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(2) Encouraging, securing and maintaining the orderly and harmonious appearance, attractiveness and aesthetic development of structures and grounds in order that the most appropriate use and value thereof be determined and protected. Both sites in the development have been carefully designed to be integrated within the existing development pattern in Downtown Santa Ana. Each site has its own unique architectural vernacular defined by scale, facade articulation, roof forms, materials, and detailing. Both of these blocks are designed in closely related and established California Contemporary architectural style, which complements the neighborhood in which the development is located. The overall development will feature amenities commonly found at other upscale mixed -use developments in the region. These include a large courtyard with pool, spa, clubroom, fitness room, and landscaping in the center of Site A; a roof terrace on the 7th floor of Site A, overlooking Fourth and French streets; a leasing office and lounge in Site A; a bike locker in Site A; and a ground - floor lobby and resident amenity area in Site B. In addition, the project features private open space/decks for 59 units on Site A and 48 on Site B. The two -block project will be built and is conditioned to be managed as a single community and all amenities will be accessible to residents from either site. (3) Providing a method whereby specific development plans are to be based on the general plan as well as other regulations, programs, and legislation as may, in the judgment of the city, be required for the systematic execution of the general plan. The project site has a General Plan designation of District Center on Site A and Urban Neighborhood on Site B. The District Center -Downtown District and Urban Neighborhood land use designation accommodates high-rise office, commercial, and mixed -use residential uses with an emphasis on streets that accommodate all modes of transportation for this land use designation. The allowable floor area ratio (FAR) for District Center and Urban Neighborhood land use designation would be a maximum of 3.0 and 1.80, respectively. The proposed project would include construction of two new buildings, one of which would be seven stories in height with an FAR of 2.4 (Site A) and one that would be five stories in height with an FAR of 1.8 (Site B), consistent with the allowable FAR as part of the General Plan. Ordinance No. NS-2999 Page 5 of 9