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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />The intensity standard for the Urban Neighborhood ranges from a <br />floor area ration of 0.5 to 3.0; with residential density based on a <br />combination of floor area ratio and zoning development standards. <br />A total of 279.1 acres of land in the City are designated Urban <br />Neighborhood. <br />Industrial <br />The Industrial designation applies to those areas developed with manufacturing <br />and industrial uses. The designation applies to areas which are predominantly <br />industrial in character, and includes those industrial districts in the southwestern, <br />south central and southeastern sections of the City. A total of 2,152.8 acres of land <br />in the City is designated as Industrial. The maximum floor area ratio for this <br />designation is 0.45. <br />The Industrial districts of the City are vital to its economic health. These areas <br />provide employment opportunities for local residents, and generate municipal <br />revenues for continued economic development. As one of the County's oldest <br />cities, Santa Ana has long been an industrial center for the region. The City's goal <br />is to maintain this strong industrial base by setting land use policies which <br />preclude the intrusion of less intensive commercial or residential uses. Typical <br />uses found in this district include the following: <br />Light and heavy product manufacturing and assembly. <br />Commercial uses which are ancillary to industrial uses in the district. <br />Institutional <br />The Institutional designation includes the Civic Center, other governmental <br />facilities, City facilities and public institutions such as schools, etc. Only public <br />properties of approximately five acres or more are designated as Institutional. The <br />maximum applicable floor area ratio standard for this designation is 0.5. The 0.5 <br />FAR is used as a guideline since most development in this designation are State, <br />federal, and local governmental facilities that are not subject to local development <br />regulations. A total of 71 F 796.6 acres of land is included in this designation. <br />Open Space <br />The Open Space designation is applied to parks, water channels, cemeteries and <br />other open space uses. A total of+ 1-5.81010.9 acres are included in this land use <br />designation. Of this total, 358 acres of public park land is included in this land use <br />designation. <br />A-24 <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />