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INTRODUCTION 1 1 Context and Setting MainPlace Mall has evolved over several decades, from the original open-air Fashion Square shopping center to the present enclosed mall of approximately 1,130,000 square feet of commercial uses. The Specific Plan area consists of approximately 49' acres, with private internal driveways, private and public infrastructure, and a ring road (Main Place Drive) that is a public right-of-way. The site has long been planned for further development. This plan will modify the entitlements to allow more flexibility in the further development of the site, reducing the allowed office and retail uses and adding residential uses. This diverse mixture of uses implements the purpose of the General Plan's District Center land use by adding residential uses in a mixed -use setting. 1.1.1 Specific Plan Area and Ownership As shown in Exhibit 1.1, Location Map and 1-2, Specific Plan Area, MainPlace Mall is located at 2800 North Main Street in the northern edge of the City of Santa Ana. The Specific Plan Area is generally bounded by Main Street to the east, the Garden Grove (SR-22) Freeway to the north, the Santa Ana (1-5) Freeway to the west and Main Place Drive to the south. The property consists of the following assessor's parcel numbers (note that the Assessor Parcel Map has not been updated to reflect the recorded Parcel Map): 002-210-48, 002- 221-27, 002-221-28 (Macy's), 002-221-30, 002-221-51, 002-221-52, 002-222-01. 1.1.2 Existing Setting and Surrounding Uses The existing mall is broken into eight parcels based on recorded Parcel Map No. 99-152, plus the separate Macy's parcel. The present 1 The gross acreage of the Specific Plan includes vacated right-of-way and the Macy's parcel. mall includes 1,130,000 square feet of retail uses within an enclosed mall building. Land uses surrounding the Specific Plan area are predominantly large roadways and freeways and commercial uses, with limited residential in the vicinity. The Discovery Science Center is located approximately 800 feet to the south. The approximately 49-acre Specific Plan area is surrounded by the following uses: North: The site is bordered by SR-22 on the north, with single-family residential and office uses beyond, in the City of Orange. South: The site is bordered by Main Place Drive on its southern edge, with an existing office building on its southeastern corner and professional office zoning (SD-65) beyond. East: The site is bordered by Main Street on its eastern edge with mixed -use zoning (SD-59) and commercial and multi -family uses in the City of Orange beyond. West: The site is bordered by 1-5 on the west, with single-family residential uses beyond. Primary arterial access to the Specific Plan area is from Main Street, Town and Country Road, and Broadway, which provide access to 1-5 and SR-22. Topographically the site is relatively flat, gently sloping towards the west. MAINPLACE SPECIFIC PLAN 1 1-1