19.27.025 Waiver or reduction of development standards.

(A) An applicant may submit a proposal to the city and request a meeting with the director to waive or reduce development standards that the applicant believes will physically preclude housing construction that satisfies Section 19.27.010(C) criteria at the densities or with the concessions or incentives permitted by this chapter. Such proposal may not increase the number of incentives or concessions that the applicant is entitled to under Section 19.27.020.

(B) The planning commission or city council shall waive or reduce an applicant's development standard request, unless it makes a written finding, based upon substantial evidence, that:

(1) The waiver or reduction would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health and safety, or the physical environment, or on any real property listed in the California Register of Historical Resources, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact; or

(2) The waiver or reduction would be contrary to state or federal law.