Item 22 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area September 17, 2024 Page 4 development agreement. As part of its motion, the Planning Commission expressed a desire for two additional considerations, detailed below: Describe applicability of inclusionary housing requirements to the senior continuum of care units. The motion by the Planning Commission includes a provision for the City Council staff report to further the applicability of inclusionary housing requirements to the senior continuum of care units. Pursuant to the Affordable Housing Creation and Opportunity Ordinance (AHOCO)/Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Sections 41-1903(a) and 41- 1904, the draft development agreement (DA) provides for the applicant to pay an in -lieu fee of $5 per square foot of habitable residential area, contingent on timely payment of the $22 million community benefit payment required by the DA. The project proposes up to 200 senior continuum of care units, which are not residential units and are instead considered commercial. The facility will offer long-term living accommodations for seniors, offering a range of supportive services that render the land use commercial, not residential. Should the applicant wish to convert these senior continuum of care units to residential units, regardless of age registration, the AHOCO would apply. These units would therefore be subject to the inclusionary housing requirements of the DA because they would then be considered residential and would not be exempt from being required to pay the $5 per square foot of habitable residential area in -lieu fee. 2. Create a community benefit payment citizen oversight committee. The DA requires a $22 million community benefit payment that will be spent at the direction of the City Council. The motion by the Planning Commission includes a provision for the City Council to appoint a resident oversight committee to advise the City Council how these funds should be spent. This oversight committee would not apply to the estimated $18 million in affordable housing in -lieu fees that are expected to be paid as part of development of the project. Prior to the August 12, 2024 3:30 p.m. electronic comments submission deadline, the City received 25 public comments on the project that were submitted online. The majority of the comments were in opposition and focused on concerns such as density, open space, traffic, and parking. The City prepared written responses for each comment; the responses were uploaded to the record and printed for the public hearing prior to the 5:30 p.m. meeting. Those responses are attached to this report as Exhibit 14.