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a. Public Benefit. A project may be permitted to rise to the Bonus Height if it provides a clear public benefit. Project traits or characteristics considered as a public benefit shall include, but not be limited to, the following: i. Mixed use. The ground -floor frontage along all major streets will be occupied by retail or restaurant uses for a depth of no less than 20 feet. ii. Quasi - Public or Public open space. Usable open space that is open to the public will be provided which amounts to 0.25 acres or 10 percent of the project area, whichever is greater. iii. Stringent transition height adjacent to residential zoning districts. Buildings will not intercept the 45- degree daylight plane inclined inward from existing grade at the property line of the parcel adjacent to the residential district boundary line. iv. New streets. New streets that are identified by the responsible review authority as necessary to improve walkability, reduce auto trip lengths, improve neighborhood connectivity, or result in blocks of less than 400 feet in length will be provided through the site. b. Severe and Unusual Frontage Constraints. A project can be permitted to rise to the Bonus Height if the subject property has severely and unusually constrained street frontage along El Camino Real, Veterans Boulevard, or Broadway. Severely and unusually constrained street frontage shall be defined as street frontage of less than 75 linear feet for each acre of gross site area. In such cases, projects shall be subject to the following conditions: i. Rental residential leasing offices. For rental residential uses. the leasing office shall be located at the street in the ground floor of the building, and shall be treated as a storefront and a dedicated entrance from the public sidewalk. ii. Subdivisions to create condominium /community apartment projects. Conversions of multifamily rental dwellings to condominiums and /or community apartments shall conform to the standards and regulations in Article 11 of Chapter 30 (Subdivisions) of the Municipal Code, except as follows: (1) Non - residential use. In the event of the conversion of the property to condominiums and /or community apartments. ORD. # 1130 -353 FORMERLY MUFF # 602