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Page 2 of 11 Figure 1: Project Site and Surrounding Area General Plan and Zoning The project site has a General Plan Land Use designation of Housing Element Site Overlay (HESO) and a zoning designation of Housing Opportunity Zone District (HOZ) and Industrial General (IG-40,000). Residential uses are defined and identified as appropriate uses under the General Plan land use designations and the HOZ classification. Senate Bill 330 and Objective Design Standards (ODS) In March 2023, the Developer submitted a preliminary review application (P23-0188) for the project pursuant to Senate Bill 330 (SB 330). The law provides an optional vesting opportunity for housing development projects, which freezes the policies, standards and fees in effect when a complete Preliminary Application is submitted; as such, this project is vested to the policies, standards, and fees as of the time of the preliminary application submittal. Pursuant to State law, specifically the Housing Accountability Act (Cal. Government Code § 65589.5), the scope of the City’s review and basis for project approval or denial is based on conformance to the January 2023 ODS and the other City standards and regulations in place at time of the SB330 preliminary application. This includes conformance to the requirements of the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) as it was in place in March 2023; that is, prior to the IZO’s amendment/update in December 2024. State Density Bonus Law (SDBL) In addition, under State Density Bonus Law (SDBL), the City is required to provide for a number of “incentives,” “concessions” or “waivers or reductions of development standards” based on the percentage of affordable units and qualification for State housing density bonuses. A concession or incentive is defined in State law as a reduction in site development standards, a modification of zoning code or architectural design requirements or other regulatory incentives or concessions which result in identifiable cost reductions. The project qualifies for both incentives/concessions and waivers pursuant to SDBL, based on its Page 115 of 682