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GPA No. 2020-07, AA No. 2020-05 - Westview Housing <br />January 19, 2021 <br />Page 3 <br />Project Analysis <br />The applicant is requesting approval of the subject entitlements in order to construct an <br />85-unit affordable housing project. The site is located along Westminster Avenue just <br />west of Fairview Street and has access to Orange County Transportation Authority bus <br />service via Route 560 along Westminster Avenue and Route 47 along Fairview Street. <br />Table 2 provides a detailed summary of the proposed development. <br />Table 2: Project Summary <br />Building A <br />Units <br />85 units <br />Total Building SF <br />98,169 SF <br />Unit Mix/Room <br />23 one -bedrooms (27%) <br />4 two -bedrooms (5%) <br />34 three -bedrooms (40%) <br />24 four -bedrooms 28% <br />Unit SF <br />489 to 523 SF one -bedrooms <br />756 SF two -bedrooms <br />933 to 1,101 SF three -bedrooms <br />1,178 to 1,187 SF four -bedrooms <br />Height & Stories <br />3-stories, 35 feet <br />4-stories, 47 feet <br />Parking <br />136 spaces 1.60 spaces per unit <br />Open Space/ <br />10,655 SF (12%) Common Open Space <br />Amenities <br />4,725 SF Private Open Space <br />(balconies/patios) <br />The project includes 85 units, office space for service providers, a community room, a <br />meeting room, and laundry rooms. Of the units, 58 will be set aside for extremely low- <br />income households at 30 percent of the Area Median Income, 26 units will be for <br />permanent supportive housing for persons experiencing chronic homelessness, and one <br />unit will be used as a manager's unit. In particular, 10 of the 26 permanent supportive <br />housing units will be for transitional aged youth (i.e. emancipated foster youth). The three - <br />and four -bedroom units will be designated for large families, while the one and two <br />bedroom units designated for permanent supportive housing. <br />Common open space includes a 5,000-square foot playground and picnic area, two <br />residential rooftop patios, internal courtyards, and community rooms. The playground, <br />lawn and picnic area along Huron Drive will be accessible to the public, but maintained <br />by the property owner and managed by the on -site property manager. The development <br />consists of two buildings that vary from three to four stories in height. The portions of the <br />buildings that are closest to the single-family residential homes will tier -down to three - <br />stories in height. In addition, the playground and parking lot will serve as a buffer between <br />