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P23-0332 & P23-0605, 2025 Santa Rita Road Zoning Administrator 9 of 12 x Decrease travel time and VMT, less idling leads to fuel savings and less consumption and GHG Emissions. Housing Element x Policy 1.3: Encourage residential and mixed-use projects to be designed at the maximum building height permitted consistent with standards to be adopted in the Objective Design Standards. x Policy 2.3: In conformance with the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, require each residential and non-residential development to which the Ordinance applies, to include its pro-rata share of housing needs for lower- and moderate- income households or, if the Ordinance criteria are met, to contribute to the Lower Income Housing Fund or propose alternative methods to facilitate the construction of housing affordable to these groups. It is strongly encouraged that the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance requirements be met by building housing affordable to lower- and moderate-income households. The City will continue to offer incentives to encourage and facilitate the production of affordable inclusionary units, as a component of the Ordinance. x Policy 6.3: Strongly encourage residential infill in areas where public facilities are or can be made to be adequate to support such development. x Policy 6.5: Encourage new housing to be located in areas well-served by public transit and the active transportation network (e.g., pedestrian and bicycle facilities), and seek to improve these facilities throughout the city, in order to improve access to all modes of transportation and reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) associated with new development. Zoning and Uses Conformance The subject site has a zoning designation of Freeway Commercial (C-F). The City is currently undertaking zone changes to add the HOZ for all of the Housing Element Sites with an estimated completion date of December 2023. The existing zoning district for each area/site would continue to be reflected and the provisions of those districts would remain in effect in perpetuity. Pursuant to SB 330, a housing development project cannot be required to rezone the property if it is consistent with the objective general plan standards for the property. Objective Design Standards Conformance As described above, the project is consistent with the ODS. Grading and Drainage The subject site is relatively level, and the applicant is proposing to generally maintain the existing grades. Site drainage will be directed towards landscaped bio-retention planters located in various areas of the subject site for retention and treatment before draining into the City’s storm drain system. As conditioned, staff finds the proposed grading and drainage plan to be acceptable and in compliance with applicable stormwater runoff requirements. Climate Action Plan 2.0 In 2022, the City adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0. The CAP 2.0 was reviewed by the Bay Area Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and was deemed a “Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy” in accordance with the District’s CEQA guidelines. Implementation of