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LAND USE ELEMENT CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN A-23  The Bowery District provides urban housing opportunities at the City’s southeastern edge, in close proximity to the 55 Freeway regional travelway. The district allows high-density housing and complementary commercial uses to serve surrounding industrial, commercial, and residential areas. District Centers are considered to be the City ’s “major development areas.” The most intense development in the City is targeted to these areas. The Tustin Avenue corridor is a major development area even though it is not a designated District Center. This area has developed over the years as a prime office corridor and employment area. The PAO designation facilitates the continued development of this area with high intensity, high quality regional office projects.  The One Broadway Plaza District Center (OBPDC) is a distinct land use that is envisioned as a major activity center with a landmark mixed-use tower, which will include residential, professional office, and commercial uses. The district will be a focal point in the downtown area serving the Civic Center complex, Downtown, and Midtown urban areas.  The Urban Neighborhood (UN) land use designation applies to primarily residential areas with pedestrian oriented commercial uses, schools and small parks. The Urban Neighborhood allows for a mix of residential uses and housing types, such as mid to low rise multiple family, townhouses and single family dwellings; with some opportunities for live-work, neighborhood serving retail and service, public spaces and use, and other amenities. Either vertical or horizontal integration of uses is permitted based on zoning standards, with an emphasis on tying together the uses with pedestrian linkages and street frontages. Street connectivity is desirable, allowing for a high degree of walkability, transit options, and other forms of transportation including pedestrian and bicycle travel. The intensity standard for the Urban Neighborhood ranges from a floor area ration of 0.5 to 3.0; with residential density based on a combination of floor area ratio and zoning development standards. A total of 317.0 acres of land in the City are designated Urban Neighborhood. Industrial The Industrial designation applies to those areas developed with manufacturing and industrial uses. The designation applies to areas which are predominantly industrial in character, and includes those industrial districts in the southwestern, south central and southeastern sections of the City. A total of 2,152.8 acres of land in the City is designated as Industrial. The maximum floor area ratio for this designation is 0.45. The Industrial districts of the City are vital to its economic health. These areas provide employment opportunities for local residents, and generate municipal revenues for continued economic development. As one of the County ’s oldest cities, Santa Ana has long been an industrial center for the region. The City ’s goal 3-115