Tustin
City Council
13. SUBDIVISION MAP (SUB) 2023-0003/VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP (VTTM) NO. 19164 FOR CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES, DESIGN
REVIEW (DR) 2023-0019, FINAL APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL
ALLOCATION RESERVATION (RAR) 2023-0001, DENSITY BONUS
CONCESSION/WAIVER REQUESTS, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(DA) 2023-0002 This project is a new, live/work and residential
condominium development that would include thirty-five (35) residential
condominium units and seven (7) live/work units, for a total of forty-two
(42) units in six (6) buildings, including two (2) affordable units, on
approximately two (2) acres. The applicant’s requests include
consideration of a subdivision, design review, final approval of a
residential allocation reservation, and density bonus requests, including
the use of State Density Bonus Law parking standards, and a
Development Agreement. On October 10, 2023, the City of Tustin
Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed project and
adopted Resolution Nos. 4478 and 4479, recommending that the City
Council approve the above-referenced requests. Applicant: Karen Alves
City Ventures Homebuilding, LLC 3121 Michelson Drive, Suite 150 Irvine,
Ca 92612 Property Owner: Michael Kim Tustin Capital LLC 3701 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 820 Los Angeles, Ca 90010 Location: 14042 Newport Avenue
(APN Nos. 432-074-07, 08 & 09)
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-46,
that approves the following: • SUB 2023-0003/VTTM No. 19164 to
subdivide the property for condominium purposes to construct a total of
forty-two (42) residential units, including seven (7) live/work units, on
approximately two (2) acres site; • DR 2023-0019 for site layout and
11/3/23, 12:13 PM Regular Meeting of the City Council/Closed Session-5:30 pm/Regular Meeting-7:00 pm
building design; • Final Approval of RAR 2023-0001 reserving thirty-five
(35) base residential units; and • Density Bonus request with five (5)
percent of units identified as very-low income housing with a request for
density bonus of twenty (20) percent (35 base units, plus 7 density bonus
units); one (1) concession to remove the requirement for full replacement
of frontage improvements along El Camino Real; two (2) waivers to
reduce the minimum required ground floor commercial development
standards within the live/work units that include the interior depth from
forty-five (45) feet to thirteen (13) feet eight (8) inches (13'-8") and first
(1st) floor plate height of the live/work units from sixteen (16) feet to ten
(10) feet one (1) inch (10'1"); and use of State Density Bonus Law parking
standards, which allow tandem parking. 2. Introduce and have the first
reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1538 for DA 2023-0002 to accept
the provision of community public benefits, by including two (2) affordable
housing units for very low-income households, payment of a voluntary
workforce housing incentive program in-lieu fee, and provision of a 1,392
square foot public amenity space. RESOLUTION NO. 23-46 A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
APPROVING SUBDIVISION 2023-0003/VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT
MAP 19164 FOR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES, DESIGN
REVIEW 2023-0019, FINAL APPROVAL OF RESIDENTIAL ALLOCATION
RESERVATION 2023-0001, DENSITY BONUS CONCESSION AND
WAIVER REQUESTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW, LIVE/WORK AND
RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT
WOULD INCLUDE THIRY-FIVE (35) RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM
UNITS AND SEVEN (7) LIVE/WORK UNITS, FOR A TOTAL OF FORTY-
TWO (42) UNITS IN SIX (6) BUILDINGS, INCLUDING TWO (2)
AFFORDABLE UNITS, ON APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) ACRES AT 14042
NEWPORT AVENUE ORDINANCE NO. 1538 AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, APPROVING
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DA) 2023-0002 BETWEEN THE CITY
OF TUSTIN AND CITY VENTURES HOMEBUILDING, LLC TO ACCEPT
THE VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF COMMUNITY PUBLIC BENEFITS,
BY INCLUDING TWO (2) AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR VERY-
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, PAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY
WORKFORCE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN-LIEU FEE, AND A
1,392 SQUARE FOOT PUBLIC AMENITY SPACE FOR A NEW,
LIVE/WORK AND RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT THAT WOULD INCLUDE THIRY-FIVE (35) RESIDENTIAL
CONDOMINIUM UNITS AND SEVEN (7) LIVE/WORK UNITS, FOR A
TOTAL OF FORTY TWO (42) UNITS IN SIX BUILDINGS, INCLUDING
TWO (2) AFFORDABLE UNITS, ON APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) ACRES
AT 14042 NEWPORT AVENUE
AGENDA REPORT
REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS 14-17