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DBA No. 2023-01— 4th and Grand (1212 E. Fourth Street) <br />August 28, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />West I 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 />Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Corridor district <br />Use Permissions <br />within the Transit Zoning Code <br />Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); CDR, <br />Uses <br />Table 2A — Use Standards <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected <br />Development <br />CDR, Section 41-2013; Section 41-2020; <br />Standards <br />Section 41-2024 <br />Project 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 30-50 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 or <br />mixed -use residential communities under construction in Santa Ana and the region. The <br />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 finishes, <br />vinyl frame windows, metal railings for proposed decks, metal awnings, and high quality <br />architectural detailing. The project would also incorporate a series of art murals along the <br />east and west elevations. Moreover, the structure is designed to fully screen all mechanical <br />equipment within the structure and parapet walls. Overall, the project will include a design <br />and solid construction materials that will ensure that the project ages well for the duration of <br />the building's lifetime. <br />Density Bonus <br />The California Density Bonus law allows developers proposing five or more residential units <br />to seek increases in base density for providing on -site housing units in exchange for <br />providing affordable units on site. To help make constructing on -site affordable units <br />feasible, the law allows developers to seek up to three incentives/concessions and an <br />unlimited number of waivers that facilitate production of units, which are essentially <br />variances from development standards that would help the project be built without significant <br />burden and without detriment to public health. The first version of the Density Bonus Law <br />was adopted in 1979 and has since been amended at various times. In early 2017, the law <br />