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Density Bonus Agreement for 1212 E. Fourth Street <br />October 17, 2023 <br />Page 3 <br />Plannina Commission Action <br />On August 28, 2023, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the project and <br />voted (5-2-0) to recommend that the City Council approve Density Bonus Agreement <br />No. 2023-01 with conditions. Following this vote, the item requires City Council approval <br />of the density bonus agreement. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Prolect and Location Information <br />Item <br />Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward <br />1212 E. Fourth Street — Ward 6 <br />Nearest Intersection <br />East Fourth Street and North Grand Avenue <br />General Plan Designation <br />Urban Neigh borhood-Medi u m UN-40 <br />Zoning Designation <br />Corridor (CDR) district within the Transit Zoning Code (SD- <br />84) <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North <br />Commercial <br />East <br />Vacant <br />South <br />Single-family residential <br />West <br />Commercial <br />Property Size <br />0.287-acres 12,500 square feet <br />Existing Site Development <br />The site is currently vacant and unimproved. <br />Use Permissions <br />Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Corridor district <br />within the Transit Zoning Code <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected <br />Uses <br />Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); CDR, <br />Table 2A — Use Standards <br />Development <br />Standards <br />CDR, Section 41-2013; Section 41-2020; <br />Section 41-2024 <br />Prolect Description <br />The project includes the construction of a new four-story residential building with <br />flats/apartments consisting of fifteen apartment units, 591 square feet of open space, <br />seventeen parking spaces, and onsite bicycle storage. The residential development will <br />include six studio units, five one -bedroom plus office units, one one -bedroom unit, and <br />three two -bedroom units. Each of the fifteen units will contain full kitchens, bedrooms, <br />bathrooms, and open/common (living) areas, and nine would include private decks. Of the <br />total units in the development, one unit is proposed to be affordable to households earning <br />less than 50-percent of the area median income (AMI), which is currently set at $71,750, <br />adjusted for a four -person household size, as published by California Department of <br />Housing and Community Development (HCD). <br />The project features a contemporary architectural style similar to many multiple -family <br />or mixed -use residential communities under construction in Santa Ana and the region. <br />The overall design, massing, features, and materials of the new construction will be <br />compatible with, but differentiated from, the existing neighborhood. The contemporary <br />architectural style would include cement board shiplap siding, brick veneer, stucco <br />finishes, vinyl frame windows, metal railings for proposed decks, metal awnings, and high <br />quality architectural detailing. The project would also incorporate a series of art murals <br />