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Variance Nos, 2006-16 thru 2006-24 January 8, 2007 Page 3 Project Description Orange Housing Development Corporation/C&C Development Company, LLC have formed Wilshire/Minnie, L.P. to acquire and rehabilitate 17 apartment buildings containing 164 units located at 1201, 1209, 1213, 1221, 1225, 1229, and 1233 East Wilshire and 1401, 1403, 1409, 1413, 1421, 1425, 1429, 1433, 1437 and 1439 South Minnie. As part of the rehabilitation, the applicant is proposing to reconfigure nine buildings with 84 one- bedroom units into 64 multi bedroom units. The structure and room layouts will be modified by combining existing one bedroom units to create one, two, three and four bedroom units. Units will range in size from approximately 550-610 square feet for a one bedroom apartment, 750 square feet for a two bedroom unit, 950 square feet for a three bedroom unit and 1080 square feet for a four bedroom unit. The overall unit breakdown includes 26 one-bedroom units, 18 two-bedroom units, 18 three-bedroom units and 2 four-bedroom units. Rents will be restricted to affordable low and very low-income households as described in Exhibit 3. The maximum occupancy will also be restricted to three persons for one-bedroom, four persons for two- bedrooms, six persons for three-bedrooms and eight persons for four- bedrooms. Various exterior and interior improvements are proposed for the project. Exterior improvements will include new stucco and paint for the exterior walls, repairing and repainting all decks and the removal of exterior doors where units are removed. Interior enhancements will include the reconfiguration of walls and the installation of new bathrooms and kitchens within each unit. Additionally, new paint, windows, doors and flooring will be provided for each apartment (Exhibits 4 and 5). Also, new landscaping will be provided throughout the project. Analysis of the Issues Orange Housing Development Corporation, in partnership with the City's Housing Division, is in the process of purchasing 17 apartment buildings near the Minnie Street (Cornerstone Village) apartment complexes. Once the purchase is completed and necessary funding is obtained, the applicant intends to rehabilitate all 17 buildings within the complex and provide affordable, rent controlled units with occupancy restrictions. However, due to the rehabilitation, which involves adding bedrooms to some of the units, a variance for a reduction in parking for nine of the properties is needed. 31A-4