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O NE B RO A D WA Y P LA Z A P RO J E CT E I R A D DE N DU M CI T Y O F S A NT A A NA 2. Environmental Setting March 2020 Page 11 2.2.2 Surrounding Land Use and Zoning The Project Site is located on one City block that is surrounded by the parcels zoned Midtown Specific Plan (SP 3). The Midtown Specific Plan area is roughly bound by 17th Street to the north, Civic Center Drive to the south, mid-block between Bush Street and Spurgeon Street to the east, and midblock between Broadway and Durant Street to the west. General Plan land uses that make up the Midtown Specific Plan include: General Commercial (GC), Professional & Administration Office (PAO), and District Center (D C). The Midtown Specific Plan area is developed with a range of commercial uses, educational facilities, multi-family residential, single-family residential, and Orange County services. Outside the Midtown Specific Plan area and surrounding the Project Site, Two-Family Residence (R2), Multiple- Family Residence (R3), Professional (P), and Open Space (O) land use designations are located to the west of the Project Site; Community Commercial (C1) and Arterial Commercial land use designations are located along 17th Street to the north; Multiple-Family Residence (R3) and French Park Historical District (Specific Development No. 19) are located to the east; and the Transit Zoning Code (Specific Development No. 84) is located to the south. The Midtown Specific Plan parcels that surround the Project Site have a land use designation of Professional & Administration Office (PAO) to the north, east and west; District Center (DC) to the south; and General Commercial (GC) to the northeast. A two-story multi-family residential building and a surface parking lot is located to the north of the Project Site, across 10th Street. Orange County services and the Orange County School of the Arts is located to the east of the Project Site, across Sycamore Street. A surface parking lot is located to the south of the Project Site, across W. Washington Avenue. Commercial uses and multi-family residential uses are located across Broadway to the west of the Project Site. 2.2.3 Local and Regional Access Access to the Project Site is provided by the surrounding street grid system. Direct access to the Project Site is provide from Broadway (on the western side of the Project Site), Washington Avenue (on the northern side of the Project Site), and Sycamore Street on the eastern side of the Project Site. The Santa Ana Freeway (I-5 Freeway) provides regional access to the Project Site and is located approximately 0.5 miles east of the Project Site. 2.2.4 Public Transit Consistent with statewide mandates (see AB 32, SB 375, SB 743) and SCAG’s 2016–2040 RTP/SCS to place increased density near major transportation and employment centers, the Proposed Project would introduce a residential use within an approved office tower, which would provide for a mixed-use project. The Proposed Project would place residents in the immediate vicinity of governmental offices, professional offices, shops and services, restaurants; and would be within walking distance to public transit opportunities. Bus routes serving the project area include OCTA routes 53/53X, 55, 60, 83, 150, 560, and 862. These routes provide connections to several areas countywide. In addition, the Project Site is about 0.7 miles west from the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Station, which is served by regional trains including Amtrak and Metrolink, and bus lines such 5 - 65