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DBA No. 2024-02 — Santa Ana-8 Townhomes (510 & 520 N. Harbor Boulevard) <br />May 6, 2025 <br />Page 2 <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC (applicant), on behalf of Alminlo Properties, LLC (property <br />owner), is requesting approval of Density Bonus Agreement (DBA) No. 2024-02 to allow the <br />construction of forty-five (45) attached for -sale townhomes, with five (5) units proposed as <br />affordable to moderate income households earning 80 to 120-percent of the area median <br />income (AM 1), on a 2.5-acre site located at 510 and 520 N. Harbor Boulevard. As proposed, <br />the project will utilize waivers from development standards and/or development concessions <br />through the density bonus agreement pursuant to California Government Code sections <br />65915 through 65918 and Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) Section 41-1600 through 41- <br />1607. The request satisfies the purpose and intent of the Harbor Mixed Use Corridor Specific <br />Plan (SP2) to provide additional affordable housing stock to an underserved segment of the <br />region's population. As a result, staff recommends approval of the DBA. <br />Planning Commission Action <br />On December 9, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the project and <br />voted 5:0:2, with Commissioners Leo and Ramos absent, to approve Vesting Tentative <br />Tract Map (VTTM) No. 2024-02 and to recommend that the City Council approve Density <br />Bonus Agreement (DBA) No. 2024-02, modifying both sets of conditions to require <br />balconies have adequate drainage systems that prevent water accumulation and ensure <br />proper runoff. Moreover, pursuant to Section 41-1607 of the SAMC, the Planning <br />Commission made the required findings to approve waivers from the development <br />standards and a development concession as part of the density bonus agreement. <br />Following this vote, the item requires City Council approval of the DBA. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Table 1: Protect and Location Information <br />Item <br />Information <br />Project Address and Council Ward <br />510 & 520 N. Harbor Boulevard — Ward 1 <br />Nearest Intersection <br />Harbor Boulevard and Fifth Street <br />General Plan Designation <br />Urban Neighborhood-50 (UN-1.5) <br />Zoning Designation <br />Harbor Mixed -Used Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2) <br />— Corridor (CDR) subzone <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North <br />Commercial (auto sale) <br />East <br />Commercial (auto repair, grocery, retail, restaurant) <br />South <br />Residential, Commercial (restaurant) <br />West <br />Residential (mobile homes) <br />Property Size <br />2.5 acres (1.881 acres net after right-of-way easements) <br />Existing Site Development <br />Partially undeveloped with --1,400 sq. ft. building <br />Use Permissions <br />Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Harbor Mixed Use <br />Transit Corridor Plan, as part of SB330 request) <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected <br />Uses <br />Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); Corridor District within <br />the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan (SP-2); <br />and Chapter 34 Subdivisions <br />