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Alameda County Planning Department June 4, 2024 Page 2 #503315009_v1 and an internal circulation system to accommodate bike and vehicular travel as well as ingress and egress to the Property. The Project will include a 6,000 sq. ft. clubhouse amenity space for residents to congregate and dine, as well as an open space courtyard and activity space for outdoor recreational uses (e.g., potentially an amphitheater, bocce ball court, pool and pool house) on a 6.5-acre portion of the site. The senior residential housing architecture style consists of contemporary and traditional character. The higher density independent/assisted living and the senior clubhouse/restaurant will be designed in a contemporary form, while the single-family and duets are more traditional architecture style to provide two very distinct styling for the senior housing market. Applicant’s goal is to develop an aesthetically appealing and charming community where senior residents can enjoy all the amenities and social value the Project has to offer. II.SB 330 Preliminary Application The Housing Crisis Act of 2019, or “SB 330,” created important new protections for housing developments: •Preliminary Application - SB 330 specifies, as of effective January 1, 2020, an application is “deemed complete” if a qualifying “preliminary application” has been submitted.3 Accordingly, a project shall be deemed to have submitted a qualifying preliminary application upon providing the local agency with all information specified in Gov. Code § 65941.1(a). •Vested Rights - With the submission of the preliminary application, the Project will be deemed complete.4 As such, the Project will have vested rights to develop in accordance with the regulations, policies and fees applicable to the Project in effect upon this “deemed complete” date. •Completeness Review Limitations – Once an applicant submits a formal application within 180 days of the preliminary application, the County must provide Applicant with an “exhaustive list of items that were not complete” within 30 days. After that, no further requests can be made for items not on the initial list of deficiencies.5 •Hearing Limit - In addition, SB 330 limits the total number of hearings that can be held on the Modified Project to five (5). Gov. Code § 65905.5(b) defines a “hearing” to include “any public hearing, workshop, or similar meeting conducted by the local agency with respect to the housing development project,” whether by the legislative body of the local agency, the planning agency or any other agency thereof. Applicant hereby submits an SB 330 preliminary application using the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) prescribed form, which is attached hereto. 3 Gov. Code § 65589.5(h)(5). 4 Gov. Code § 65589.5(h)(5). 5 Gov. Code § 65943.