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SUB 2023-0003/VTTM NO. 19164, DR 2023-0019,
FINAL APPROVAL OF RAR 2023-0001,
DENSITY BONUS CONCESSION/WAIVER REQUESTS, DA 2023-0002
CITY OF TUSTIN
CITY COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Project Location 2
Site and Location
General Plan: DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CORE SPECIFIC PLAN
(DCCSP), SP-12
Zoning: DEVELOPMENT AREA 6C (DA -6C SUBAREA); DCCSP, SP-
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Site Size: 2.151-acre project site (three parcels)
Surrounding Uses:
•North – Commercial/
•Multifamily Residential
•South – I-5 Freeway
•East – Commercial
•West – Commercial
Requests
SUB 2023-0003/Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 19164
Design Review 2023-0019
Site Layout and Building Design
Final Approval of Residential Allocation Reservation (RAR) 2023 -0001
Density Bonus requests
Development Agreement 2023-0002
Provision of community public benefits
Affordable Units
Payment for housing in-lieu fee
A 1,392 SF public amenity space
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Proposed Project 4
Project Summary
•42 New Units (including 7
live/work and 2 affordable units)
•Attached two-car garages
•Guest Parking
•Private and common open
space
•Public Amenity Space
Development Standards
Description
DCCSP and TCC Code
Requirement
DCCSP DA-6C (Ord. 1525, SPA
2022-0001; TCC 9263)
Proposed
Project
Project’s
Deviations from
TCC Requirements
Min. Lot Size 7,000 SF Approx. 93,698 SF
(2.151 acres)None
Min. Lot Width 70 feet Approx. 471 feet None
Max. Lot Coverage 65%37%None
Building Height
4 stories maximum (5 stories
maximum adjacent to freeway)
First floor plate 16’ min. for
mixed use buildings with
live/work units
3 stories
First floor plate: Varies from 9’1” (for buildings
with residential only) to 10’1” (for buildings
with live/work units)
Deviation allowed Per Density Bonus
State Law (Waiver Request) for live/work
units along El Camino Real
Tenant Space Maximum
Size
45’ interior depth of commercial
space 10'-3" x 13'-8 (243 SF)Deviation allowed Per Density Bonus
State Law (Waiver Request)
Front Yard Setback
(El Camino Real)0’ min.El Camino Real: Varies from 8’5” to 8’10”None
Side Yard Setback (Interior)0’ min. from non-residential zone Varies from 5’-0” to 15’-10” None
Rear Yard Setback 0’ min. from non-residential zone Varies from 20’-11” to 77’-6”’None
Private Open Space 100 SF per unit min.Varies from 108 SF to 213 SF per unit None
Common Open Space
200 SF/unit min.
200 x 42 = 8,400 SF required
266 SF/unit
11,173 SF
None
Parking Min. 101 spaces required 101 total spaces provided
Deviation from off-street parking
requirement for Tandem parking
allowed Per Density Bonus State Law
Request
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Downtown Commercial Core
Specific Plan (DCCSP) Overview
Purpose is to allow residential
development on commercially zoned
properties
A SPA 2022-0001 was adopted by the
Council in September 2022 to
allow“live/work units” as an allowable
residential use in DA-6C area to
accommodate the proposed project.
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Project Location
Project Location
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Design Review 7
El Camino Real Looking south
Attached UnitsSubtle Color Scheme
Ample fenestration and glazing
Open Space Amenities 8
•Common Open Space
•One main common
open space area
•Private Open Space
•Combination of private
patios and second floor
decks
Open Space Amenities, Cont’d
•Public Amenity Space
•1,392 SF public open space prosed along El Camino Real
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Subdivision/Vesting Tentative Tract Map
•Merges three parcels into
one
•Sufficient in size & shape
•Map complies with TCC
and Subdivision Map Act
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DA and Density Bonus Law
Development Agreement
Ensures public benefits are realized:
Two (2) affordable housing units
for very-low-income households
payment of affordable housing
in-lieu fee
a 1,392 square foot public
amenity space
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Concession and Waiver Requests
Density Bonus Law is State mandated to
encourage affordable housing
5% of units as Very-Low affordable units
Two (2) units proposed
Twenty (20) percent DB (35 base
units, plus 7 density bonus units)
Concession request to remove the
requirement for full replacement of
frontage improvements along El Camino
Real.
Two (2) Waivers
Tandem Parking
Public Notice
Public Hearing Notice – City Council
October 26, 2023
Published in Tustin News
Mailed to property owners within 300-feet
Posted at property
Public Comment – One email comment was received on October 8,
2023 with suggestion that all units be equipped with electric appliances
to reduce carbon emission. The project is 100% electric and no gas
utilities are proposed.
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Environmental Review
In 2018, the Tustin City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for the DCCSP
The project is exempt pursuant to Section 15182(c) for Residential
Projects Implementing a Specific Plan
The project will be required to comply with applicable mitigation
measures
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Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council do the following:
Approve (CC Resolution No. 23-46):
SUB 2023-0003/VTTM No.19164
Design Review (DR) 2023-0019
Final Approval of RAR 2023-0001
Density Bonus
Introduce and have the first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1538 for
Development Agreement (DA) 2023-0002
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Backup slides
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Design Review 17
Site Plan and Building Layout Overview
Site Size Approximately 2 acres
Density Approximately 19.5 dwelling units per acre
Buildings/Units Total of six (6) Buildings; Units: forty-two (42) units
Stories Three-stories; between 37 feet and 6 inches to 38 feet and 6 inches high
Architectural
Style Contemporary
Product Type For-sale townhomes; condominium subdivision
Floor Plans/
Bedrooms
•Plan 1 (20 units): 3 bedrooms/3 baths (approx. 1,344 net SF)
•Plan 1-ALT (2 units): 3 bedrooms/3 baths (approx. 1,344 net SF)
•Plan 2 (13 units): 4 bedrooms/flex/3.5 baths (approx. net 1,617 SF)
•Plan 3 live/work units (7 units): 3 bedrooms + office (work space) /3.5 baths (approx. 1,618
net SF)
Amenities
•Private ground floor patios and 2nd floor decks (all units)
•Common open space including centralized community gathering area, overhead
structure, picnic tables and BBQ
•Pedestrian paths of travel leading to all front doors, and other landscaped areas
Ingress/Egress One primary entry/exit driveway along El Camino Real and a secondary entry/exit along
Newport Avenue
Pedestrian
access
Two key pedestrian access points;
•A pedestrian plaza along El Camino Real located east and west of the primary
centralized driveway, and
•Along Newport Avenue, parallel to the northerly property line.
Design Review
Building Heights
Description DCCSP DA-6C Proposed
Project
Project’s
Deviations from
DCCSP; TCC Requirements
4 stories maximum (5
stories maximum
adjacent to freeway)
First floor plate 16 foot
minimum for mixed use
buildings with live/work
units
3 stories
First floor plate:
Varies from 9’1” (for
buildings with
residential only) to
10’1” (for buildings
with live/work units)
Deviation allowed Per
Density Bonus State Law
(Waiver Request) for
live/work units along El
Camino Real
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