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for a new mix of land uses and design to transition Grand Avenue from a series of auto-oriented <br /> shopping plazas to a series of dynamic urban spaces. The objectives of this focus area are: <br /> ■ Create mixed-use corridors and urban villages. <br /> ■ Promote infill development while respecting established neighborhoods. <br /> ■ Foster community spaces and neighborhood-serving amenities. <br /> ■ Develop opportunities for live-work, artist spaces, and small-scale manufacturing. <br /> ■ Maintain compatible nodes of commercial activity. <br /> The majority of land in this focus area is planned for Urban Neighborhood or District Center land <br /> use designations, which will allow a blend of residential and commercial uses to develop <br /> simultaneously, as market conditions allow. An intense mixed-use area is envisioned adjacent to <br /> the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, along the east side of Grand Avenue south of 1-5. <br /> This part of the focus area will support larger, more visually dynamic buildings and urban spaces <br /> that complement and benefit from the adjacent regional transit center. <br /> North of 1-5, the buildings and spaces will be sensitive to the surrounding low-density <br /> neighborhoods but will still emphasize the creation of active and attractive urban spaces. A mix <br /> of residential, retail, and office will be interspersed along the frontage of Grand Avenue, with a <br /> concentrated node of commercial and mixed-use residential uses at Grand Avenue and 17th <br /> Street. A small portion of the focus area is designated for Industrial/Flex and General Commercial <br /> to support small-scale manufacturing, live-work, and retail opportunities will be located along 17th <br /> Street near the Regional Transportation Center. <br /> 3. West Santa Ana Boulevard Focus Area <br /> The West Santa Ana Boulevard focus area connects the Harbor Mixed Use Transit Corridor <br /> Specific Plan area and Downtown Santa Ana, and the OC Streetcar Project improvements will <br /> create the physical transit link in 2022. The intent is to transition a group of auto-oriented <br /> neighborhoods, businesses, and institutions into a series of transit-oriented neighborhoods that <br /> support and benefit from future streetcar stops. The objectives of this focus area are: <br /> ■ Develop housing and mixed-use opportunities near streetcar stations. <br /> ■ Promote infill development while respecting established neighborhoods. <br /> ■ Buffer industrial land uses and residential neighborhoods. <br /> ■ Create opportunities for clean industrial/maker-type spaces. <br /> 4. 55 Freeway/ Dyer Road Focus Area <br /> The 55 Freeway/ Dyer Road focus area will transition from almost exclusively professional office <br /> to a range of commercial, industrial/flex, and mixed-use development. The intent is to create <br /> opportunities for a truly urban lifestyle with easy access to Downtown Santa Ana, multiple transit <br /> options, and the new investments and amenities in adjacent communities. The objectives of this <br /> focus area are: <br /> ■ Provide housing opportunities at an urban level of intensity at the city's edge. <br /> Santa Ana General Plan Update <br /> CE 5T ac an Statement 32 — 35 2 <br /> Of ri ing onsiderations -12- 61 /Rer�0 2 1 <br />