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

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VTTM No. 2024-02 and DBA No. 2024-02 — Santa Ana-8 Townhomes (510 & 520 N Harbor Blvd.) December 9, 2024 Page 2 116'�8111111:14lei Z Table 1: Project and Location Information Item Information Project Address and Council Ward 510 & 520 N. Harbor Boulevard — Ward 1 Nearest Intersection Harbor Boulevard and 51" Street General Plan Designation Urban Neighborhood-50 (UN-1.5) Zoning Designation Harbor Mixed -Used Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2) — Corridor CDR subzone Surrounding Land Uses North Commercial auto sale East Commercial auto repair, grocery, retail, restaurant South Residential, Commercial restaurant West Residential mobile homes Property Size 2.5 acres 1.881 acres net after right-of-way easements Existing Site Development Partially undeveloped with —1,400 sq. ft. building Use Permissions Multi -Family Residential (permitted under Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan, as part of SB330 request Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses Article XVI.I (Density Bonus); Corridor District within the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Plan (SP-2); and Chapter 34 (Subdivisions) Background and Context According to permit records and historical aerial photographs, the subject site was utilized for agricultural purposes until its development as a service station in 1964, after which it transitioned to automobile servicing, and later to automobile sales. While the site has been the subject of developer interest for a variety of uses, such as used car sales and parking lots, it is currently vacant. In October 2014, the City Council adopted the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP-2), which replaced the North Harbor Specific Plan and allows for a greater amount of residential, commercial, and mixed -use projects in the Specific Plan area. Following the concepts and goals of the Specific Plan, in March 2024, the City received a proposal to develop the site with the subject development. After several submittals of the project and working with staff to comply with the provisions of the Harbor Plan, and after engaging with surrounding property owners, the applicant revised the plans to the current proposed development. The applicant is proposing a "housing development project," defined by the law at Government Code Section 65589.5(h) as "a use consisting of residential units only, mixed use development consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use, and transitional housing or supportive housing." As such, the subject development will be subject to the limitations imposed by California Senate Bill 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 or the HCA. More information on the HCA is provided in subsequent sections of this report.