Attachment E - Housing Projects Applicability and Requirements Table Based on Proposed Amendments
Housing Project
Type Definition Entitlement Applicability of Standards for Specific Housing Max Allowable
FAR/Height
Active
Ground Floor
Use?
Active
Ground Floor
Design?
Pedestrian
Oriented
Design?
Unit Mix TDM Air Quality
Assessment For Mixed Use and Commercial Zones Only
Chapters 9.39
and 9.40 Chapter 9.31.195
DCP, BAP,
Chapters 9.11,
9.13 Section
9.11(A)(1);
DCP 9.10.040
Section
9.11(A)(2);
DCP Chapter
4.E
Chapters
9.11, 9.13,
DCP
Chapter 4.E
Housing Project (25%
to 33% nonresidential)
(Section 9.52.020.1125)
• Residential units only.
• Mixed-use developments
consisting of residential and
nonresidential uses in which
nonresidential uses do not
exceed 33% of the total
building square footage and
are limited to the first two
floors of buildings that are two
or more stories.
• Transitional or supportive
housing.
-DRP
-AA if site is 5th
Cycle HE site
with 20%
affordable
Yes, if at
least 50 units
Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes Varies by zone Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Policy
Question:
Should the
active ground
floor use
requirement
also apply to
NC Ocean
Park and
Pico?
Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Policy
Question:
Should the
active ground
floor use
requirement
also apply to
NC Ocean
Park and
Pico?
Yes
Streamlined Housing
Project (no more than
25% nonresidential)
(Section 9.39.040)
• Residential units only
• Mixed-use developments
consisting of residential and
nonresidential uses in which
nonresidential uses do not
exceed 25% of the total
building square footage and
are limited to the first two
floors of buildings that are two
or more stories
• Transitional or supportive
housing
• Must be on a parcel that does
not exceed 43,560 square
feet in size
-AA Yes, if at
least 50 units
Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes Varies by zone
(same as
Housing
Project)
Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Yes
Housing Project
Type Definition Entitlement Applicability of Standards for Specific Housing Max Allowable
FAR/Height
Active
Ground Floor
Use?
Active
Ground Floor
Design?
Pedestrian
Oriented
Design?
Unit Mix TDM Air Quality
Assessment For Mixed Use and Commercial Zones Only
DCP Streamlined
Housing Project (no
more than 25%
commercial)
(DCP Section 9.10.050)
• Residential units only
• Mixed-use developments
consisting of residential and
nonresidential uses in which
nonresidential uses do not
exceed 25% of the total
building square footage and
are limited to the first two
floors of buildings that are two
or more stories
• Transitional or supportive
housing
Policy
Question:
Should the AA
threshold be
established at
less than
90,000 sf
project size or
a site size of
less than 1
acre?
Yes Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes Varies by zone Only for
Bayside
Conservation
zoning district
Only for
Bayside
Conservation
zoning district
Yes
100% Affordable
Housing Project
(Section 9.52.020.0050)
• Housing projects with a
minimum of 25% of the units
deed restricted or restricted by
an agreement approved by
the City for occupancy by 60%
Income Households or less
and the remainder of the
housing units are deed
restricted or restricted by an
agreement approved by the
City for occupancy by 80%
Income Households or less.
• May include nonresidential
uses not to exceed 33% of the
project’s total floor area.
AA Exempt Exempt Yes Unlimited
FAR/Extra 33
feet above
base
Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Policy
Question:
Should the
active ground
floor use
requirement
also apply to
NC Ocean
Park and
Pico?
Exempt;
except for
Main and
Montana
Yes but
exempt in
Downtown
Moderate Income
Overlay Project
(Section 9.19.020)
• A multiple-unit dwelling project
on a non-residential zoned
parcel in the MHO, where
each dwelling unit is an MHO
Dwelling Unit affordable to
households earning up to
120% of area median income.
• May include up to 33% of total
floor area as market rate units
and/or non-residential uses,
AA Exempt Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes 50% density
bonus/Extra 33
feet above
base
Exempt
Policy
Question:
Should the
active ground
floor use
requirement
also apply to
NC Ocean
Park and
Pico?
Exempt
Policy
Question:
Should the
active ground
floor use
requirement
also apply to
NC Ocean
Park and
Pico?
Yes
Housing Project
Type Definition Entitlement Applicability of Standards for Specific Housing Max Allowable
FAR/Height
Active
Ground Floor
Use?
Active
Ground Floor
Design?
Pedestrian
Oriented
Design?
Unit Mix TDM Air Quality
Assessment For Mixed Use and Commercial Zones Only
no more than 25% of total
units can be market rate units,
Multiple-Unit Dwelling
Projects Located on
Community Assembly
Surface Parking Lots
(Section 9.31.196)
• Must be on surface parking
lots owned in whole or in part
by a Community Assembly
use.
• At least 50% of total units
affordable to 80% income
households.
AA Yes, if at
least 50 units
Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes Unlimited
FAR/Extra 33
feet above
base
Exempt, if no
more than
33% of project
is nonresidential
Exempt, if no
more than
33% of project
is nonresidential
Yes
Other Multiple-Unit
Dwelling Project
(more than 2 units but
not meeting definitions
above)
• Not defined as housing project
(i.e., more than 33% nonresidential)
Based on size
threshold
Yes, if at
least 50 units
Yes, if at
least 16
units
Yes Same as
commercial
projects
Yes Yes Yes
AA = Administrative Approval
DRP = Development Review Permit