(a) An application submitted pursuant to this section for a density bonus and an additional incentive or concession shall be processed concurrently with and in the same manner as any other application(s) required for the housing development unless the development is granted priority processing. Final approval or denial of a request for an additional incentive or concession shall be made by the Board of Supervisors.
(b) If an applicant/developer is requesting a waiver or modification of development and zoning standards on the grounds that existing development and zoning standards would otherwise inhibit utilization of a density bonus, such request shall be made concurrently with any request for an additional incentive or concession and shall be processed with and approved or denied in accordance with the provisions herein. Waiver or modification of development and zoning standards shall only be approved if the waiver or modification is necessary to make the housing units economically feasible.
(c) Any approval or denial of a request for a waiver or modification of development and zoning standards or an additional incentive or concession shall be supported by written findings in support of such approval or denial.
(d) Nothing in this section requires the County to waive or reduce development standards if the waiver or reduction would have a specific, adverse impact, as defined in Government Code Section 65589.5(d)(2), upon health, safety, or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact, or if the waiver or reduction would have an adverse impact on any real property listed in the California Register of Historic Resources or be contrary to State or Federal law.
(e) An applicant/developer is strongly encouraged to submit a Pre-application for the housing development prior to the submittal of any formal requests for rezoning, subdivision map, Use Permit, or other approvals.
(f) If a waiver or modification of development and zoning standards is requested, the application shall demonstrate how the existing development and zoning standards inhibit the utilization of the density bonus on the specific site and that the waiver or modification is necessary to make the housing units economically feasible.
(g) If an additional incentive or concession is requested, the application shall describe why the additional incentive or concession is necessary to provide the target units in accordance with this section.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)