File #: 23-1063    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Report Item Status: Passed
File created: 11/21/2023 In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
On agenda: 1/16/2024 Final action: 1/16/2024
Title: SUBJECT: Approval of Density Bonus #23-02, Initiated by Devonwood Apartments, LP, on Behalf of Devonwood 64, LP, Property Owner; this Application Involves a Request to Reduce the Minimum Parking Requirements and Concessions for Relief from Certain Design Standards for Multi-Family Dwellings, the Reduction in Parking Requirements and Granting of Concessions Would Allow the Construction of a 156-Unit Affordable Apartment Complex on Approximately 5.90 Acres of Land, Generally Located on the South Side of Devonwood Drive Between Loughborough Drive and Austin Avenue; and, Approval of City Council Resolution No. 2024-12 Approving Various Financing Transactions and Documents for Affordable Housing on Behalf of Devonwood Apartments, L.P. in the Approximate Amount of $10,171,476.06 Consisting of Loan Agreements, Regulatory Agreements, Subordination Agreements, and Related Loan Documents; and, Authorizing Certain Other Actions in Connection to the Devonwood Apartments Project REPORT IN BRIEF C...
Attachments: 1. Location Map.pdf, 2. Site Plan.pdf, 3. Elevations.pdf, 4. Guide to the California Density Bonus Law, Meyers-Nave, 5. Letter regarding Patios/Balconies, 6. Letter regarding Parking, 7. Planning Commission Resolution #4123, 8. Planning Commission Staff Report #23-824, 9. Categorical Exemption, 10. Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement (Density Bonus Agreement)-Devonwood Apts.pdf, 11. Agreement & Lien Affecting Real Prop-Loan of Water and Sewer Connection Fees, 12. ARPA- Notice of Affordability Restrictions on Transfer of Property-Devonwood.pdf, 13. ARPA-Agreement Containing Covenants Affecting Real Property, 14. ARPA-Deed Restriction Covenant and Grant Agreement-Devonwood.pdf, 15. ARPA-Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants-Devonwood.pdf, 16. CDBG-Agreement Containing Covenants Affecting Real Property Devonwood.pdf, 17. CDBG-City of Merced Note Devonwood.pdf, 18. CDBG-Deed of Trust and Security Agreement Devonwood.pdf, 19. CDBG Deed Restriction Covenant n Loan Agreemt.pdf, 20. CDBG-Notice of Affordability Restrictions on Transfer of Property.pdf, 21. CDBG-Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants-Devonwood.pdf, 22. CHDO HOME Agreement Containing Covenants Affecting Real Property- Devonwood.pdf, 23. CHDO HOME Deed of Trust and Security Agreement.pdf, 24. CHDO HOME Deed Restriction Covenant and Loan Agreement- Devonwood.pdf, 25. CHDO HOME Notice of Affordability restrictions on Transfer of Property-Devonwood.pdf, 26. CHDO HOME Prommissory Note (City of Merced)-Devonwood.pdf, 27. CHDO HOME Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants-Devonwood.pdf, 28. Devonwood - BOA-City Subordination Agreement(80281474.1).doc, 29. Resolution 2024-12, 30. Devonwood Presentation.pdf
Report Prepared by: Francisco Mendoza-Gonzalez, Associate Planner, Leah Brown, Management Analyst, and Kim Nutt, Housing Program Supervisor; Development Services Department

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SUBJECT: Approval of Density Bonus #23-02, Initiated by Devonwood Apartments, LP, on Behalf of Devonwood 64, LP, Property Owner; this Application Involves a Request to Reduce the Minimum Parking Requirements and Concessions for Relief from Certain Design Standards for Multi-Family Dwellings, the Reduction in Parking Requirements and Granting of Concessions Would Allow the Construction of a 156-Unit Affordable Apartment Complex on Approximately 5.90 Acres of Land, Generally Located on the South Side of Devonwood Drive Between Loughborough Drive and Austin Avenue; and, Approval of City Council Resolution No. 2024-12 Approving Various Financing Transactions and Documents for Affordable Housing on Behalf of Devonwood Apartments, L.P. in the Approximate Amount of $10,171,476.06 Consisting of Loan Agreements, Regulatory Agreements, Subordination Agreements, and Related Loan Documents; and, Authorizing Certain Other Actions in Connection to the Devonwood Apartments Project

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approval of a Regulatory Agreement with Devonwood Apartments, LP, approving Density Bonus #23-02 and granting certain concessions to Multi-family Development Design Standards to allow the construction of a 156-unit affordable apartment complex generally located on the south side of Devonwood Drive between Loughborough Drive and Austin Avenue; and, Considers approval of Resolution 2024-12, approving various financial transactions and documents for Affordable Rental Housing on behalf of Devonwood Apartments, L.P. in the approximate amount of $10,171,476.06 consisting of Loan Agreements, Regulatory Agreements, Subordination Agreements, and Related Loan Documents; and, Authorizing certain other actions in connection therewith.

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