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Ana’s residents and workforce of all household types, income levels, and age groups to foster an inclusive community. Land Use Element Goal 4, to protect and enhance development sites and districts which are unique community assets that enhance the quality of life. Urban Design Element, Goal 1, to improve the physical appearance of the City through development of districts that project a sense of place, positive community image, and quality environment. (4) Recognizing the interdependence of land values and aesthetics and providing a method to implement this interdependence in order to maintain the values of surrounding properties and improvements and encouraging excellence of property development, compatible with the general plan for, and character of, the city, with due regard for the public and private interests involved. Development of the Project would result in a substantial change in views and a significant and unavoidable impact to aesthetics. However, the Project will replace an over 30-year old structure with a modern building with enhanced landscaping contributing to the character of the City. Furthermore, a Development Agreement between the developer/property owner and the City of Santa Ana has been entered into. Public benefits of the agreement include: public art, monetary contribution to the Santiago Park for maintenance and improvement, Park Santiago Neighborhood benefits including access to on-site amenities for Park Santiago residents, security patrol of the residential neighborhood and Santiago Park, assistance in designating the Park Santiago Neighborhood Association as a historic district, and monetary contribution to Park Santiago Neighborhood for traffic improvements and calming such as street calming, traffic diversion, entry monuments, and street lights. (5) Insuring that the public benefits derived from expenditures of public funds for improvements and beautification of streets and public facilities shall be protected by exercise of reasonable controls over the character and design of private buildings, structures and open spaces. The multi-family residential development will utilize existing water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure and will not result in the expansion of infrastructure. In addition, the Project will not result in the expansion of new or altered police or fire facilities. The Project will be subject to utility user tax, property taxes based on the valuation of the new construction and management company business taxes. The building facades and new landscaping are designed to deter graffiti, existing sidewalks will be removed and replaced with new sidewalks that are constructed to City standards, new street lights will be installed and the City’s 2-213