two circumstances: 1) A project with a density of at least 20 units per acre is conclusively presumed to promote higher density infill housing. 2) A project with a density of at least 10 units per acre and a density greater than the average density of the residential properties within 1,500 feet shall be presumed to promote higher density infill housing unless the preponderance of the evidence demonstrates otherwise. 5. Meets the following requirements regarding availability of affordable housing: The project would result in housing units being made available to moderate, low, or very low income families as set forth in either A or B below: A. The project meets one of the following criteria, and the project developer provides sufficient legal commitments to the appropriate local agency to ensure the continued availability and use of the housing units as set forth