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Density Bonus Agreement No. 2023-02: Residential Development (322 N Harbor Blvd.) <br />November 21, 2023 <br />Page 2 <br />standards and/or development concessions through the density bonus agreement <br />pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65915 through 65918 and Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 41-1600 through 41-1607. Moreover, the project requires <br />approval by the Planning Commission and City Council for a density bonus to allow up to <br />64.71 dwelling units per acre (du/ac). The request satisfies the purpose and intent of the <br />Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific Plan (SP2) to provide additional affordable housing <br />stock to an underserved segment of the region's population. As a result, staff recommends <br />approval of the DBA. <br />Planning Commission Action <br />On September 25, 2023, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the project <br />and unanimously voted to approve Site Plan Review (SPR) No. 2023-02 as conditioned, <br />and to recommend that the City Council approve Density Bonus Agreement No. 2023- <br />02 with conditions. Following this vote, the item requires City Council approval of the <br />density bonus agreement. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Prolect and Location Information <br />Item <br />Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward <br />322 N. Harbor Blvd. — Ward 1 <br />Nearest Intersection <br />North Harbor Boulevard and West Fifth Street <br />General Plan Designation <br />Urban Neigh borhood-Medi u m High UN-50 <br />Zoning Designation <br />Corridor (CDR) district within the Harbor Mixed Use <br />Corridor Specific Plan SP2 <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North <br />Commercial <br />East <br />Vacant <br />South <br />Commercial <br />West <br />Multi -Family Residential <br />Property Size <br />0.34-acres 14,824 square feet <br />Existing Site Development <br />The site is currently developed with a 1,495 square -foot <br />single st ry commercial building. <br />Use Permissions <br />Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Corridor district <br />within SP2 <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected <br />Uses <br />Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); CDR, <br />Table 3-2. Permitted Uses <br />Development <br />Standards <br />CDR, Tables 3-3 through 3-9. <br />Prolect Description <br />The project includes the construction of a new four-story residential building with flats <br />consisting of 22 apartment units, 3,377 square feet of open space, 22 parking spaces, and <br />five bicycle spaces. The residential development will include 18 one -bedroom units, four <br />two -bedroom units, a fitness room, and a community room/leasing office. Each of the 22 <br />units will contain full kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, open/common (living) areas, and <br />private decks. Out of the total units in the development, two units are proposed to be <br />affordable to very low income households earning less than 50% of the area median <br />