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SECTION 2. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65867.5(b) and based on the entire record before the Planning Commission, including all written and oral evidence presented to the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission hereby finds that the Development Agreement is compatible with the objectives, policies, and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the City of Santa Ana in that: A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following reasons: i. The existing General Plan land use designations for the project area are Professional and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows business and professional offices; with a floor area ratio of 1.5. In order to facilitate the construction of a multi-family housing Project with a maximum floor area ratio of 2.28, the land use designation needs to be changed to District Center (DC), which create a high intensity, mixed-use urban villages and pedestrian-oriented experiences that support the mid- to high-rise office venters, commercial activity, and cultural activities with floor area ratios ranging from 0.5 to 5.0. ii. The proposed Project will support several goals and policies of the General Plan. Housing Element (HE) Goal 2: to create diversity of quality housing, affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa Ana’s residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups to foster an inclusive community. HE Policy 2.2 District Centers. Create high intensity, mixed-use urban villages and pedestrian-oriented experiences that support the mid- to high-rise office centers, commercial activity, and cultural activities in the varied District Centers. HE Policy 2.4 to facilitate diverse types, prices and sizes of housing. Housing Element (HE) Goal 4: to provide adequate rental and ownership housing opportunities and supportive services. The Project will provide 476 rental housing units, with 15 percent of the housing units (76 units) designated for low income residents. The amendment will expand the District Center designation and provide a connection between the existing District Centers to the north and south of the site by providing a residential development that will support and 2-112