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Site Plan ReviewNo. 2019-01and Density Bonus Agreement No. 2019-01–Fourth and Main <br />Mixed-Use Residential and Commercial Development <br />November 19, 2019 <br />Page 3 <br />ItemInformation <br />Zoning Designation Transit Zoning Code (Specific Development No. 84), Downtown sub-zone <br />Surrounding Land UsesCommercial (North) <br />Mixed-Use and Parking(East) <br />Commercial(South) <br />Commercial and Parking (West) <br />Site Size 2.78acres combined(Site A: 2.31; Site B: 0.47 acres) <br />Existing Site DevelopmentSite A contains a largely-vacant commercial/office building and a surface <br />parking lot; Site B contains a surface parking lot. <br />Use PermissionsMixed-use projects permitted by Section 41-2006 and Section 41-2007 of <br />the SAMC. <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected UsesTable 2A, SAMC Sec. 41-2007. SPR required <br />pursuant to SAMC Sec. 41-2007; DBA <br />required pursuant to SAMC Sec. 41-1600. <br />Development Standards Transit Zoning Code, SAMC Sec. 41-2011 <br />and 41-2023 <br />Residential and Commercial Components <br />Site A will contain 196 residential units, 12,350 square feet of commercial space, a resident and <br />leasing lobby, site amenities, a bicycle storage room, and 309 parking spaces. The structure will <br />contain seven stories and one basement level for parking. Resident amenities will include a large <br />courtyard and pool, a rooftop amenity deck overlooking Fourth Street, and a large plaza at the <br />corner of Fourth and Bush streets that can be programmed with outdoor dining and seating <br />areas. The building has been designed with modern and traditional architectural elements that <br />pay homage to the former Montgomery Ward Building, which was demolished to accommodate <br />the current parking lot on the site. Site B is designed as a purely residential building and will <br />contain 24 residential units and 23 onsite parking spaces. The building will also feature a lobby <br />with resident amenities and is designed with a traditional architectural style with brick and <br />contemporary elements such as steel and metal canopies, as well as metal and glass balconies <br />on certain plan types of the one-and two-bedroom units. <br />Of the development’s maximum 220units, approximately 45 will be studios (20 percent), 101 will <br />be one-bedroom (46 percent), and 74 will be two-bedroom (34 percent). Units will range in <br />average sizes from 570 square feet for the studio units, 625 to 800 square feet for the one- <br />bedroom units, and 1,250 square feet for the two bedroom units. <br />The overall parking proposed for the project, 332 spaces, provides a ratio of 1.51 parking spaces <br />per residential unit. Based on the bedroom count, this ratio provides one parking space per <br />bedroom inthe development, with a surplus of 38 parking spaces (11 percent) that can be <br />utilized for guest, employee, and/or onsite management parking. The applicant has also drafted a <br />parking management plan that is described and evaluated in the Project Analysis section of this <br />report. <br />Architecture and Amenities <br />Both sites in the development have been carefully designed to be integrated within the existing <br />development pattern in Downtown Santa Ana. Storefront widths, window heights, setbacks, and <br />other architectural features have been carefully evaluated to ensure a seamless transition from <br /> <br />