PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 7/8/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning & Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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AHDB2023-0003: Application for a density bonus housing agreement for a 25-unit permanent supportive housing development proposed at the southwest corner of 2nd Street and west Buena Vista Avenue (APN: 118-270-055). (Applicant: Second Street Housing LP, 14211 Yorba Street, Suite 200, Tustin, CA 92780).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration with Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and APPROVAL of AHDB2023-0003 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report and the conditions of approval.
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PROJECT SITE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting to build 25 permanent supportive housing units located at the southwest corner of Buena Vista Avenue and 2nd Street (Exhibits 1 and 2). The development will house chronically homeless persons due to diagnosed illness. The project is an affordable housing development per Chapter 17.87 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC) and State Density Bonus Law [Government Code ? 65915]. Section 17.87.020 of the CMC defines an affordable unit as "a dwelling unit within a household development, which will be reserved for sale, at an affordable housing cost, or rent, at an affordable rent, to a lower income household, a very low income household, a moderate income household, or a qualifying resident pursuant to the requirements of this chapter (Chapter 17.87 of the CMC) and the State Density Bonus Law."
The applicant has agreed to rent 24 of the units on the property to qualifying households at an affordable rent. One unit will be market-rate for the on-site manager. Under the State Density Bonus Law, the development is eligible for a density bonus and/or other benefits including waivers of the City's residential developm...
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