Community Benefits Tier I

Planning Commission

Projects that include any of the following components shall be considered under the Tier I review process:

FAR deviation up to 1.5

One or more deviations to standards (neither of which is height or FAR) that exceed the minor deviation threshold (10%) allowed by Section 4.5.1 Administrative Adjustment

A Community Benefits Plan for Tier I may be approved if the following findings are made:

The proposed additional building height, intensity, or deviation from development standards would not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity;

The proposed community benefit provides exemplary project and/or streetscape design; and

The proposed community benefit directly implements objectives of the Specific Plan.

Community Benefits Tier II

City Council

Projects that include any of the following components shall be considered under the Tier II review process:

Building height deviation up to
50 feet

FAR > 1.5

Three or more deviations to standards (one of which is height or FAR) that exceed the minor deviation threshold (10%) allowed by Section 4.5.1 Administrative Adjustment

A Community Benefits Plan for Tier II may be approved if the following findings are made:

All findings in Tier I; and

The value of the community benefits bear a relationship to the value generated by the project; and

The community benefits proposed do not principally benefit the project or occupants of the project, but rather provide a district or area-wide benefit to the larger Smoky Hollow Plan area.