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LAND USE ELEMENT <br />A-12 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />The City established development intensity standards in 1988, for nonresidential <br />land use designations. The standards measure intensity through the use of floor <br />area ratios. The floor area ratios proposed for the City ’s major commercial <br />corridors are expected to remain in place over the life of the Land Use Element. <br />Those areas of the City proposed for the most intensive levels of development <br />include district centers, professional and administrative office districts, and several <br />other commercial centers with a unique character, or special development <br />concerns. Some of these areas correspond to those for which Specific Plans have <br />been prepared. <br />The proposed floor area ratio(s) for most of the City ’s commercial corridors <br />allows structures of two to three stories with surface parking. The major <br />development areas-the District Centers and Professional/Administrative Office <br />Districts along Tustin Avenue and East First Street-allow mid-rise and high-rise <br />buildings with structured parking. These areas are expected to generate the <br />highest level of development activity in the City as centers of commerce. These <br />areas are listed in Table A-2 and are shown in Exhibit A-4. The floor area ratios <br />indicated in Table A-2 are the maximum building intensity allowed for <br />development. <br />Table A-2 Key Area- Floor Area Ratios <br />Area Project/Area FAR <br />1 MainPlace 2.1 <br />2 City Place 2.54 <br />3 North Main Street 1.5 <br />4 North Broadway 1.0 <br />5 Museum District 1.5 <br />6 Hutton Development 1.0 <br />7 Civic Center Specific Development Plan 1.0 <br />8 Midtown Specific Plan 0.5–1.0 <br />9 Civic Center 1.0 <br />10 Downtown 3.0 <br />11 Orange County Register 1.15 <br />12 First Street/Tustin Avenue 1.0 <br />13 Bentall Center Development 1.5 <br />14 2720 Hotel Terrace Drive 1.0 <br />15 1951 East Carnegie Avenue 0.55 <br />16 4040 West Carriage Avenue 0.47 <br />17 Lake Center Development 0.72 <br />18 South Coast Metro 1.0 <br />19 MacArthur Place North 2.0 <br />20 MacArthur Place South 1.0 <br />21 Pac Tel Office 1.5 <br />22 Metro East 3.0 <br />23 Transit Village 5.0 <br />24 Town & Country Manor 1.27 <br />25 Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor 5.0 <br />26 Heritage 1.7 <br />27 Bowery 2.06 <br />3-111