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Appeal Application No. 2020-02, ER No. 2018-13 & AA No. 2020-04 — 4th and Mortimer Mixed -Use Development December 1, 2020 Page 4 resident and leasing lobby, site amenities, a bicycle storage room, and a four -and -a -half story, aboveground parking garage with 230 parking spaces. The building frontage along Fourth Street, and the intersections of Fourth and French street and Fourth and Mortimer streets, would be seven -stories in height. The building would be five -stories in height along the French Street and Mortimer Street frontages. The proposed suite designed for an eating establishment would be located on the ground floor at the corner of Fourth and French street and is designed to allow both indoor and outdoor dining. Also fronting Fourth Street is the retail space and leasing office. The four -and -a -half story parking garage would be located at the intersection of French and Fifth streets and will be accessed from Fifth Street. Resident amenities will include a large pool, courtyard, and residential amenities on the third level, and a rooftop deck on the seventh floor overlooking Fourth Street. A total of 23,773 square feet of open space, including 8,428 square feet of private open space and 15,345 square feet of common open space will be included. Site B is designed to be residential only and will contain 70 units and a four-story, aboveground parking garage with 192 onsite parking spaces. The residential building will be accessed from a lobby on Mortimer Street and would be five stories in height across the site. Along the Fourth Street frontage, Site B would include a courtyard and residential units. The four-story parking garage would be located at the corner of Fifth and Minter streets and will be accessed from Fifth Street. Site B includes 16,065 square feet of open space, including 2,832 square feet of private open space and 13,233 square feet of common open space. Of the development's 169 units, 21 will be studios (12.5%), 38 will be one -bedroom (22.5%), 66 will be two -bedroom (39%), 9 will be three -bedroom (5%), and 35 will be four -bedroom units (21 %). Units will range from 458 to 529 square feet for the studio units, 650 to 739 square feet for the one -bedroom units, 938 to 1,185 square feet for the two -bedroom units, 961 to 1,237 square feet for the three -bedroom units, and 1,325 to 1,520 square feet for the four -bedroom units. All units will contain full kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, in -unit washer and dryers, and living/dining areas. Architecture and Amenities Both sites in the development have been carefully designed to be integrated within the existing development pattern in Downtown Santa Ana. The design's primary objective is to complement and expand the energy and character of downtown by taking cues from its urban scale and historic character. The ground floor of Building A is designed in the Main Street Commercial architectural style, consistent with identifiable patterns typical of downtown buildings. Building B's purely residential design complements the existing multi -family developments along Fourth Street. A landscape buffer is provided for each site creating a transitional space between the top of the structure and the street level while also providing screening at the lower level of the garages adjacent to the single-family residences. In addition, the building's architecture is designed to lessen the massing of the project with its elevations featuring articulation, multiple volumes, and varied architectural styles to mimic the appearance of multiple buildings. The building's varied height from five -stories to seven -stories generates a smooth transition from the higher -density character of the intersection of Fourth and French street to the lower -density character of the single-family residences to the north and to the east. 75C-4