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<br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 2. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: The General Plan Amendment consists <br />of amendments to the Land Use Element and text updates, as shown in Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. LOCATION OF DOCUMENTS: The General Plan Amendment, <br />Environmental Impact Report and all supporting documents are on file and available <br />for public review at Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California <br />92702. <br /> <br />SECTION 4. GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY: The Planning Commission hereby <br />finds that the proposed General Plan Amendment is compatible with the objectives, <br />policies, and general plan land use programs specified in the General Plan for the <br />City of Santa Ana in that: <br /> <br />A. The City of Santa Ana has officially adopted a General Plan. <br /> <br />B. The land uses authorized by the General Plan Amendment, and the General <br />Plan Amendment itself, are compatible with the objectives, policies, general <br />land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan, for the following <br />reasons: <br /> <br />i. The existing General Plan land use designations for the project is <br />Professional and Administrative Office (PAO), which allows business and <br />professional offices; with a floor area ratio of 1.5. In order to facilitate the <br />construction of a multi-family housing Project with a maximum floor area <br />ratio of 2.28, the land use designation needs to be changed to District <br />Center (DC), which create high intensity, mixed-use urban villages and <br />pedestrian-oriented experiences that support the mid- to high-rise office <br />centers, commercial activity, and cultural activities with floor area ratios <br />ranging from 0.5 to 5.0. Focusing growth within District Centers and along <br />major corridors reduces the pressure for growth in low density residential <br />neighborhoods. <br />ii. The proposed Project will support several goals and policies of the General <br />Plan. <br />Housing Element (HE) Goal 2: to create diversity of quality housing, <br />affordability levels, and living experiences that accommodate Santa <br />Ana’s residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, <br />and age groups to foster an inclusive community. <br />HE Policy 2.2 District Centers. Create high intensity, mixed-use urban <br />villages and pedestrian-oriented experiences that support the mid- to <br />high-rise office centers, commercial activity, and cultural activities in the <br />varied District Centers. <br />HE Policy 2.4 to facilitate diverse types, prices and sizes of housing. <br />2-187