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I. BACKGROUND The approximately 8.4-acre southern portion of the 60.9-acre California Center property was one of the nine sites rezoned in January 2012 for high-density multifamily development in order to meet the City's share of the regional housing need. The rezoning approval is attached as Exhibit F. The zoning for the northern approximately 52.5-acres was not changed and is zoned Planned Unit Development— Industrial/Commercial-Office (PUD-I/C-O) with a Hacienda land use designation of Mid-Rise Office Planning District(OMPD). On September 4. 2012, the City Council adopted the Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines (hereafter referred to as "Standards") to guide development on the nine sites. The 8.4-acre southern portion of the site is identified as Site #8 in the Standards. Site #8 is required to provide a density of at least 35 dwelling units per acre (294 units) with no more than 40 dwelling units per acre (336 units). Up to 10,000 sq. ft. of retail is also permitted on this site with no minimum required (although the Standards encourage retail to provide residents with non-vehicular access to goods and services). The permitted and conditionally permitted retail uses are indicated on pp.11-12 of the Standards. The proposed applications are subject to review and approval by the City Council, following review and recommendation by the Housing Commission (regarding the affordable housing) and the Planning Commission. The Planning and Housing Commissions' recommendations on the proposed applications will be forwarded to the City Council for review and final decision. October 10, 2012, Planning Commission Work Session In order to receive early feedback from the Planning Commission and any interested individuals regarding the proposed project, a Planning Commission work session was held on October 10, 2012. The Planning Commission provided the following comments on the work session discussion points (additional comments made by the Commission are located in the attached minutes): A. Would the Planning Commission support the requested exceptions if the project were to move forward as proposed? All Commissioners indicated that they could support the requested exceptions. B. Are the on-site circulation, parking layout, and positioning of the buildings acceptable? The Commission believed that the on-site circulation, parking layout, and positioning of the buildings were acceptable. PUD-85-08-1D-4M Page - 2 - March 27, 2013