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^ ' i 14 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE: Orange County Zoning Ordinance REFERENCE: Article 7 . 14.4 Density Bonus for Affordable Housing (NEW) PUBLIC HEARING DATE: February 26, 1990 DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT To add Article allow a rtuniitiesffor Planned lowor Developments P moderate income households . ORIGIN AND HISTORY: The Report of the Low-Moderate Income Housing Task Force, completed September, 1987, included a recommendation to amend the Zoning Ordinance to increase incentives for new construction of low- and moderate-income housing. The proposed density bonus represents one tool which may be used to achieve that goal. This amendment was first introduced at the public hearing on August 28, 1989 . A revision to exclude applicability in Watersupply Watersheds was presented at the public hearing. on November 27 . No portion of the amendment has been adopted to date. The attached proposals includes the revisions (underlined) to the original proposal presented at the August hearing. - Most of the changes resulted from further discussion with the Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) . Changes were made to distinguish between ownership and rental of units, and to include general provisions to be included in the agreement that guarantees occupancy by qualifying households. Added to the original proposal is a restriction on applicability in Water Supply Watersheds. A density bonus would not be approved if the project were located in a Water Supply Watershed (as designated in the Comprehensive Plan) , unless that area were also designated as Transition Area. This portion of the amendment was presented separately for public hearing on November 27 . r