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Santa Ana General Plan Update <br />CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement <br />Of Overriding Considerations -14- October 2021 <br />Specific Plan/Special Zoning <br />There are seven planning areas that represent specific plans and other special zoning areas that <br />were previously adopted: Adaptive Reuse Project Incentive Area (2014), Bristol Street Corridor <br />Specific Plan (1991/2018), Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan (2014), MainPlace <br />Specific Plan (2019), Metro East Mixed-Use Overlay Zone (2007/2018), Midtown Specific Plan <br />(1996), and Transit Zoning Code Specific Development (2010). The most recent <br />adoption/amendment date for each document is noted in parentheses. <br />Adaptive Reuse Project Incentive Area <br />The Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, Section 41-1651 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, provides <br />alternative building and fire standards for the conversion of eligible buildings, or portions thereof, <br />from nonresidential uses to dwelling units, guest rooms or joint living, and work quarters. Eligible <br />structures are buildings within the Adaptive Reuse project incentive area that were constructed in <br />accordance with building and zoning codes in effect prior to July 1, 1974, or which have been <br />determined to be a Historically Significant. The Project Incentive Area includes properties in the <br />Midtown Specific Plan area; the Transit Zoning Code area; the Metro East Mixed-Use Overlay <br />Zone; the North Main Street Corridor on both sides of Main Street, from 17th Street to the <br />northernmost MainPlace Drive; and the East 1st Street Corridor on both sides of 1st Street from <br />Grand Avenue to Elk Lane. Residential uses are allowed in the Project Incentive Area irrespective <br />of the underlying zoning as part of an approved Adaptive Reuse Project. <br />Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan <br />The Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor Specific Plan covers the 2.5-mile segment of Harbor <br />Boulevard on the west side of Santa Ana. The approximately 305-acre planning area includes <br />parcels adjacent to Harbor Boulevard between Westminster Avenue and Lilac Avenue as well as <br />parcels along Westminster Avenue, 1st Street, and 5th Street. The Harbor Mixed Use Transit <br />Corridor Specific Plan creates the zoning necessary to take advantage of the regional and local <br />transit investments made along and around Harbor Boulevard. The plan expands development <br />options to include residential alongside or integrated into a mix of nonresidential uses. <br />MainPlace Specific Plan <br />The purpose of the MainPlace Specific Plan is to transform MainPlace mall into a family‐oriented <br />retail, entertainment, and dining destination. The plan creates a mixed-use urban village with a <br />revitalized mall at its central core. The Specific Plan area is on the north edge of Santa Ana, <br />between Main Street on the east and SR-22 and I-5 to the north and west. The property is <br />identified in the current General Plan land use element as District Center. The District Center <br />designation includes the major activity areas of the city, designed to serve as anchors to the city’s <br />commercial corridors and to accommodate major development activity. No General Plan <br />amendment is required for the specific plan, and the MainPlace Specific Plan is the zoning for the <br />property and defines the allowable uses within its boundaries.