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.
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ATTEST:
SECRETARY
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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)