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LAND USE ELEMENT <br /> • The General Commercial(GC)district applies to commercial corridors in <br /> Santa Ana including those located along Main Street,Seventeenth Street. <br /> Harbor Boulevard, and other major arterial roadways in the City. The <br /> intensity standard applicable to this designation is a floor area ratio of0.5-1.0, <br /> though most General Commercial districts have a FAR of 0.5.A total of <br /> 859.6acres of land is included in this designation. <br /> General Commercial districts are key components in the economic <br /> development of the City. They provide highly visible and accessible <br /> commercial development along the City's arterial transportation corridors.In <br /> addition,General Commercial land uses provide important neighborhood <br /> facilities and services, including shopping, recreation, cultural and <br /> entertainment activities, employment, and education. The districts also <br /> provide support facilities and services for industrial areas including office and <br /> retail,restaurants and various other services. <br /> The General Commercial development standards arc based upon the <br /> character and intensity of development,as well as the degree of access and <br /> market demand for these properties.The relationships to adjacent land uses, <br /> are also considered.Uses typically located in this district are: <br /> • Business and professional offices; <br /> • Retail and service establishments; <br /> • Recreational,cultural,and entertainment uses;and <br /> • Vocational schools. <br /> General Commercial Districts have a floor area ratio of0.5 with the exception <br /> of the Mid-town area which has an floor area ratio of up to 1.0. <br /> • Onc broadway Plaza District Cciitcr is„.eparatc laud designation as it <br /> has an F.A.R.o12.9,which exceeds the typical District Ccrttee-iirtettsitriiittsih <br /> Additionally. it does nut include a resicL.,tial compo i.nt. 011C 1Broads a} <br /> i'laz,;s-eitrisioncd a5.1 laneltt,.rk l,rul asiotrtl olfic,complex that yt rlHx.r <br /> {oral Fa: D0,...tt„t,1 Rc 1ciclttlt„t mt...e . - <br /> u,Laa alas."Thy C:cy's Dist.:ct <br /> �; <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN A.21 <br /> Resolution No. 2020-034 <br /> Page 13 of 16 <br />