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Exhibit CC 06-20-2017 Item No. 11 Charities Housing PresentationCHARITIESHOUSINGAPPLICATIONNOS. DP‐2016‐02, ASA‐2016‐15, EXC‐2017‐03Development project to consider allowing the construction of a 19 unit affordable senior housing development at 19160 Stevens Creek BoulevardJune 20, 2017 Application RequestConstruction of a 19 unit affordable senior housing development on a vacant parcel.Parking and landscape improvements.Heart of the City Exception to allow 100% of the front and rear of the property to be a non‐retail use.Applicant: Kathy Robinson (Charities Housing) Site and Surroundings Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing Fund (AHF)On July 5, 2016, City Council approved the reservation of $3,672,000 of funds to loan from City’s BMR AHF (Resolution No. 16-071)No guarantee of approval of a project at the timeFunds to be released upon appropriate loan documentation if a project was to be approved Development CapacitySite identified as a Priority Housing Site in 2014-2022 Housing ElementAllocated 11 units based on realistic capacityMaximum allowable density is 14 unitsUse Permit ordinarily required for difference between realistic capacity and maximum residential yieldBut project exempt from Use Permit per State law (CA Gov. Code Section 65589.4)Density BonusRequested Density Bonus (35% or 5 units) consistent with maximum allowed by State LawTotal yield is 19 units Development AllocationProject will draw 14 units from the Heart of the City (HOC) residential allocationRemainder in HOC - 316 residential units200 residential units for other Priority Housing Sites (Oaks) Site PlanNorth Architectural Review Architectural Review, Cont. Architectural Review, Cont. Architectural Review, Cont. Proposed First Floor Plan Proposed Second Floor Plan Proposed Third Floor Plan Heart of the City Exception Heart of the City Specific Plan (HOC) requires non-retail uses tobe no more than:25% of a building frontage along Stevens Creek Boulevard, and50% of the rear of a buildingException required as project does not provide required retailcomponentComplies with Zoning Ordinance and HOC requirements forsetbacks, height, building massing, landscaping, private outdoorspace, access, streetscape, and design.Building frontage not adequate to incorporate/design standardsized retail.Affordability levels of the proposed units, and site constraints,supports approval of HOC Exception. Traffic & ParkingTraffic:Traffic analysis was performed to assess trafficgenerationEstimated to generate four (4) AM peak hour trips andfive (5) PM peak hour trips.Parking:Unit Type Required (per unit)Total requiredTotalprovidedSenior Affordable –18 units 0.5 9 17Manager – 1 unit 2 2 2Total Parking Spaces 11 19 CirculationTwo-way driveway along western property line with five(5) foot landscape buffer accesses parking stalls at rear ofproperty.General Plan requires interconnected access betweenproperties located on busy streets such as Stevens CreekBoulevard.Existing ingress/egress easement currently exists on parcel towest (19200 Stevens Creek Boulevard) to allow access.Driveway connection with the property will be opened.A condition of approval added to require reciprocal ingressand egress easements for the benefit of 19200 Stevens CreekBoulevard and 19140 Stevens Creek Boulevard (property tothe east). BMR Unit Administration and Funding SourcesFunds from multiple funding sources areneeded to complete development.May limit City’s BMR programadministration of units. Planning Commission ActionPlanning Commission reviewed proposed development on May 23, 2017.Expressed support for proposed development.Approved approval the proposed development on a 5-0 vote. Environmental AssessmentExempt from CEQA under:Public Resources Code Sections 21159.21(Exemption for Qualified Housing) and 21159.23(Exemption for Affordable Low Income Housing),andCEQA Guidelines Sections 15192 (ThresholdRequirements for Exemptions for AgriculturalHousing, Affordable Housing, and ResidentialInfill Projects), and 15194 (Affordable HousingExemption) of the Government Code. RecommendationSubject to the findings and conditions of the applicable resolutions, approve:•Development Permit (DP-2016-02)•Architectural and Site Approval (ASA-2016-16)•Heart of the City Exception (EXC-2017-03)