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DLA Piper LLP (US) <br /> 550 South Hope Street <br /> Suite 2400 <br /> rDLAPIPER Los Angeles, California 90071-2618 <br /> www.dlapiper.com <br /> Andrew Brady <br /> Andrew.Brady@us.dlapiper.com <br /> T 213.694.3108 <br /> F 310.595.3406 <br /> April 18, 2022 <br /> VIA EMAIL <br /> Honorable Members of the City Council <br /> c/o Clerk of the Council <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza— M30 <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Email: ecomments@santa-ana.org <br /> Re: City Council Meeting—April 19, 2022 <br /> Comments on the Proposed General Plan Update <br /> Agenda Item No. 30 <br /> Honorable Members of the City Council: <br /> On behalf of our clients Sterik Santa Ana, LP ("Sterik") and Rohrs GL Holder, LP ("Rohrs"), we thank you <br /> for the opportunity to provide comments on the City's proposed General Plan Update, and in particular <br /> the proposed Land Use Element. <br /> Sterik and Rohrs are the respective owners of two adjacent properties fronting the western side of Grand <br /> Avenue between 17th and 21st Streets (the "Sites").' The Sites are located in the General Plan Update's <br /> Grand Avenue and 17th Street focus area ("Focus Area"). The Sites bear the Urban Neighborhood ("UN") <br /> designation under the proposed plan and, as a result, their zoning and development standards would be <br /> modified by the proposed plan update. Sterik and Rohrs thus have a direct and substantial interest in <br /> ensuring the General Plan Update provides a clear, consistent, and appropriate vision for the future <br /> growth of the City of Santa Ana and their Sites. <br /> Sterik and Rohrs commend City staff on developing a detailed, thoughtful proposed plan update. In the <br /> hope of further improving the plan, we write today to request minor modifications including requests that <br /> the Council provide staff direction on certain key points warranting further clarity, addressed below. We <br /> believe these requested revisions and clarifications will result in a General Plan Update that would be <br /> easier to successfully implement for all involved parties. <br /> I. Clarify the Applicability of Interim Development Standards <br /> Within the General Plan Update's Land Use Element, the City proposes to adopt"interim development <br /> standards" to govern land use decisionmaking in Focus Areas until the development code can be updated <br /> to be consistent with the new General Plan. (Santa Ana General Plan, April 2022 Public Review Draft <br /> ' The Sites includes the addresses 1229 17th Street and 1750—2050 Grand Avenue. Together, they total <br /> approximately 15 acres in size. <br /> WEST\298365149.1 <br />