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55394.00053\32005777.1 <br /> LS 5.13.19 <br />CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 2019-xx <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT <br />APPLICATION NO. 2018-04 FOR THE MAINPLACE MALL <br />SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT <br />2800 NORTH MAIN STREET <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana (“City”) is authorized pursuant to Government <br />Code Sections 65450 through 65457 and the Santa Ana City Charter to adopt specific <br />plans to implement its General Plan by acting as statements of planning policy that <br />refine the general plan policies applicable to a defined area, by directly regulating land <br />use, or by bringing together detailed policies and regulations into a focused <br />development scheme; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, applicant MainPlace Shoppingtown, LLC (“Developer”) proposes the <br />MainPlace Mall Transformation Project (“MainPlace Project”) at 2800 N. Main Street <br />(“Property”) in the City, more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and <br />incorporated herein by this reference; and <br />WHEREAS, the Property is an approximately 49-acre property and the current <br />site of the existing MainPlace Mall, an enclosed 2- to 3-story shopping center with <br />approximately 1,130,000 square feet of commercial uses; and <br />WHEREAS, the MainPlace Project seeks to revitalize the existing MainPlace Mall <br />to adapt to changing market conditions, facilitate private investment, and provide a long- <br />term development plan for the Property; and <br />WHEREAS, the MainPlace Project proposes a full buildout at the Property of <br />1,400,000 square feet of commercial, 750,000 square feet of office, 400 hotel rooms, <br />and 1,900 residential units; and <br />WHEREAS, the entitlements sought for the MainPlace Project include adoption <br />of a Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 4) approval of a Tentative Parcel Map (Tentative <br />Parcel Map. 2018-01), and approval of a Development Agreement (Development <br />Agreement No. 2018-02); and <br />WHEREAS, the General Plan land use designation for the Property is District <br />Center and zoning for the Property is General Commercial (C2); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the proposed MainPlace Mall Specific Plan (“Specific Plan”), <br />attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B, would regulate and guide land <br />development, design, as well as plan administration and implementation for the <br />Property and the MainPlace Project; and <br />