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AHA-1992-001RESOLUTION NO. AHA92 -1 A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY ADOPTING RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the Anaheim Housing Authority has established various programs which are designed to increase, improve and preserve the City's supply of low income housing available at an affordable housing cost; and WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has adopted a Housing Element to the City's General Plan, the implementation of which requires the City's Community Development Department to prepare a design manual and implement residential design guidelines for "all housing projects making use of public resources, either directly through public funding and /or indirectly through such programs as density bonuses "; and WHEREAS, the Anaheim Housing Authority is authorized to issue and /or participate in the issuance of bonds for the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for persons and families of low income; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Department has prepared a design manual entitled "Residential Design Guidelines ", a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the Residential Design Guidelines establish a six -phase process for pre - application conferences, conceptual and final design review, design plan check and construction inspection in addition to the review process otherwise required of development projects under the City Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Residential Design Guidelines are intended to establish an advisory process whereby technical assistance is given to project applicants to ensure a high level of design of affordable housing projects, to ensure the liveability of new housing and to provide for the compatibility of such housing projects with neighboring areas; and WHEREAS, the Residential Design Guidelines do not establish an additional approval process for affordable housing projects, but instead are meant to provide additional information for the City Planning Commission and City Council to consider in their review and approval of such development projects; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Anaheim has recommended the adoption of the Residential Design Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the Anaheim Housing Authority desires to adopt the Residential Design Guidelines as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Anaheim Housing Authority as follows: SECTION 1 That the Anaheim Housing Authority hereby adopts those certain guidelines as attached hereto as the Residential Design Guidelines of the Anaheim Housing Authority which shall be the applicable design guidelines for the following policies and programs: (a) Any transaction or program which involves expenditures for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing for persons and families of low income; and (b) Any bonds which the Anaheim Housing Authority issues or participates in issuing for the financing or assisting in financing of construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for persons of low income. SECTION 2 That any affordable housing agreement by and between the Anaheim Housing Authority and a person or entity which proposes to construct housing for persons of low income at an affordable housing cost, when such project makes use of public resources, either directly through public funding or indirectly, shall require that the developer of such housing comply with the Residential Design Guidelines advisory process. SECTION 3 That this resolution and the Residential Design Guidelines shall become effective as of February 25, 1992 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the Anaheim Housing Authority this 25th day of February , 1992. f� HA RMAN ATTEST: SECRETARY 9468u/2621/007 - 2 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ANAHEIM ) I, LEONORA N. SOHL, Secretary of the Anaheim Housing Authority, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. AHA92 -1 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Anaheim Housing Authority held on the 25th day of February, 1992, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Simpson, Ehrle, Pickler, Daly and Hunter NOES: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None ABSENT: AUTHORITY MEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Chairman of the Anaheim Housing Authority signed said Resolution on the 26th day of February, 1992. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of February, 1992. SECRETARY OF THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY (SEAL)