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The site plan has been designed with the vehicular entrance on Main Street away from the residential neighborhood to the south and east. In addition, the parking structure and rooftop amenity deck, which are the tallest building elements are positioned closer to Main Street, with residential buildings wrapped around the structure to screen it. There is a 40 -foot rear (east) setback requirement which creates a buffer between the multi -family buildings and single-family homes. In addition, the existing healthy trees along the east property line will be protected in place and new mature trees will be planted or replaced as needed. The wall along the eastern property line will be increased to 8 -feet in height and the east side of the building will tier in height from two, three, four to five stories to provide a transition in height when compared to the single -story residential dwellings to the east. The building is also designed with courtyards rather than one large "box" to provide open space and variation in the massing. Furthermore, the units along Edgewood Road will have patios with access to the street to mimic single-family dwelling porches and to connect the project with the residential neighborhood. (2) Encouraging, securing and maintaining the orderly and harmonious appearance, attractiveness and aesthetic development of structures and grounds in order that the most appropriate use and value thereof be determined and protected. The property is a 5.93 -acre site with street frontage along Main Street, a major urban, corridor with cultural, educational, employment and retail destinations such as the Bowers Museum, Discovery Science Center, Main Place Mall and in the City of Orange; the Children's Hospital of Orange County and St. Joseph's Hospital of Orange County. Therefore, the residential development would be within close proximity of major employment centers and retail establishments. The site is also located just north of the Santa Ana (1-5) freeway which provides regional access to and from the City. The multi -storied development will complement the nearby mid -rise office buildings located along Main Street to the north and west of the site and the multi -family residential use supports a mixed-use setting. In addition, the new building will have a variety of materials such as multiple brick veneers, stone veneer, metal panels, ceramic tile, metal canopies, flat and metal seamed roofs to assist in creating a modern contemporary design. The residential development will replace a potential office use with a residential use. Although a professional office use is typically considered a low intensity land use when compared to commercial or industrial uses, issues with parking, traffic and noise may still arise. When comparing land uses multi -family uses are more compatible in nature with single- family residential neighborhoods than office uses. 75E-206