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Presentation Angelia Doerner 080916 Replace UnitsNew Legislation – effective as of January 1, 2015 Angelia M. Doerner SaveOurHood@yahoo.com An applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus … on any property that includes: • Rental dwelling units which are occupied by lower or very low income households, or • If the dwelling units have been vacated or demolished in the five-year period preceding the application, have been occupied by lower or very low income households, UNLESS the proposed housing development REPLACES those units….. “Replace” shall mean either of the following: •If occupied – they SHALL provide at least the same number of units of equivalent size or type … and made available to persons and families at the same or lower income level as the current occupants •If unoccupied - they SHALL provide at least the same number of units of equivalent size or type … and made available to persons and families .. In same proportion of affordability as the occupied units SPECIFIC PLAN – Figure 1-3 Existing Conditions Hwy 17 LGB Hwy 85 Bennet Way (15) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (Existing Unit Counts Provided by SaveOurHood@yahoo.com) 2 Bd; 1 Bth 760 Sq’ (O) 4 Bd; 2 Bth 1008 Sq’ (O) 2Bd; 1 Bth 778 Sq’ (O) 2Bd; 1 Bth 771 Sq’ (V) A 2Bd; 1 Bth 768 Sq’ (O) B 1Bd; 1 Bth 550 Sq’ (V) 1Bd; 1 Bth 720 Sq’ (V-Pete) A 2Bd; 1 Bth 760 Sq’ (O) B 1Bd; 1 Bth 650 Sq’ (V) 2 Bd; 1 Bth 792 Sq’ (O) 2 Bd; 1 Bth 1042 Sq’(O) 2 Bd; 1 Bth 920 Sq’ (O) 2 Bd; 1 Bth 796 Sq’ (O) A 2Bd; 1 Bth 750 Sq’ (V) B Studio 450 Sq’ (O) MetroScan Data - SQFT (Visual – Occupied/Vacant) 2 Bd/1.5 1140 Sq’ (O) **2 Bd/1.5 1140 Sq’ (O) **1 Bd/1 800 Sq’ (O) 2 Bd/1 780 Sq’ (O) -------------------LGB------------------ A summary of key elements in applying this requirement follows: •The size of the units range from a low of an est 450 sqft to a Metroscan data point of 1,140 sqft. The majority of units fall in the range of 750 – 800 sqft. •All occupied units are detached single-family residences (some with garages) – occupied by persons or families •All current occupants are renters – but there may be a case that some units are “For Sale” •I can attest that some of these units are Low-Income Households and feel confident that many more are, or have been, as well. This current Application does NOT comply with this State Law. Please DENY this Application on the objective merit of this non-compliance. •80 Resid Units Over 59k SqFt Retail – 2.1 Acres •One and two-story townhomes and flats •Value comfortable SqFt - features like in their existing single family homes • Laundry rooms, ample storage and indoor- outdoor living spaces •Design innovation that hides the store within the heart of the building •“Village-scale” frontage • 3 new public squares and expansive landscaped courtyard with indoor-outdoor amenities