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<br /> <br />ATTY/RESO.0025/PC RESO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE – 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT – EXHIBIT A <br />REV: 06-20-24 VR <br />Page 55 of 158 <br />3. Concessions and Incentives. The following concessions and incentives listed <br />below in this subsection (3) are presumed to result in identifiable and actual cost <br />reductions to provide for affordable housing costs. These concessions and <br />incentives may be requested by the applicant and may be considered by the City <br />without additional documentationfinancial analysis. Regulatory incentives or <br />concessions not listed below in this subsection (3) that are proposed by the <br />developer shall be granted if the developer demonstrates that the incentives or <br />concessions result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for <br />affordable housing costs. <br />a. Building height or building stories. <br />b. Rear yard setback. <br />c. Lot coverage. <br />d. Usable open space. <br />e. Floor area. <br />f. Parking. <br />g. Standards relating to architectural bulk and mass, including upper story <br />step-backs. <br />h. Minimum distance between buildings. <br />i. Maximum building length. <br />j. Duration of permit effectiveness. <br />4. Concessions and Incentives with Financial Analysis. Other regulatory incentives <br />or concessions not listed above which are proposed by the developer that result <br />in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing <br />costs/rent costs may be granted if the review authority finds all of the following: <br />a. An actual cost reduction is achieved through the concession or incentive. <br />b. Evidence demonstrates that the cost reduction allows the builder to <br />provide affordable rents or affordable sales prices. <br />c. The developer has provided all information as may be requested by the <br />Community Development Director to ensure that the findings can be <br />made and supported by substantial evidence. <br />5.4. Parking Modifications. The State Density Bonus law provides alternative parking <br />requirements that may potentially be lower than City parking requirements. Parking <br />reductions specified in Government Code Section 65915 are not counted as <br />concessions, incentives, or waivers. However, the applicant may request additional <br />concessions, incentives, or waivers related to parking. <br />6.5. Denial of Concessions and Incentives. The review authority shall grant a <br />requested concession or incentive unless the review authority makes any of the <br />following findings, in writing and supported by substantial evidence: <br />a. The concession or incentive does not result in identifiable and actual cost <br />reductions to provide for affordable rents or affordable ownership costs. <br />b. The concession or incentive would have a specific adverse impact, as <br />defined in Government Code Section 65589.5(d)(2), upon the health,