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ER No. 2018-72, AA No. 2018-04, DA No. 2018-02, & TPM No. 2018-01, — MainPlace <br />Transformation Project <br />June 4, 2019 <br />Page 5 <br />The proposed MainPlace Mall Specific Plan, Specific Plan No. 4 (SP-4), contains the required <br />components listed above. The Specific Plan details the site's context and setting, including its <br />relationship with the surrounding community and its intent of creating a regional mixed -use <br />village with commercial, employment, residential, open space, and visitor amenities and <br />components. <br />SP-4 contains four guiding principles that are intended to realize the success of MainPlace as a <br />regional destination and as a contributor to the existing community. The four guiding principles <br />are: <br />1. Enhance the Mall as an Iconic Local Shopping Destination. This will be realized through <br />reinvestment in the mall and significant upgrades to the overall site through new <br />sidewalks, bicycle lanes, landscaping, roadways, and parking. <br />2. Create a Unique Lifestyle and Entertainment Experience. This will be realized creating a <br />mixed -use village consisting of retail, office, multi -family, and hospitality uses in an urban <br />setting. <br />3. Promote a Diverse Mixture of Uses. This will be realized through careful curation of uses <br />allowed both inside the existing mall and in new projects constructed around the mall. <br />4. Enhancing the North Santa Ana Cultural Experience. This guiding principle does not <br />directly affect physical development at MainPlace but will be realized through additional <br />uses at MainPlace that will complement existing regional draws such as the Bowers <br />Museum and Discovery Science Center. <br />When fully implemented, the Specific Plan will result in changes to the MainPlace site that <br />include the following: <br />1. Ten (10) developable parcels for mixed -use and commercial development, including the <br />existing MainPlace Mall building; <br />2. New onsite roadways with sidewalks, landscaping, and plaza areas depending on building <br />type and use; <br />3. Creation of a new central, open -space plaza adjacent to the former Nordstrom space; <br />4. Enhancement of Main Place Drive to add bicycle lanes and enhance landscaping; <br />5. Realignment of Main Place Drive between Main Street and Bedford Road to create a <br />rectangular -shaped, developable parcel intended for mixed -use development; and <br />6. Realignment of the loop road surrounding MainPlace Mall to anticipate a westward <br />expansion of the mall for a regional "edutainment" tenant. <br />The Specific Plan establishes a vision for a dynamic, mixed -use environment consisting of a <br />regional mall surrounded by a mixed -use urban village containing residential, commercial, hotel, <br />and office components. Moreover, the Specific Plan maintains the ability of the existing mall to <br />expand. New land uses would be introduced to the site over time as market conditions warrant. <br />Implementing projects would be submitted to the City for review on a case -by -case basis, <br />requiring administrative review unless thresholds are met to require review and approval by the <br />75D-5 <br />