Item 19 - Density Bonus Agreement No. 2024-02 Property Located at 510 and 520 N. Harbor

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F. On May 6, 2025, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public meeting and, at that time, considered approval of Density Bonus Agreement No. 2024-02. G. The City Council hereby approves Density Bonus Agreement No. 2024- 02. This Agreement allows for the construction of the proposed Project in accordance with the provisions of State Density Bonus Law and SAMC Section 41-1607, and in accordance with Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2024-02 (County Map No. 19328), as conditioned. Section 2. Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared and certified in 2014 in order to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific Plan. A mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP), findings of fact, and a statement of overriding consideration were adopted with the 2014 EIR. As proposed, the development is not anticipated to have additional environmental impacts not addressed in the 2014 EIR. Furthermore, in accordance with CEQA, the recommended action is also exempt from further review under Section 15195 (Residential Infill Exemption), as this Project meets all the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192 (Threshold Requirements for Exemptions). This exemption applies to projects or sites that: Meet the threshold criteria set forth in section 15192; provided that with respect to the requirement in section15192(b) regarding community -level environmental review, such review must be certified or adopted within five years of the date that the lead agency deems the application for the project to be complete pursuant to Section 65943 of the Government Code. 1. Meet both of the following size criteria: A. The site of the project is not more than four acres in total area. B. The project does not include any single level building that exceeds 100,000 square feet. 2. Meet both of the following requirements regarding location: A. The project is a residential project on an infill site. B. The project is within one-half mile of a major transit stop. 3. Meet both of the following requirements regarding number of units: A. The project does not contain more than 100 residential units. B. The project promotes higher density infill housing. The lead agency may establish its own criteria for determining whether the project promotes higher density infill housing except in either of the following two circumstances: 1) A project with a density of at least 20 units per acre is conclusively presumed to promote higher density infill housing. 2) A project with a density of at least 10 units per acre and a density greater than the average density of the residential properties within Resolution No. 2025-XXX Page 2 of 5