Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 12.22. EXCEPTIONS.

ropriate regulatory agency shall be required to establish eligibility for this program. (8) The project does not include any parcels that are located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone portion of the Hillside Area Map pursuant to Section 1.5.6. (Hillside Area Map) of Chapter 1A of this Code. (9) The project is not located on a parcel or parcels subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) containing a project site total of 12 or more units that are occupied or were occupied in the five-year period preceding the application. (d) Performance Standards. A One Hundred Percent Affordable Project approved pursuant to this subdivision shall meet all the following performance standards, and no deviation (including via Incentives or Waivers), from these standards shall be granted, except that any project resulting from the conversion of an existing structure need not comply with these standards. (1) Increase in Floor Area Ratio (FAR). A One Hundred Percent Affordable Housing Project located in a residential zone shall be eligible to request an off-menu Incentive or Waiver for no more than a 100 percent increase in the total project Floor Area Ratio (FAR), or up to a 3.5:1 FAR, whichever is greater. (2) Reduction in Yards for Projects Located in Residential Zones or Land Use Designations. A One Hundred Percent Affordable Housing Project located in a residential zone or land use designation shall be eligible to request an off-menu Incentive or Waiver for no less than a Side Yard setback of 5 feet and a Rear Yard setback of 8 feet. An off-menu Incentive or Waiver for a reduction of Front Yard setback shall be limited to no more than the average of the Front Yards of buildings on adjoining lots along the same street frontage. Or, if located on a corner lot or adjacent to a vacant lot, the Front Yard setback may align with the façade of the building on the adjoining lot along the same front lot line. If there are no buildings on adjoining lots, no reduction in the Front Yard setback is permitted. For the purpose of requesting an Incentive or Waiver to reduce required yards, all adjustments to individual yards or setbacks may be combined to count as one off-menu Incentive, one Waiver, or one on-menu Incentive. (3) Screening of At or Above Grade Parking Areas.